Teijin announced it will begin production and sales of Tenax Carbon Fiber made with sustainable acrylonitrile (AN) using waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials that have received ISCC PLUS certification.

The Tenax Carbon Fiber will be produced at Teijin's Mishima plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, using mass balance approach.

Carbon fiber is a light and strong reinforcement material that can be used in a wide range of markets, including aero-space, automotive and sporting goods.

The sustainable AN has the same physical properties as petroleum-derived AN.Tenax Carbon Fiber based on sustain-able AN also delivers the same performance attributes and processing as equivalent fossil-based Tenax products. This allows users to easily drop in Tenax Carbon Fiber with sustainable material.

Teijin aims to expand its lineup of sustainable products, so the company is pursuing ISCC PLUS certification not only for carbon fiber products but also for intermediate products such as prepreg and short fiber which use sustainable raw materials.

In addition, to strengthen production of sustainable products globally, the company is obtaining ISCC PLUS certifica-tion at overseas locations. Teijin's European facilities are expected to obtain certification in early fiscal 2024 and US fa-cilities will obtain certification during fiscal 2024.