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propose for this type of market, Toray will make a big effort.
JCM: With respect to new product development, will the abidos and Lacq sites have their own R&D programmes?

JCM: How will all these upcoming investments materialize in terms of jobs? Will you be able to gather together all the necessary skills?

B.M. : The investments will be

B.M. : The plan is for pro-

duction units. R&D, which is currently done at Abidos, focuses more on composite manufacturing. But we obviously work closely with the Japanese research units, and this has become much easier since Toray acquired a 100% stake in SOFICAR, which has become Toray Carbon Fibers Europe. For the PAN and carbon fibre business, the R&D remains Japanese.

JCM: Was Toray’s acquisition of a 100% stake in SOFiCaR a prerequisite for setting up a PaN production unit in France?

B.M. : The investment in PAN
production is obviously related to the acquisition. PAN technology is at the core of Toray’s carbon fibre know-how. It is a sensitive technology and so it seems much safer to keep it in a 100% Toray enterprise.

tied in to increases in carbonfibre production capacity and to the construction of prepreg lines. Of course, we will also certainly have to invest a lot over the next ten years due to our commitment to a PAN production unit and – this remains to be specified – to develop composite production. This list of investments shows that for the Toray Group, the European market is responsive and innovative, generating more demands for change. This is why we want to be more and more present in Europe. I find that a good thing, because Western Europe sometimes has difficulties materializing industrial investments. Here, we are faced with a need in an industry that is developing in Europe. Toray believes in the future of the European market. Of course, all these investments are going to generate needs in terms of jobs. At the Abidos and Lacq sites, we will have to create jobs, which won’t be just replacement jobs. So, when we look at these prospects over the longer term, it is no doubt going to generate a fair number of jobs. With respect to skills, we will probably develop our current carbon-fibre manufacturing business both upstream and downstream. Implementing our strategy will certainly require us to go looking for new skills,

We need to point out something that isn’t necessarily specific to Toray, but is no doubt much more so to Japanese groups, and that is that Toray is a group with a long-term strategy. This is very important, because it keeps us from being shaken up by events that can occur from year to year. There is a charted course, which is important in our capital-intensive industry. According to Toray, the global demand for polyacrylonitrile(PAN)-based carbon fibre should reach almost 40,000 metric tons in 2011 and is expected to continue growing significantly at an annual rate exceeding 15%. Anticipating expansion in the carbon fibre market, the Toray Group will strive to accelerate

ones that for now are not needed for producing carbon fibre. I’m thinking in particular of prepregs. It is also certain that we will anticipate our needs so as to be ready when we need those skills. There is no specific training dedicated to carbon fibre production in Europe. We are already working on training programmes with local institutes, high schools, and the Greta Béarn Soule. (Editor’s note: GRETA, for “groupement d’établissements publics locaux dédiés à la formation continue pour adultes”, is an organization of local public organizations dedicated to adult vocational training.) We provide two years of training to the people who join us. However, over and above these current and recurring needs, our company is a bit more than 25 years old, so we are also going to have to cope with a turnover of our staff. We take all necessary steps to preserve our know-how. This concerns our current carbonfibre manufacturing business. For the rest, we need to acquire new profiles and skills, e.g. customer focus. It is one thing to analyse the markets in which we already operate, but more complicated to do forward planning for new markets, and it requires different profiles. The idea is to expand not only in capacity, but also in terms of the number of employees, whether in production or not. n
More information: www.toray-cfe.com Contact: info@toray-cfe.com

the development of applications in the fields of aerospace, sporting goods and general industry, and to expand its carbon fibre composite business by reinforcing its production network around its three current sites in Japan, France and the U.S., plus an upcoming one in the republic of Korea (2013). No72 April - May 2012 /

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012

Cover
Edito
Point of view: Toray believes in Europe
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS
- In Brief
- Wind energy
APPLICATIONS
- Medical
MARKET
- Carbon survey
- Human ressources
FEATURE AEROSPACE
- Advancement
- Nano
- Thermoplastics
- Autoclave
- Fibre placement
- Lamination
- CNC
- Holding
- Manufacturing
- Sustainability
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- SMPs
- Damage
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
- Coating
- Filament winding
- Natural fibre
Special JEC Asia
- JEC Asia 2012, the place to be
- Aerospace
- Carbon
- Indonesia
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Point of view: Toray believes in Europe
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Agenda of Events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - In Brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Wind energy
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Medical
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Carbon survey
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Human ressources
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Advancement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Nano
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Autoclave
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Fibre placement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Lamination
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - CNC
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Holding
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Manufacturing
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Sustainability
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - SMPs
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Damage
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Coating
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Filament winding
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Natural fibre
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - In the world
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - JEC Asia 2012, the place to be
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Aerospace
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Carbon
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Indonesia
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