Toho Tenax

Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Chemicals - Fibers
Founded	1934 as Toho Synthetic Fiber
Headquarters	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yoshikuni Utsunomiya (President)
Products	Tenax, Pyromex and Thermex
Revenue	JP¥ 51.542 billion (FY 2007)
Net income	JP¥ 2.360 billion (FY 2007)
Number of employees	1,328
Parent	Teijin (100%)
Website	www.tohotenax.com

Toho Tenax (東邦テナックス, Tōhō Tenakkusu) has been a member of the Teijin Group since 2000. Toho Tenax is an international company that supplies customers throughout the world with carbon fiber under the trade name Tenax. Tenax is produced by Toho Tenax in Japan, the US and in Germany.

The main products are carbon fiber, oxidized poly-acrylic-nitrile (PAN) fiber and advanced composite material.