sition. The two companies have capabilities to manufacture base fabrics in-house, but they also source some of their base fabrics from outside suppliers. Major independent base fabric suppliers include five Japanese companies/groups: Toyobo Co., Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Asahi Kasei Corporation/Teijin Limited alliance, Seiren Co., Ltd., and Marui Orimono Co., Ltd. (see Analysis Report: Airbag (Japan Market) edition for an overview), as well a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

sewing (including partial weaving) Japanese SAS Co., Ltd. (Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd.) Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Group companies Matsuya R&D Co., Ltd. Cushion base fabric Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation Marui Orimono Co., Ltd. Airbag (U.S. and European Markets)   The airbag was invented in 1963 by the Japanes...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

e two companies have capabilities to manufacture base fabrics in-house, but they also source some of their base fabrics from outside the company. The major independent suppliers of base cloth are the five Japanese companies/groups Toyobo Co., Ltd., Toray Industries Inc., the Asahi Kasei Corporation/Teijin Limited alliance, Seiren Co., Ltd., and Marui Weaving Co., Ltd. (see Analysis Report: Airbag (Japanese Market) for an overview), and outside Ja...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

drichshafen AG ARC Automotive Inc. Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving): Japanese Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation Cushion base cloth: Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation   Read the Analysis Report: Airbag (U.S. and European Markets) report here.   The airbag was invented in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/12

e two companies have capabilities to manufacture base fabrics in-house, but they also source some of their base fabrics from outside the company. The major independent suppliers of base cloth are the five Japanese companies/groups Toyobo Co., Ltd., Toray Industries Inc., the Asahi Kasei Corporation/Teijin Limited alliance, Seiren Co., Ltd., and Marui Weaving Co., Ltd. (see Analysis Report: Airbag (Japanese Market) for an overview), and outside Ja...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/25

son Safety Systems ZF Friedrichshafen AG ARC Automotive Inc. Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving): Japanese Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Cushion base cloth: Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation   Read the European and U.S. Market Airbag report here. This report is for paid subscribers only. 25 pag...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/21

wo companies have capabilities to manufacture base fabrics in-house, but they also source some of their base fabrics from outside the company.   The major independent suppliers of base cloth are the five Japanese companies/groups Toyobo Co., Ltd., Toray Industries Inc., the Asahi Kasei Corporation/Teijin Limited alliance, Seiren Co., Ltd., and Marui Weaving Co., Ltd. (see Analysis Report: Airbag (Japanese Market) for an overview), and outside Ja...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/20

n Safety Systems ZF Friedrichshafen AG ARC Automotive Inc. Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving): Japanese Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Cushion base cloth: Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation   For Airbags, read the European and U.S. Market report here. This report is for paid subscribers only...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/10/20

mpanies have capabilities to manufacture base fabrics in-house, but they also source some of their base fabrics from outside the company.   The three major independent suppliers of base cloth are the three Japanese groups – Toyobo Co., Ltd., Toray Industries Inc., and the Asahi Kasei Corporation/Teijin Limited alliance (see Analysis Report: Airbag (Japanese Market) for an overview), as well as Elevate Textiles Inc. of the U.S. (formerly Intern...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/08/18

World Smart Energy Week Spring 2022: Electrification Technologies (1) FC EXPO FCVs, FC Stacks, Tanks, FC-related Products - 18th International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo Summary FCVs and applied FC products (Toyota Group, Honda R&D, Tokyo R&D, HySUT) FC stacks, hydrogen tanks (Plastic Omnium, Faurecia, Yachiyo Industry, Tomoe Shokai, Teijin, JFE, Space Walker) FC powertrain components (Bosch, IHI) FC materials and methods (Kobelco, Irisu, Fuji Ind...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/04/08

Patent Application Trends of CFRP Used in Automobiles Patent applications related to resin materials and forming technology: Toray, Teijin, and others Summary Patent application trends of CFRP for automobiles Example of press forming of thermosetting resin (Toray Industries, Inc., Laid-open Japanese Patent No. 2021-155513) Example of RTM for thermosetting resin (Toray Industries, Inc., Laid-open Japanese Patent No. 2021-74954) Example of injectio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/03/10

vities of Japanese Suppliers in China Northeast China: New products (Alps Alpine), enhanced production capacity (THK, PPES), joint research center established (Renesas Electronics) North China: New companies (Panasonic, HI-LEX), plant expansion (DMG Mori Seiki), business enhancement (Kyowa Leather, Teijin), facility expansion (Nittan Valve), etc. Central China area: New company / new plant (H-One, Showa Denko Materials, Piolax, etc.), facility ex...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/01/13

with Chinese companies (ROHM), facility expansion (Mitsui High-Tec), orders from Chinese manufacturers (NSK, Neturen), etc. Jiangsu Province: New plants established (Sumitomo Chemical, Dowa, etc.), factory expansion (Aichi Electric, Envision AESC, Murata Manufacturing), equipment expansion (Kotani, Teijin Frontier, Toyoda Gosei, NDK, Hitachi Metals, Ferrotec, etc.) Zhejiang Province: Plant expansion (Meidensha), facility expansion (NSK, Ferrotec,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/12/23

kata acquisition. The two companies have in-house capabilities, but they also source some of their base fabrics from outside the company.   The three major independent suppliers of base cloth are the three Japanese groups – Toyobo Co., Ltd., Toray Industries Inc., and the Asahi Kasei Corporation/Teijin Limited alliance (see "Analysis Report: Airbags (Japan Market)" for an overview), as well as Elevate Textiles Inc. of the U.S., UTT Technische ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/11/09

MarkLines Online Exhibition 2021: Electrification Components (2) Electric components, PCU and battery pack components, electrification-related parts Summary Electric components (Pues, Mahle, IHI) PCU components (Alphatec, Hokuriku Light Metal Industry, Nippon Parkerizing, NOK) Battery pack components (Valeo Japan, Teijin, MinebeaMitsumi, Estoh) Thermal conductive sheets, sensors, etc. (Dexerials, Kitagawa Industries, Mitsubishi Materials, Isabel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/09/24

Friedrichshafen (former TRW Automotive) ARC Automotive Inc. Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving): Japanese Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Cushion base cloth: Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation For Airbags, read the (U.S. and European Markets) report here   Airbags were first adopted in the U.S. in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/07/21

Japanese suppliers in the U.S. and Canada: Increasing facilities for electrification Production capacity to be increased to meet growing demand for light trucks Summary Activities of Japanese suppliers in the U.S. and Canada U.S. (expansion of manufacturing sites, establishment of new companies): F-Tech, DaikyoNishikawa, Tachi-S, Teijin, Toray, NHK, Nippon Paint, Nippon Steel, Furukawa Electric, etc. U.S. (strengthening of business structures, ac...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/04/16

Japanese suppliers in Central and Eastern Europe: Meeting demand with new plants and acquisitions Adding capacity for parts and materials, globalizing manufacturing sites Summary Central and Eastern Europe: New plant construction and operation (Kasai Kogyo, Cataler, GS Yuasa, G-TEKT, Nippon Seiki, Toyo Tire, Nidec) and acquisitions (Alpha, Teijin) Central and Eastern Europe: Production capacity increase (Alpha, Kuraray, Bridgestone, Toray) Turkey...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/12/16

Japanese Suppliers in East China: Increasing Capacity for NEV Market Adjusting capacity due to market decline and COVID-19 pandemic, and ... Summary Shanghai: Joint development with Chinese companies (Teijin, Renesas Electronics, Rohm), facilities expansion (Showa Denko), business reinforcement (Horiba, Idemitsu Kosan, others) Jiangsu Province: New plants (Daikin Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) plant expansion (AGC, Envision AESC, other...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/09/15

eoneer [Inflator] Japanese) Daicel Nippon Kayaku Overseas) Autoliv Joyson Safety Systems (formerly Takata) ZF TRW ARC [Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving)] Japanese) Sumisho Airbag Systems Seiren Toyota Boshoku Tokokosen [Cushion base cloth] Japanese) Toyobo Toray Teijin/Asahi Kasei For Airbags, read the (U.S. and European Markets) report here     Airbags were first adopted in the U.S. in the 1970’s as ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/09/15