Dongli'S New Carbon Fiber Plant In Korea

According to Japan's "Sankei Shimbun", Dongli company announced in April 22nd that it was newly built in South Korea to build a lighter and stronger carbon fiber manufacturing plant for aircraft and automobiles. In addition, the long term business plan for Dongli, which was fully distributed as a local subsidiary, was published on the same day in 2020. Because in Korea, the demand for carbon fiber for wind turbine blades is increasing, and the demand for Korean golf clubs and auto parts is increasing. It is also hoped that it will also be used as material for aero engine body in the future, and is determined to produce locally and accelerate the development of the market.

The date and scale of production and investment of the new plant have not been clearly indicated, but the forecast will be put into operation after 2013, and the total planned investment will be 480 billion won (about 41 billion 100 million yen) in the 11 years before 2020. South Korea is the fourth country after Dongli, Japan, the United States and France to build carbon fiber plants. Dongli plans to actively transfer technology to Korea.

Dongli Shin Han company develops and produces polyester filament for clothing materials, non-woven materials for diapers, and high functional thin films for thin displays. In the long term business plan, in addition to the expansion of these businesses, the sales volume in 2020 is extended to 300 billion yen, which is 3.7 times as much as it is now, due to the entry and exit of the carbon fiber business.

In addition, according to the "central Korean Daily" report, Li Yong official said: "the introduction of advanced technology in Dongli, before 2020 has 18000 tons / year of carbon fiber production capacity", "8000 tons of plans to export to China." Dongli, Japan, ranks first in the world in the field of carbon fiber. The cylinder and components of the newest aircraft, led by Boeing 787, are made of Dongli carbon fiber.