France - Partnership in Advanced

December 17, 2013

Japan Chemical Association Hideki HIRABAYASHI (, Inc.)

1 １．Efforts of JCFA

JCFA 2 Japan Chemical Fibers Association (JCFA)

• LIMITED • SEIREN CO.,LTD. • TORAY INDUSTRIES,INC. • DAIWABO CO.,LTD. • CO.,LTD. • OMIKENSHI CO.,LTD. • CO.,LTD. • KANEKA CORPORATION • CORPORATION • NITIVY CO.,LTD. • LTD. • NIPPON ESTER CO.,LTD. • MITSUBISHI RAYON CO.,LTD. • TAI-RAY CO.,LTD. • FUJIBO HOLDINGS,INC. • TEIKOKU SEN-I CO.,LTD. • CO.,LTD.

JCFA 3 Advanced Fiber as Japan’s competitive strength • Japanese chemical fibers industry leads the world in the field of advanced fiber. • Keywords: Environmentally friendly, Security and Safety, Healthcare and Comfort  Advanced Fibers can provide effective solution to achieve. • Wide range of application of Advanced Fiber : Healthcare, Civil engineering and Construction, Mobility…  Cooperation and alliance across wider area of industry is gaining importance to develop applications and find new markets. • JCFA’s marketing efforts by two projects: 1) Transmission of information 2) Worldwide promoting cooperation and JCFA alliance across the industry 4

France-Japan Cooperation WG

• Collaboration between Japan’s advanced fiber and France’s processing technology.

 Expansion of the partnership.  Exploring new field of joint development project.

JCFA Source:METI 5 ２．Development of Advanced Fiber Material

JCFA 6 Current situation of Advanced Fiber

High-performance High-function

Fiber with superior physical and Fiber with unique functionality to meet chemical characteristics. customer’s needs. ＜Main product＞ ＜Main function＞ , High-Strength Polyarylate, PBO, Sweat absorbing & Fast drying, Heat Super ultra molecular weight , generation by moisture absorption, Anti- Carbon fiber etc. bacteria & Odor-preventing, Electrical conductivity, Biodegradability, etc. Global Demand estimate of High-performance Fiber Global Demand estimate of High-function Fiber

JCFA 7 Source: JCFA Japanese Company’s Global Market Share In Advanced Fiber (2012)

Para-Aramid Fiber Super ultra molecular weight polyethylene fiber

Japanese Japanese Company Company Others 47% 33% 53% Others Pan-based Carbon 67% High-Strength Fiber Polyarylate Fiber

Others 32%

Japanese Japanese Company Company 68% 100%

JCFA 8 Aramid Fiber

Sling Reinforcement for Tire Clutch facing

Optical fiber reinforcements Protective / ballistic-protection Rubber reinforcements

(Source: Teijin Ltd.) JCFA 9 High-Strength Polyarylate Fiber

Airship Rope , Netting, Fishing nets, etc

Landing Airbag for Mars Sporting goods(Bicycle, Golf shaft, etc.) Pathfinder (Source: Kuraray) JCFA 10 PBO Fiber （Polybenzoxazole Fiber）

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Space satellites Ultra Long Duration Balloon（NASA）

Fire-fighting clothing, Cable cover for Cockpit and chassis of racing car Protective glove Welding machine (FIA-compliant)

(Source: TOYOBO) JCFA 11 Carbon Fiber

Car panel, structural components Windmill blade

GDL(Gas diffusion layer) Pressure vessel Golfclub for Fuel cell (Source: TEIJIN, TORAY, Mitsubishi Rayon) JCFA 12 High-Performance Fiber Functionality

Anti-electric, Antibacterial, Ultraviolet ray Flame-retardant Conductive Odor-resistance blocking property

Stretching, Environment Moisture absorption Sweat-absorption property And heat generation, and Quick-drying, Cushioning Heat storage thermal Cool touch (Plant-based, property Biodegradable)

Appearance, Texture

Silk-like Ultra-micro Better Better Touch Fiber Dyeing affinity Gross property

JCFA 13 ３．Effort to decrease environmental impact with de-petrochemical raw material - by TORAY -

JCFA 14 Efforts Toward Petrochemical Free

Nylon Partly plant-based Plant-based Polyethylene Polyethylene Partly plant- 100% based Plant- based Polyester Polyester

3GT

Oil-based Plant-based JCFA (Source: TORAY) 15 Carbon Cycle Of Plant-Based Polyester

photosynthesis Sugar Cane (plants) Sugar (Main products)

Sugar cane molasses （By-products, Recyclable resources） Biomass Energy C2H6O2 Ethylene glycol （Regenerable （Plant-based EG） Heat, Electricity） Garbage （Generation of regenerable heat and electricity) Factory Terephthalic acid

Used Plant-based PET products products （apparel, furniture, automotive interior, etc.) JCFA Consumer (Source: TORAY) 16 Process Flow Of Partial Plant-Based Polyester Plants Pressed, Recrystallization centrifugation Crude Sugar Sugar Partial plant-based (main product) polyester Sugar cane （Biomass Degree: 30%） World production Fermentation 1.8bill ton/year Ethylene （source: Molasses Ethanol Glycol FAOSTAT 2011）（ by product) （plant-based EtOH （plant-based EG） Recycled resources Polymerization Melt-spinning Crude Oil Oil refinery Oxidation （distillation/reforming/ isomerization/separation） p－xylene Terephthalic Acid

JCFA (Source: TORAY) 17 Process Of 100% Bio-Based Polyester

Gevo, Inc./USA （TORAY’s R&D Partner )

fermentation Existing process

glucose Isobutanol （Stage of Plants Bio process Chemical process demonstration experiment) p－xylene PTA

Plant- based EG Polymerization Yarn Making （Commercial (laboratory-scale) production） JCFA 100% Plant-based PET (Source: TORAY) 18 World Capacity Of Bio

（million t/y） 6 Polybutylene succinate (PBS) etc. Bio-base 5 plastic PLA 4

3 Partial plant-based PET Non Bio-based 2 Plastic

1 Partial plant-based PA, Plant-based PP, etc. Plant-based PE 0 2010 2011 2016 （estimate）

JCFA (Source: European Bioplastics) 19 Material has power to change the world.

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