Our Strengths
Creating new value through our combined capabilities as a trading company and manufacturer
TA Frontier is fusing its conversion capabilities with its technological abilities, which cover all processes from material development to product manufacturing while creating new businesses in a wide variety of fields, including “textiles & apparel” and “industrial textiles and materials.”
A corporate entity capable of consistently managing the value chains of its businesses
Teijin Frontier actively oversees every aspect of its value chain from the procurement of materials through the processing, production and sale of goods. Our strength as both a trading company and a manufacturer enable us to provide optimal solutions that fulfill customer needs at all business stages, both upstream and downstream.
As a manufacturer, we develop advanced materials that provide maximal functionality and products that contribute to solving social issues. We also manufacture our own advanced materials using the advanced technologies at our main manufacturing plant and ensure a highly reliable supply structure by providing technical guidance to our affiliated factories.
Our trading company function gives us the ability to identify underlying customer needs in a wide range of markets and swiftly propose products that meet those needs. We also provide solutions with value to our customers through flexible procurement from inside and outside our Group, our extensive OEM network providing local manufacturing around the globe, and our advanced logistics systems.
TA Frontier's Function
Manufacturing that creates new products and businesses
Based on our ability to cultivate technologies through our research facilities and at our factories, we are developing materials and products that are competitive in the market. This development is being conducted on a global scale, with R&D centers in Japan, China and Thailand. With support from our own internal production plants, and those at Group companies, we are focusing on researching and developing unique and superior new materials and technologies.
To respond to recent and rapid technological advancement, we are working to establish technological collaboration with universities, government offices and private companies. Through these efforts, we are accelerating research and development and creating new products and businesses.
Teijin Frontier Development Structure
Developing original materials that fulfill market expectations
As a corporate group specializing in textiles, Teijin Frontier is developing products such as new materials that utilize advanced technologies and high-performance fibers that add new functionality to existing products. Supported by our trilateral global system of R&D centers, we also provide original materials that fulfill market expectations.
Development made possible at all stages, from materials to products
Teijin Frontier technology is characterized by fundamental technical capabilities related to fibers, consistent and competent performance ranging from material procurement to product evaluation and product development that is possible throughout all operational stages. We are building a development system that is capable of flexibly responding to individual customer demand in terms of both “textiles & apparel” and “industrial textiles and materials.”
Japan
Promoting R&D resulting in original materials
As a fundamental development base and R&D center, our Matsuyama Office is involved in developments ranging from new polymers to cutting-edge fiber forming technologies, with a focus on the polyester fiber production technologies we have cultivated over many years. We are also developing original materials with substantial competitive power. Teijin Frontier maintains manufacturing and processing facilities that handle a variety of components and products, including nonwoven fabric products such as filters and fibrous structures, and rubber reinforcing materials, as well as equipment used for related measurement and evaluation. With these resources, we are researching and developing products with new characteristics that are in demand in a variety of fields, including fiber.
China
Comprehensive development process that covers product development, trial production and product evaluation
Teijin Product Development China Co., Ltd., our R&D center in China, is responsible for a variety of development related to “textiles & apparel”, “industrial textiles and materials” and other products, as well as evaluation technology. At the same time, it focuses on developing original industrial textile and material products while applying technology and expertise it cultivated through research and development related to apparel textiles.
Thailand
An R&D center creates new functionality
Our Thai Innovation Laboratory, which is located within the Thailand Science Park, is our R&D center for the Southeast Asian region. It is responsible for developing spinning technologies primarily utilized to create polymers used in polyester fibers, functional processing technology and environmentally friendly fibers. As an additional responsibility, it also focuses on training human resources who will contribute to research and development.
Empowering Global Support Through a Materials and Information Sharing Platform
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As a sales and marketing hub in the North American market, we collaborate with the Teijin Frontier Group and manufacturers across Asia to deploy functional materials, sensing technologies, and proprietary products across a wide range of applications—from sports and outdoor to industrial use. We bring material and technological value to life by tailoring solutions to meet customer needs.
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Serving as a sales and proposal hub in the European market, we handle a wide range of material businesses from textiles to industrial applications. By leveraging its understanding of diverse market practices and needs across multiple countries, it provides end-to-end solutions from material proposals to supply chain design locally.
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Serving as an execution hub in China as well as in the global market, we handle procurement, development, converting, domestic sales, and import/export across a wide range of industries. We provide solutions tailored to customer needs, covering raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods.
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As a one-stop hub for the apparel business, We integrate supply chains across multiple countries, from material proposals to product delivery, enabling efficient global business expansion.
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Serving as a core manufacturing and processing hub in ASEAN, covering a wide range of areas from yarns and textiles to industrial materials. Through collaboration with in-house factories and partner processors, it delivers high value-added products.
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Leveraging an integrated production network in Indonesia, We build a high-quality, reliable supply chain that meets local production and consumption needs across apparel, lifestyle products, and industrial materials.
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As a market development and sales hub in the rapidly growing Indian market, We promote textile and industrial materials businesses. It is responsible for exploring applications and launching new businesses in anticipation of future demand growth.
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As a global converter with strengths in apparel production management and OEM. It handles processes ranging from sample development to sewing technology development, delivering high-quality products for the European, U.S., and Japanese markets.
