Sustainability and Environment
Teijin's Tenax Composites Boost Aircraft Efficiency
Teijin’s Tenax carbon-fiber helps aircraft manufacturers improve fuel efficiency today while enabling development of supersonic aircraft of tomorrow.
Teijin Tenax™ Carbon Fibers 
Teijin’s carbon fiber, which is stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum can be used by commercial aircraft, military planes, helicopters, and UAVs. (Photo: Teijin)

Japan-based materials company Teijin’s Tenax carbon-fiber is helping aircraft manufacturers improve fuel efficiency today while enabling the development of supersonic aircraft of tomorrow, it said this week at the 2023 Paris Airshow. When processed as a composite, Tenax is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, and results in sleeker aircraft with fewer parts.

In fact, Teijin pioneered the carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) composites used in primary structure parts for the Airbus A350XWB. CFRTP consists of carbon fiber and high-performance engineered thermoplastic resin.

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