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| Company type | Industrial fiber producer |
| Industry | Chemicals - Fibers |
| Founded | 1983 by Akzo Nobel |
| Headquarters | The Netherlands, Arnhem |
Key people | Peter ter Horst - CEO |
| Products | Technora, TeijinConex, Twaron & Sulfron |
| Revenue |  $?? Billion USD (????) |
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Number of employees | 1,750 (2017) |
| Parent | Teijin Ltd |
| Website | www |
Teijin Aramid, formerly known as Teijin Twaron, is a company in The Netherlands that produces various high-strength fibers for industrial purposes, most notably their para-aramid, Twaron. Twaron finds applications in numerous markets, such as automotive (tires, hoses, belts), aerospace, civil engineering, construction, leisure goods (e.g. boats), protective clothing (bullet-, fire- and cut-resistant clothing), optical fiber cables, friction and sealing materials and more. The company has been part of the Japanese Teijin Group since 2000, prior to this they were a division of Akzo Nobel, division Industrial Fibers. Next to Twaron, the company markets Technora, Teijinconex as well.