Toray Advanced Composites to expand Morgan Hill operations

Toray Advanced Composites (TAC, Morgan Hill, Calif., U.S.), developer and producer of advanced thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials, announces the planned expansion of its Morgan Hill, Calif., plant operations. The new facility will add 74,000 square feet (6,800 square meters) to the existing campus facilities.

“We’re growing our operations to meet the demand for quality advanced composites,” Scott Unger, managing director, USA, global CTO, says. “This addition to our Toray facilities in Morgan Hill will dramatically increase capacity for aerospace, urban air mobility, defense, commercial and industrial markets worldwide.”

In concert with other Toray announcements for carbon fiber and advanced composite business units around the globe, this accelerated expansion at the Morgan Hill location will support thermoset and Cetex thermoplastic production, supply chain readiness, as well as increased technology laboratory capability and capacity in preparation for the surging market demand for materials.

This announcement follows TAC’s recent publication as the industry’s first globally recognized thermoplastic prepreg manufacturing with Nadcap accreditation granted by the Nadcap Management Council, and the Toray Composite Materials America (Tacoma, Wash., U.S.) division’s investment in doubling carbon fiber production capacity.