Tokyo, Japan, April 11, 2014--- The Teijin Group announced today that Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. , the group's fiber-product converting company, will participate at the 9th edition of Fibers and Yarns Expo, a trade show focusing on functional fibers and yarns, at the World Trade Center in Mumbai, India on April 10-12.

Teijin Frontier will present functional filament yarns that offer excellent comfort for bottom wear at its booth (No. 47), aiming to increase recognition and develop new markets for its products.

SOLOTEX OO (pronounced "double-oh")
SOLOTEX  OO , is a material for casual bottom wear which achieves unprecedented high-power stretch by combining SOLOTEX , a PTT fiber from Teijin Frontier, with Roica , a polyurethane fiber from Asahi Kasei Fibers.

CALCULO
CALCULO , a sweat absorbing and fast drying polyester material that has excellent laundry durability even after hydrophil processing. It has a highly deformed indeterminate cross sectional structure unlike any conventional material, which gives it a high sweat absorbing and fast drying characteristic, as well as light weight and dry texture.

About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products converting and IT. The group has some 150 companies and around 17,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated sales of JPY 745.7 billion (USD 7.4 billion) and total assets of JPY 762.4 billion (USD 7.6 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

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