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Japan's Toray to build new carbon fiber plant in Hungary

Materials maker targets growing demand for renewable energy

Wind turbines are seen in a wind farm near the town of Babolna,100 km (62 miles) west Budapest.   © Reuters

TOKYO -- Japanese materials manufacturer Toray Industries is set to increase carbon fiber production in Hungary in a bid to cash in on increased demand in Europe's growing wind power sector.

The company will spend over $90 million to build a new factory at a compound in northern Hungary owned by its U.S. unit Zoltek Companies. The new plant will process the acrylic resin used in carbon fiber production, as well as house carbonization facilities. 

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