Teijin to Support Exhibition Colorful Japan at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

Tokyo, Japan --- The Teijin Group announced today that it will support the exhibition Colorful Japan opening at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam on September 7. The exhibition will present 226 posters created by Japanese designers, including those to publicize sports festivals and expositions dating from the 1930s to the present, which were selected from among some 800 Japanese posters in the museum's collection.


The Teijin Group brand logo projected on the "bathtub" in celebration of the group's sponsorship of Colorful Japan



The new wing of the museum, which is known affectionately as the "bathtub" due to its distinctive shape, features a smooth, seamless, shining white façade and canopy incorporating 185 composite panels made with Teijin Group's Twaron® para-aramid fiber and Tenax® carbon fiber. Measuring 100 meters by 25 meters, it is the world's first and largest-scale composite building using Twaron® and Tenax®, forming a striking contrast to the original neo-renaissance building of the museum while appearing to float freely in the air.


The Teijin Group, a Japanese enterprise with some group companies operating in Europe and its regional headquarters located in Amsterdam, has been sponsoring the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam since 2007, as one of its many cultural initiatives based on its corporate philosophy to grow and evolve in harmony with society. Teijin is sponsoring the exhibition to emphasize the strong bonds between Japan, Teijin and the Netherlands.

Composite panels used for the "bathtub"

Twaron® para-aramid fiber produced by Netherlands-based Teijin Aramid B.V. and Tenax® carbon fiber produced by Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH in Germany were combined with vinylester resin in composite laminates, forming the outer skins of a composite sandwich construction with a core of PIR foam. Whereas the resin expands as the temperature rises, both Twaron® and Tenax® fibers actually contract, therefore ensuring absolutely minimal thermal expansion of the panels and realizing a seamless look while giving enormous structural stability to the "bathtub." Unlike structures made with glass, metal or glass fiber composites, the ingenious design of the "bathtub" could only become a reality through the unique properties of Teijin's high-performance fibers, creating an iconic landmark in the center of Amsterdam.



About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic change and increased health consciousness. 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 over 170 companies and around 20,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated sales of JPY888.6 billion (USD 8.1 billion) and total assets of JPY 1020.7 billion (USD 9.3 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

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