Technology Fields
Toyobo Technology and Technical Fields
Toyobo's core technologies are in polymerization, modification, and processing for polymers, and biotechnology. These core technologies are composed of various elemental technologies, which when combined and integrated creates new systematized techniques that lead to the development of products.
To accelerate the creation of new specialty businesses, Toyobo is reinforcing its unique core technologies, and pushing forward with combinations and integration of existing technologies including technology transfer.
Strategic Fields
Technological capability is the source of a manufacturer's competitiveness. Toyobo is working to advance the "technology stock" derived from the organizational and technological capabilities of a self-sustaining, active R&D program, in order to increase business profitability. We have identified five targeted market fields: Automotive; Electronics and Information Displays; Environmental; Lifestyle and Safety; and Healthcare.
By developing the high-function products required for each of these markets, Toyobo aims to be an integral part of the lifestyles and culture of the 21st century.

Key technologies
- Molecular Alignment
- IZANAS™
ZYLON® - Functional Film
- Industrial films
Packaging films - Separation Technology
- Warter treatment membranes(Hollow fiber membranes for artificial kidneys)
Air cleaning filters - Cultural Technology
- Enzymes for diagnostics
- Genetic Engineering
- Lifescience, diagnostic systems, reagents for research
- Compound Technology
- Engineering plastics
- Copolyester
- Industrial adhesive VYLON®
- Polyolefin Modification Technology
- HARDLEN®
TOYO-TAC® - Sense Measurement Technology
- Toyobo's science in comfort
Sense Measurement Technology - Simulation Technology
- CAE SYSTEMS
- Physical Properties and Structure Analysis Technology
- Physical Properties and Structure Analysis Technology
- Chemical Analysis Technology
- Chemical Analysis Technology
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- Fine Chemicals