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Dutch high-performance tape facility

apanese supplier Teijin Aramid has opened a plant for the production of what it says is the world's strongest tape, Endumax, in the Netherlands. The Dutch site is also where it produces its Twaron aramid fibre and it has now added on the high-performance polyethylene tape (HP-PE).

Endumax tape is made from a special type of UHMWPE and is said to be 11x stronger than steel at the same weight, while its stiffness is comparable to carbon fibre. The tape is not only strong, it is also chemical resistant, not brittle, light in weight and can be used in thin and flat structures. For example, it will be used for bulletproof plates, tubes, high performance synthetic plates as well as narrow tapes for cut-resistant gloves, ropes and nets.

The company also says that in contrast to the manufacture of most PE fibres, no solvent is used to produce Endumax tape.

The tape started its development in Japan and was further optimised in close cooperation with Teijin Aramid´s development centre in Arnhem, the Netherlands.