Carbon Fiber FTZ Application Filed

On August 13, 2020, the Foreign-Trade Zone Board published in the Federal Register (85 FR 54837) Foreign-Trade Zone 38-Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Application for Production Authority; Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. (Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber); Greenwood, South Carolina. Teijin filed for FTZ benefits in 2019 and was opposed, as is typical for carbon fiber applications, was opposed by Hexcel Corporation. The FTZ Board granted FTZ benefits for export production only. Teijin now seeks to have that restriction lifted.