# Toray Industries

> Toray has a materials-specific circular program spanning fibers, films, resins, chemical recycling and biomass inputs. A specific polymer and recovery route are needed to assess any individual pathway.

- Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
- Collection: Active
- Materials: Glass, Plastics, Textile fibers
- Processes: Recycling
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/toray-industries

## Material inputs to resolve

Fibers, films, resins, carbon fiber and water-treatment materials

Toray says it recycles discarded plastics and process remnants, has chemical recycling for nylon fiber products, and targets 20% biomass and other recycled raw materials by 2030. Its 2025 report describes a joint Honda R&D project using subcritical water to depolymerize glass-fiber-reinforced nylon 6 parts from scrap vehicles and recover caprolactam for repolymerization. It does not identify an available grade or buyer.

**20%** 2030 biomass and recycled-material target

**Open** Site, grade and buyer evidence

**Screening** No commercial claim

**As of** September 18, 2026

- Discarded polymer products and process remnants
- Biomass-derived chemical feedstocks

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Recycled fibers, resins and films
- Recovered monomers and gases

**First decision:** Polymer identity, additives, collection path, monomer yield and product-grade qualification.

## What is disclosed

Toray identifies material and chemical recycling across fibers, resins and films, including nylon chemical recycling.

#### What remains unproven

No public source identifies a specific product grade, input quality, plant capacity, certification or customer acceptance.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: Polymer identity, additives, collection path, monomer yield and product-grade qualification. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| Discarded polymer products and process remnants | Composition and specification | Recycled fibers, resins and films | Site, volume and buyer evidence |
| Biomass-derived chemical feedstocks | Condition and logistics | Recovered monomers and gases | Yield and destination evidence |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### Nylon chemical-recycling lane

Use a defined nylon waste stream where composition and contamination can be controlled.

**Next evidence:** Polymer identity, additives, collection path, monomer yield and product-grade qualification.

#### Qualification path

Separate public activity from an approved material lane.

**Next evidence:** Named site, technical owner and test plan.

#### Commercial boundary

Do not infer a buyer or supply commitment.

**Next evidence:** Commercial terms and approval.

## Evidence register

- **Sustainability Report 2025** Toray https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/pdf/Toray\_CSR\_report2025\_english\_04.pdf [1]
- **Reports download** Toray https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/ [2]
- **Circular economy detail** Toray https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/pdf/Toray\_CSR\_report2025\_english\_06.pdf [3]
- **Realizing a circular economy** Toray, official circularity disclosure https://www.toray.com/sustainability/activity/social/recycling.html [4]
- **Sustainability Report 2025 complete file** Toray, official sustainability report https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/pdf/Toray\_CSR\_report2025\_english\_all.pdf [5]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The cited sources do not identify a specific polymer stream, facility-level recovery yield, or product-grade output.

## Sources

- [1] Sustainability Report 2025 - https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/pdf/Toray_CSR_report2025_english_04.pdf
- [2] Reports download - https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/
- [3] Circular economy detail - https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/pdf/Toray_CSR_report2025_english_06.pdf
- [4] Realizing a circular economy - https://www.toray.com/sustainability/activity/social/recycling.html
- [5] Sustainability Report 2025 complete file - https://www.toray.com/sustainability/download/pdf/Toray_CSR_report2025_english_all.pdf

From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/toray-industries