Invista, the US fiber manufacturer, has started building factories in China, specializing in the production of nylon yarn for automotive safety airbags.

　　Invista 公司全球錦綸專用、性能表面和材料銷售經(jīng)理 Mark Delaplane 說，在全球安全氣袋紗線市場，Invista 的市場份額略低于 50％。這種紗被稱為錦綸 6,6，是安全氣袋和座椅安全帶的主要成分。

　　亞洲第一家工廠

The production plant built in China has brought Invista closer to the Asian growth market.

Consumers will no longer have to wait for the yarn to be shipped to China from Invista's factories in Kingstown and Ontario.

Nvista's project manager, Phil Webster, is responsible for the construction of overseas factories. He has played the same role in the construction of two other safety air bag factories in Invista, which are located in the UK and Jamaica respectively.

　　競爭激烈

The competition in the safety air bag yarn market is fierce.

Vendors sell such yarns to security system manufacturers, such as TRW, Autoliv, Takata and Hyundai Mobis.

　　生產(chǎn)本土化

Invista imported polymer resin is used to produce this yarn.

Although car sales have slowed down, Thomas Xu of TRW systems consulting (Shanghai) said that the TRW safety airbag business in 2009 was expected to grow by 50%, as more car manufacturers in China began to use side window safety airbags.

　　奪回業(yè)務(wù)

In order to maintain its market share, Invista must take back its business from its competitors.

At the initial stage of construction, Shanghai Qingpu plant will export 70% of its products, mainly for Kolon, a Korean air bag manufacturer.

Nylon 6,6 is also produced with tyres.