Teijin Automotive Technologies Opens New Facility in Indiana
Teijin Automotive Technologies held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of its new topcoat and assembly facility in Huntington, Indiana. This new facility enhances the capabilities of the company’s existing Huntington facility, which include compression molding, bonding, water jetting, sanding and priming.
The new 164,000 m2 facility houses topcoat and assembly process to support the manufacturing of the Ford Bronco 4-Door modular painted roof program. The roofs themselves will be molded in advanced composites at Teijin Automotive’s 350,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located across Highway 9 in Huntington.
Topcoat facility sitting on 30 acres in the new Riverfork West Industrial Center. The facility, which was built with a total investment of over $100 million, including land, buildings and equipment, will employ approximately 110 people when it starts operations in June 2024. When the facility is completed, it will employ approximately 200 people.
“This new facility enables us to support exciting programs like the Ford Bronco and gives us the capacity to meet future customer needs as the demand for our innovative, sustainable, lightweight components continues to grow,” said Teijin Automotive CEO Chris Twining. “Huntington is an ideal location for us because of the availability of skilled, dedicated workers, and the continued support and collaboration from the economic development teams from the State of Indiana, Huntington County, and the Huntington community.”
