Welcome to Kuraray VECTRAN™

Pound for pound, VECTRAN™ is five times stronger than steel and ten times stronger than aluminum. Using liquid crystal polymer (LCP) technology, VECTRAN™ has excellent fiber tensile properties as well as a high strength modulus. Kuraray acquired VECTRAN™ from Celanese in 2005, and continues to produce this unique fiber in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

VECTRAN™ has the following additional characteristics:

  • Excellent creep resistance
  • Abrasion resistance
  • Excellent flex/fold characteristics
  • Minimal moisture absorption
  • Chemical resistance
  • Low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE)
  • High dielectric strength
  • Outstanding cut resistance
  • Vibration damping characteristics
  • High impact strength

Events

SEP 21-24, 2020

Vectran™ to Showcase at CAMX 2020

Join the Vectran team at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo in Orlando, FL, Sep 21-24. CAMX brings together all aspects of the world’s composites and advanced materials communities for one all-encompassing event.

MAY 12-14, 2020

Vectran™ at TechTextil North America in Atlanta, GA

Kuraray will attend Techtextil North America December 15-17, the only North American trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens and assembling all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry.

MAY 4-7, 2020

Vectran™ joins OTC 2020 in Houston

The Offshore Technology Conference is a series of conferences and exhibitions, focused on the exchanging technical knowledge relevant to the development of offshore energy resources, primarily oil and natural gas. Members of the Vectran™ team will attend the convention which has been postponed until Q3 2020.

FEB 3–4, 2019

Vectran™ to Exhibit at Advanced Wire and Cable NA in Atlanta, GA

Stop by the Vectran™ Booth at Advanced Wire and Cable in Atlanta Feb 3-4 to learn more about Vectran Wire and Cable applications.