Teijin Invests in Dutch Venture Elitac to Expand Total Safety Solutions

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The Teijin Group (https://www.teijin.com/) announced today that on
November 29 it acquired 25,000 shares, or 20 percent of the
outstanding shares of Elitac B.V. (http://www.elitac.nl/), a startup
company that develops textiles and clothing integrated with wearable
sensing devices, located in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The shares were
purchased through Teijin Aramid B.V (https://www.teijinaramid.com/).,
the core company of the Teijin Group's aramid business, located in
Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Gerben de Bree, leader of Teijin's Total Safety Solution Provider
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhd2241RAk0) (TSSP) platform, was
appointed as a member of Elitac's board on November 29.

The Teijin Group and Elitac aim to co-develop solutions that will
strengthen and evolve Teijin as a TSSP of initiatives for safety,
security and disaster mitigation. The investment fits into Teijin's
TSSP platform and reflects Teijin's strong belief in the value of
integrating new technologies into apparel for firefighters, police,
emergency personnel and other first responders who frequently work
under high stress and in hazardous conditions.

"The ability of Elitac to quickly develop ideas from concept to
first prototype by working closely with end users convinced us to
deepen our relationship by taking an equity stake in the company,"
said Ton de Weijer, Director of Solution 2.0 in Teijin Limited's New
Business Division.

"Teijin's TSSP strategy perfectly fits with our aim to develop
wearables for professionals by integrating electronics and textiles.
The investment of Teijin enables us to professionalize and scale our
wearable development. It is the starting point of the Elitac Wearable
Innovation Lab (http://www.elitac.nl/wearable-lab/) for electronics
in textile wearables," said Merijn Klarenbeek, CEO and co-founder of
Elitac.

Elitac is developing innovative smart textiles and clothing
integrated with technologies for tactile information, navigation and
wearable sensing devices.In 2017, the company developed the Sentaz
tactile navigation system through Sentaz B.V.
(https://sentaz.com/en/tactile-car-seat-2/), a 50:50 joint venture
between Teijin Aramid and Elitac. Sentaz tactile navigation system,
translates visual and audio instructions from standard navigation
systems into gentle vibrations in the driving seats of
first-responder vehicles including fire engines, ambulances and
police cars. This reduces the response time and mental pressure of
first responder drivers in high-stress environments, allowing them to
focus better on the road. Multiple first responder vehicles in The
Netherlands arealready equipped with Sentaz tactile navigation.

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