The company specializes in the distribution of chemicals, plastics, electronics, housing materials, and life science products. With a strong global network and deep industry expertise, Inabata connects manufacturers and markets across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Toyobo Co., Ltd. is the manufacturer of Teonex®, a high-performance PEN (Polyethylene Naphthalate) film developed for demanding industrial applications. Leveraging its advanced materials expertise, Toyobo designed Teonex® to deliver superior thermal, mechanical, and chemical properties.

Inabata Europe GmbH is the European distributor for Teonex®, working with Toyobo Co., Ltd. on delivering the film to customers all over Europe for the last years.

Already seen as a trusted solution for a wide range of advanced applications, Teonex® is used as a film for FPCs for battery packs, and for insulation of electrical cables, EV motors, and wind turbine transformers—industries where reliability and performance are non-negotiable.

For hydrogen-related applications, thanks to its superior strength and elasticity compared to conventional plastic films, Teonex® offers enhanced mechanical support as a sub gasket for membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), making it an ideal choice for cutting-edge energy technologies.

Further and can serve as an excellent release film or carrier film in functional membrane processing, providing reliability and stability during production.

Teonex® has a biaxially molecular orientation, delivering exceptional dimensional stability and minimal thickness variation. This allows for precision processing and consistent performance, even in the most demanding manufacturing environments.

Toyobo Co., Ltd. and Inabata Europe GmbH look forward to welcoming visitors to their booth B5 5F49 at Hydrogen Technology Expo 2025 in Hamburg to discuss on customers’ needs for a film solution, like Teonex®, for their hydrogen-related applications.