Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced on Jan. 28 that it will reorganize its High Performance Fibers Business Group into two new groups, named Aramid Fibers Business Group and Carbon Fibers Business Group, that will separately handle aramid fibers and carbon fibers effective April 1, 2009. The reorganization will increase Teijin’s business groups to eight. In 2003, Teijin reorganized into seven groups that are responsible for polyester fibers, high-performance fibers, films, plastics, medical and pharmaceutical products, fiber products marketing, and IT business. The two new groups will answer to Teijin’s CEO.