9th Nov 2021
India’s expo in technical textiles, nonwovens, and composites, Techtextil India, will host its hybrid edition from November 25-27, 2021. Consisting of live product demonstrations, insightful knowledge sessions, and B2B networking opportunities, the show will provide a strong avenue for technical textile professionals to renovate their business...
9th Nov 2021
Armacell, a leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, has inaugurated two additional PET production lines at the PET Foams headquarters in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium. The company develops innovative and safe thermal, acoustic, and mechanical solutions that create sustainable value for...
8th Nov 2021
Piana Technology, Italian textile company known for innovations within the fibre and nonwoven textiles markets, has achieved certification to the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) in its Piana Nonwovens facilities. The RCS is an internationally recognised standard that verifies recycled content and tracks it throughout the supply chain to the final product.
8th Nov 2021
Suzano, Brazil’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer and a global benchmark in the manufacture of bioproducts developed from eucalyptus, has revised one of its 14 long-term goals, collectively known as ‘Commitments to Renewing Life’. Suzano’s goal to remove 40 million tons of carbon from the air by 2030 has been brought forward by five years to 2025.
8th Nov 2021
The US National Council of Textile Organisations has hailed the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill by the House of Representatives that will provide billions of dollars in new spending to revitalise the nation’s roads, bridges and railways and help reconstitute a domestic supply chain for face masks, isolation gowns & personal protective...
6th Nov 2021
The time has come to target five times rise in technical textiles exports in three years, Indian minister of textiles Piyush Goyal told representatives of Indian Technical Textile Association. The centre would back performance-linked incentive schemes for the textile sector in states backing manufacturing infrastructure like cheap land and power, he...
6th Nov 2021
Austria-headquartered international technology group Andritz saw good business development in the third quarter of 2021 and EBITA and profitability increased significantly compared to the previous year’s reference period. However, due to the lack of large-scale orders, order intake was just under €1.5 billion and thus below the level of the previous...
6th Nov 2021
Glatfelter, US’ supplier of engineered materials, has announced that it has completed the previously disclosed acquisition of Jacob Holm for aggregate consideration of approximately $302 million including the extinguishment of Jacob Holm’s existing debt and other adjustments. The transaction was funded through $500 million senior unsecured notes...
5th Nov 2021
Sweden’s hygiene and health company, Essity, has acquired Johnson & Johnson Consumer’s professional sports tape brands Coach, Elastikon, and Zonas, which are established premium products in the US market. Essity is a leader in taping and strapping and following the acquisition the company will also become leading among US sports medicine distributors.