leathers news

3rd May 2022

In the run-up to Techtextil, taking place at the end of June in Frankfurt, nine exhibiting VDMA member companies presented their highlights for the technical textiles market at a virtual VDMA kick-off event themed “Sustainable technologies for technical textiles”. A series of VDMA technology web talks are planned up to the fair along with spotlight...

3rd May 2022

US’ First Quality Products has launched a new technology for bladder control pads, MaxSorb +Zone, providing enhanced rapid absorption to help keep skin dry all day and support skin health. Pads that use First Quality’s MaxSorb+ Zone absorb up to 50 per cent faster. It was launched by the clinical team of licensed nurses, case managers, and geriatric...

2nd May 2022

Bcomp is supplying natural fibre technologies to HWA, development partner of Mercedes-AMG, for the new front bumpers on Mercedes-AMG GT4 race cars. The new bumper uses Bcomp’s ampliTex and powerRibs technologies, which harness the natural advantages of flax fibre. Bcomp is a Swiss provider of natural fibre reinforcements in high performance...

2nd May 2022

UK’s Heathcoat Fabrics, a leader in knitted and woven fabrics, has been recognised with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation, announced by the government. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK. The awards were first established in 1965 and since then over 7000 companies have achieved a Queen’s...

29th Apr 2022

Andritz saw very favourable business development in the first quarter of 2022. At just under €2.6 billion, order intake reached the second highest quarterly figure in the company’s history, and the order backlog rose to €9.4 billion. Operating result, profitability and net income increased significantly compared to the previous year’s reference period.

29th Apr 2022

Eco-friendly fibres, elastic meltblown nonwovens, and new materials with antimicrobial properties are just a few of the featured topics that will be presented at the international Nonwovens Symposium (INS) on June 8-9 in Lyon, France. Visitors to the INS 2022 can see for themselves a portable device to quickly and reliably test haptic traits.

28th Apr 2022

With the wipes sector adapting to demands for products that protect consumers from COVID-19 related risks, industry experts will present the latest insights for moving forward post-pandemic at the World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference. Industry experts will present eight compelling topics from June 27-30, at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago.

28th Apr 2022

Cobra, the manufacturer of advanced composite products for the watersports, automotive, marine, and industrial sectors, will highlight recent diversification into new composite markets at JEC World 2022, with exhibits ranging from VTOL drones to carbon fibre prosthetics. JEC will be held from May 3-5, 2022, at Paris-Nord Villepinte Parc des Expositions.

27th Apr 2022

Boots, a leader in wet wipes with over 140 different lines stocked across skincare, beauty, baby, tissue and health care categories, has written to its suppliers across the UK and ROI, to remove all wet wipes that contain plastic fibres from its shelves and website by the end of 2022. The company represents up to 15 per cent of face wipes sold across...