leathers news

10th Mar 2023

Trützschler is further expanding its business in China to embrace the dynamic development of China’s nonwovens market. China has always been an important market for the Trützschler Group. It built its first factory in the country in 2001. Back in September 2019, the company formally established the Trützschler Textile Machinery (Jiaxing) Co, Ltd.

10th Mar 2023

Finnish nonwoven fabric manufacturer Suominen reported a 11.3 per cent increase in net sales to €493.3 million in FY22, compared to FY21. The growth in net sales was driven by higher sales prices and tailwind from currencies. The company’s net sales for the Americas business area were €288 million in FY22, corresponding to 58 per cent of total net...

9th Mar 2023

ThermHex Waben, specialist producer of thermoplastic polypropylene honeycomb cores for lightweight sandwich panels and components, has announced its latest range of sustainable panels for lightweight applications. The applications cover a wide range of industries, including automotive, transport, wind and solar, logistics, B&C, and furniture.

9th Mar 2023

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Indian ministry of textiles, under the flagship scheme National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), are organising Geotex, a one-day national conference on geotextiles—PM Gati Shakti Scheme: Leveraging growth opportunity for Geotextiles—on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Shangri-La Eros Hotel in New Delhi.

7th Mar 2023

3M will be showcasing its latest innovations in textiles featuring recycled contents, including 3M Thinsulate Flowable Featherless Insulation and 3M Thinsulate Xerogel Insulation, at Performance Days, which will take place from March 15 at Messe München. 3M Thinsulate will exhibit alongside 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material at booth G07 in Hall A1.

7th Mar 2023

Groz-Beckert will be presenting the latest innovations from its product area Carding at booth 2541 at Index23 in Geneva. Over 660 exhibitors and around 13,000 visitors from more than 100 countries are expected. Groz-Beckert is a leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of process-critical textile precision tools and industrial cutting...

6th Mar 2023

Emtec Electronic will be presenting a practical solution for measuring haptic standards for nonwoven products—the Tactile Sensation Analyzer (TSA)—at Index23. The TSA allows nonwoven manufacturers to objectively and reliably test the haptic quality of their products along individual parameters as well as deformation and springback behaviour.

6th Mar 2023

The recently held 2023 US’ Advanced Textiles Association’s (ATA) Geosynthetics conference, co-hosted with the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) annual conference and expo, brought together the geotechnical industry as well as the erosion, sediment control, and stormwater industry. The expo had around 1,800 attendees and 186 exhibits.

6th Mar 2023

Roswell Textiles, alongside its sister company and commercial partner, PADM Medical, has announced the use of its plant-based nonwoven materials, Ecofuse, in Canada’s first plant based, medical grade procedural mask (Viraloc Eco). The Viraloc Eco face mask has a 65 per cent carbon footprint reduction, when compared to a traditional synthetic mask.