8th Feb 2023
Carrington Textiles is set to debut at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) taking place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from February 20–24, 2023. The company will be unveiling some of its innovations in military textiles at the event in stand 04-A23. The fabric manufacturer will be launching its new camouflage print concept called Night Stealth Camo at...
8th Feb 2023
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has appointed Mark Snider to the position of chief market and industry analyst. Snider has over 30 years of nonwovens and engineered materials expertise with a background in market and industry analysis at both the industry and segment level. He will expand upon INDA’s membership outreach and...
6th Feb 2023
Suominen Corporation, a Finish firm that manufactures nonwovens, has reported net sales of €133.1 million, an increase of 15.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY), in the fourth quarter of financial year 2022 ended December 31, 2022. Net sales of the Americas business area amounted to €81.7 million and net sales of the Europe business area were €51.4 million.
6th Feb 2023
The board of directors of Finland’s Suominen has resolved on February 2, 2023 on a new share-based Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan) for the management and key employees. The new LTI Plan has one three-year performance period, which includes calendar years 2023–2025. The LTI Plan is directed to around 25 people including the president and CEO of...
4th Feb 2023
American textile manufacturing company WPT Nonwovens has invested in a new thermobonding line for filter media. Trützschler Nonwovens teamed up with Schott & Meissner to deliver a state-of-the-art, high-capacity line including the T-BLEND fibre preparation system, two TWF-NC roller cards, and Schott & Meissner’s high-speed ‘Speedliner’ belt oven.
3rd Feb 2023
FRX Innovations, a US-based leader in eco-friendly flame retardant solutions, has announced that its Nofia product line will benefit from the decision of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to name three common flame retardants as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). This designation brings stringent disclosure and notification requirements.
3rd Feb 2023
Lear has been named on Fortune magazine’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ list for the seventh consecutive year. Lear was awarded the highest placement for any North America-based automotive supplier in the Motor Vehicles Parts Industry survey. Lear is an automotive technology leader in seating and e-systems, that enables superior in-vehicle...
3rd Feb 2023
Global companies from more than 15 countries in the filtration and separation industry are set to connect with some 1,500 industry professionals and launch their innovations at FiltXPO 2023. FiltXPO, North America’s only exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation, will be held from October 10-12, 2023, in Chicago,...
2nd Feb 2023
The UK government has decided to retain existing measures on imports of continuous glass fibre from China, as recommended by the TRA. This means the UK’s glass fibre industry, predominantly based in Wigan, will continue to be protected from injury caused by dumped and subsidised imports of glass fibre from China for five years, from January 31, 2021.