4th Aug 2021
Michael Luthi, a member of the founding family, has been named the CEO of the Switzerland-based Sanitized company group, a producer of antimicrobial hygiene function and material protection for textiles. He will take over the position from Urs Stalder, who will join the administrative board after working for the company for over 30 years.
4th Aug 2021
Close to 96.59 km of road in Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu has been constructed using coir geo-textiles as on July 28. The material is used for improvement of sub-grade soil strength in road pavements and stabilisation of side slopes. About 311.29 km of road construction using this material has also been sanctioned.
3rd Aug 2021
EDANA and INDA, the leading global nonwovens associations, have jointly announced the launch of the 2021 edition of standard procedures for the nonwovens and related industries. These nonwovens standard procedures help technically define the nonwovens industry, with specifiers for the properties, composition, and specifications of its products.
3rd Aug 2021
GFM has bought a 49 per cent stake in Cevotec from early financial investors who exit their investments after five years of supporting the company from the onset. GFM is a leader in high-tech industrial systems tailored to individual customer needs. Automation specialist Cevotec has one of the most advanced production systems for complex fibre...
2nd Aug 2021
Sweden's Trelleborg has signed an agreement with Innovate Composites to distribute its tooling solutions in New Zealand, with its dust-free tooling material, TC760X. The partnership will enable development of a stable supply chain within New Zealand, providing customers with locally available stock, country-based knowledge, and high-levels of local...
2nd Aug 2021
US-based Owens Corning has acquired Vliepa GmbH, which specialises in the coating, printing and finishing of nonwovens, paper and film for the building materials industry. The acquisition broadens Owens Corning’s global nonwovens portfolio to better serve European customers and accelerate growth of building and construction market applications in the...
30th Jul 2021
UK-based Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has announced a new manufacturing line to significantly increase its nonwoven capacity in response to increasing demand for the company’s advanced nonwovens across all markets. New infrastructure will be installed to house the line and warehousing extended to support the increase in product and raw materials.
30th Jul 2021
Use of technical textiles in medical and healthcare is an area of interest for Aditya Birla Group's Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF), especially for its anti-microbial products. To cater to customers worldwide, the company is working on setting up a global value chain through collaborations with regional players, as per ABG’s textiles business head Thomas...
30th Jul 2021
Reactive Components Limited, a UK-based company delivering cost effective and timely products for the Composites market, has opened a new R&D centre in Leicester. The centre can handle projects in the areas of materials science, introduction to market, manufacturing scale-up, supply chain efficiency, product lifecycle and ‘new’ analytical services.