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9th Dec 2020

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry is mourning the passing of Ian Butler, the association’s former director of market research & statistics, and a distinguished authority of nonwovens industry. Butler died on December 3 at the age of 78 in Toronto, Canada. He was recruited by INDA in 1997 as director of market research & statistics.

8th Dec 2020

TVAAG has launched the world’s first collection of 100 per cent ethically sourced and sustainable plant-based activewear naturally dyed with 24 ayurvedic herbs. Founded in P.E.I in 2020, plant-based activewear start-up TVAAG uses a combination of Indian traditional textile manufacturing principles and modern fabric technology in sustainable fashion.

8th Dec 2020

Autoliv, a Sweden-based leader in automotive safety systems, has announced that on December 8, 2020, company’s board of directors have appointed Frederic Lissalde as an independent director to the Autoliv board of directors effective immediately. With the addition of Lissalde, Autoliv has expanded its board size from eleven to twelve directors.

7th Dec 2020

A.Celli is partnering with Ihsan Sons with supply of a Doctor Rewinder designed for the removal of any defects in 100 per cent cotton spunlace reels. The machine has been successfully operationalised. Ihsan Sons, the flagship company of the industrial group Ihsan Pakistan, is one of the biggest producers and exporter of bleached absorbent cotton.

7th Dec 2020

Hutchinson is helping in reduction of weight of vehicles by use of composites and through control of the product’s design. Attention paid to design enables parts already made in composite material to be optimised even further, the company says. Vehicle weight reduction is essential to comply with new environmental standards which demand low emissions.

7th Dec 2020

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has announced a strategic partnership with Team Sunweb. Fresh from winning multiple stages of the Tour de France and dominating the podium of the Giro d’Italia in 2020, the professional road cycling team Sunweb will be known as Team DSM from January 1, 2021.

7th Dec 2020

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry has hailed the government decision to form a dedicated Export Promotion Council for Technical Textiles. Its chairman T Rajkumar said that the government target of achieving a market size of $350 billion by 2024-25 for the textile and apparel sector can only be realized by going beyond the conventional...

4th Dec 2020

VDMA, a German engineering industry association, has announced that the next VDMA technology webtalk is scheduled for December 9, 2020. The topic will be “Technologies for Technical Textiles”. Bena Manasieva Cavus from Georg Sahm, Janpeter Horn & Dennis Behnken from Herzog, and Hagen Lotzmann from Karl Mayer will be the presenters for the event.

4th Dec 2020

Sonntag Fins has collaborated with Sicomin to use its GreenPoxy 33 bio-based epoxy resin for making custom carbon windsurf fins.These fins combine speed, fatigue performance and sustainability for some of the fastest sailors. Each Sonntag fin is custom made, tailored specifically to the user based on an understanding of riding style, physical size and...