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31st May 2018

High-Tex from Germany’ exhibition at Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas showcased innovation in textiles. At the recently concluded three-day programme, 66 companies presented latest technological trends in technical textiles, nonwovens, textile-processing machines, smart textiles and textile-research projects to the visitors.

30th May 2018

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is expanding production capacity and improving efficiency in its nonwovens manufacturing facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina. It has approved $30 million for the two-year project. The plant produces nonwoven materials for Kimberly-Clark's North American adult and feminine care brands including Depend, Poise and U by...

30th May 2018

Safety Supply Corporation, leading manufacturer of high quality personal protective equipment (PPE) and parent of Radians, has taken over Neese Industries, a leader in FR clothing and protective rainwear for almost 60 years. Radians and Neese combined will have manufacturing capabilities in Mexico which will improve lead times on several product lines.

29th May 2018

CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida (UCF), has produced the first-ever, active user-controlled colour-changing fabric which allows the user/wearer to change the colour or pattern of the fabric through smartphone. The colour change differs from previous “colour-changing” fabrics, which contain LEDs to emit...

29th May 2018

FiberVisions, a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures, is increasing its bicomponent fibre capacity in Covington, Georgia. With state-of-the-art technology to create a new generation of bicomponent fibres, the project will be the company’s largest line for producing these fibres at 24,000 tonnes per year capacity. Indorama Ventures’ board has approved the...

28th May 2018

Expanding its European production capacities, Autoneum has opened a plant for manufacturing lightweight components for acoustic and thermal management in Komárom, Hungary. The plant, Autoneum’s sixth Eastern European production site, will start producing multifunctional carpet systems for a German premium car manufacturer within a few weeks.

28th May 2018

JEC Group, which promotes composite materials, is showcasing the latest technologies that enable the automotive industry to innovate in product design, emission reductions and production using composites at several international shows. Composites are alternative to steel and aluminum with specific features which go far beyond their lightweight...

25th May 2018

Austrian firm Starlinger is taking over Oerlikon’s German business unit of tape and monofilament technologies, under the brand name ‘Barmag Spinnzwirn’. The final closing of the purchase contract is planned for the end of the third quarter of this year. Starlinger is a leading engineering company and a supplier of textile machinery and complete lines.

25th May 2018

The Teijin Group is set to exhibit advanced materials and solutions at the Tokyo International Fire and Safety Exhibition 2018, one of the largest exhibitions for the fire and safety industries, in booth 7-47. The Fire-Safety Tokyo, which is held every five years, will take place at the Tokyo international exhibition centre, from May 31 to June 3, 2018.