footwear leathers news

6th May 2021

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, a US-based global leader in coating, dyeing and finishing of both woven and non-woven fabrics, has won awards for outstanding business and manufacturing practices from the Valley Industrial Association (VIA). VIA’s Excellence in Operations Award recognises leadership in operational strategic planning and implementation.

6th May 2021

Microtex Composites, specialised in producing advanced composites, has launched C-Block 160 - a composite block made of recycled carbon fibre and epoxy resin – which is suitable for structural, thermal and aesthetic uses. The whole block can be worked by the client to realise carbon moulds or carbon tools. It is especially suited for the motorsport...

5th May 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, and Michelin, a leader in sustainable mobility, have moved closer to developing 100 per cent sustainable tyres. Michelin has validated Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process for PET plastic waste, to create a high tenacity tyre fibre.

5th May 2021

Devold AMT UAB, member of the Saertex Group since 2014, has been renamed as Saertex Baltics UAB. The renaming becomes effective on May 1, 2021. This emphasises the internationally oriented alignment as well as customer-focused product offerings throughout the entire group. Devold is a leading company in multiaxial reinforcement materials market.

5th May 2021

Fibre producer, FiberVisions, and spunlaid nonwoven manufacturer, Avgol – both part of global chemical producer Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) – have collaborated with scientists at Polymateria to commercialise the innovative ‘biotransformation’ technology which alters polyolefins to make them biodegradable in a natural process.

5th May 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new enzymatic solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, has signed a non-exclusive and non-binding Expression Of Intent agreement with a significant PET producer. This is expected to result in a first-of-a-kind 100 per cent PET recycling production unit using Carbios’ enzymatic technology.

4th May 2021

Fibertex Nonwovens, headquartered in Aalborg, is making investments to increase capacity in its existing plants in the Czech Republic and Turkey. This marks the second stage of expansions. The investments have been prompted by increased global demand for the company’s high-tech and sustainable speciality products. Earlier, it had announced plans for...

4th May 2021

OCSiAl, the largest single-walled carbon nanotubes manufacturer, and Compañía Comercializadora Industrial have signed a deal for marketing and commercialisation of Tuball graphene nanotube solutions in Chile. This brings the most cutting-edge technology for production of coatings, composites, and plastics with a new set of properties to Chile.

4th May 2021

US-based Lummus Technology has announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a polypropylene (PP) contract by BUA Refinery, a subsidiary of BUA Group, at their grassroots refinery in Nigeria. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for a 285 KTA polypropylene unit as well as basic design engineering, training and services, and catalyst...