leather footwear technology news

22nd Jun 2022

Suominen has strengthened its capabilities in sustainable products by enhancing and upgrading one of its production lines in Nakkila, Finland. The investment is made in line with Suominen’s strategy and supports the company’s vision to be the frontrunner in sustainability. Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes and other applications.

21st Jun 2022

US’ Lear Corporation, an automotive technology leader in seating and e-systems, has released its 2021 sustainability report, featuring its progress on renewable energy strategy, innovative green products, supplier sustainability, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Lear enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the...

20th Jun 2022

Electronically conductive fibres are already in use in smart textiles, but in a recently published research ionically conductive fibres have proven to be of increasing interest. The ionofibres achieve higher flexibility, durability and match the type of conduction body uses. In future, they may be used for items like textile batteries, displays and...

17th Jun 2022

For the first half of 2022, Autoneum is expecting an EBIT margin at break-even level. On the basis of the ongoing collaborative discussions with customers to participate in the sharing of the sharply increased energy and material costs, Autoneum anticipates an improvement in the EBIT margin to 2.0 to 3.0 per cent (previously: 4.0 to 5.0 per cent) for...

17th Jun 2022

Sweden’s Stora Enso has announced that its NaturaFluff Eco, a lower carbon footprint fluff pulp, is qualified for the Asthma Allergy Nordic label. NaturaFluff Eco is used in absorbent hygiene products, such as baby diapers, feminine hygiene, adult incontinence products, as well as in air-laid nonwoven materials such as napkins, table-tops and various...

17th Jun 2022

Through a clearly defined purpose, sharper strategic focus, and ambitious sustainability targets, Finland’s Ahlstrom-Munksjo is accelerating its pace of execution with the vision to become the preferred sustainable specialty materials company. In the last five years, Ahlstrom-Munksjo has tripled in size through acquisitions, mergers and organic growth.

16th Jun 2022

US’ performance fabric manufacturer Ultrafabrics has partnered with Tapis Corporation and Franklin Products to create Atago, a revolutionary fabric solution. The company has launched it at the recently held Aircraft Interiors expo in Hamburg. Atago incorporates a state-of-the-art fire-blocking backcloth with Ultrafabrics’ industry-leading haptics.

14th Jun 2022

Sitip will showcase latest fabrics developments in its industrial core-business go from footwear and helmets to the medical sector, pairing sustainability to great technical performance and technology at Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main from June 21. Techtextil will offer exhibitors and visitors an insight into the latest developments in the industry.

13th Jun 2022

The Austria-based technology group, Andritz, will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production solutions for wipe applications at the international World of Wipes (WOW) 2022 conference in Chicago, US, from June 27 -29, 2022. The company offers various nonwoven processes to produce wipes, for example spunlace, wetlace and wetlace carded pulp.