leathers news

30th Jun 2020

The global trade of nonwovens (whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated) of manmade filaments has shown a slight decline in 2019. Total trade decreased 1.09 per cent from $22,045.04 million in 2017 to $21,804.56 million in 2019, according to data from TexPro. The total trade fell 8.21 per cent in 2019 over the previous year.

29th Jun 2020

IFabric has issued details of its testing results about the efficacy of Protx2 treated fabrics for inactivating an additional Human Coronavirus, type 229E. The company has informed that testing, done by an internationally recognised, independent laboratory in the US, established its efficacy in inactivating the virus both at 10 minutes and one hour.

27th Jun 2020

DH Sutherland and Toray Composite Materials America (TCMA), composite materials division of Toray Industries, have signed a global distribution deal to support Boeing aftermarket aircraft, including materials qualified to Boeing's BMS8-276. The aim is to rapidly supply less than MOQ quantities of TCMA materials to commercial airlines and MRO customers.

26th Jun 2020

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, has completed the construction of its newest, world-class polypropylene (PP) production facility located in La Porte, Texas. It is the first new PP facility built in North America since 2003 and has global export capacity to serve clients...

26th Jun 2020

Indian textile brand Siyaram's yesterday launched its anti-corona range of fabric tested by laboratories approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fabric offers protection from the virus and is developed in association with global non-invasive healthcare company HeatlhGuard.

25th Jun 2020

Strata Manufacturing's Strata Solvay Advanced Materials (SSAM) high-tech facility in Al Ain is ready. The facility is a joint venture with Solvay. This marks beginning of Strata's diversification, with the company now becoming the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)'s first supplier of aerospace-grade pre-impregnated carbon fibres and the fourth...

25th Jun 2020

Cipher Skin, a data technology startup, earned a $1.5 million contract by the US Department of Defence, as part of the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme. The programme will help in the development and commercialisation of Cipher Skin’s BioSleeve in partnership with the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

25th Jun 2020

Considering the request by Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), at an export facilitation webinar with the ministry of textiles, DGFT and associations, the textiles ministry has given assurance that it will discuss with the ministries of finance, commerce and health to allow shipment of samples of personal protective equipment (PPE) abroad.

25th Jun 2020

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has opened registration for the 10th edition of Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) conference on the RISE website. It will be held at the North Carolina State University, on September 29-30, 2020, with The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) and North Carolina State University.