leathers news

26th Nov 2019

Coats, the world’s leading industrial thread company, has signed a binding agreement to acquire the business and assets of Pharr HP, a market leading manufacturer of high-performance engineered yarns based in McAdenville, North Carolina, US. The acquisition is subject to certain regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in early 2020.

26th Nov 2019

German mechanical engineering company Mahlo GmbH + Co KG will present the latest developments in the field of quality measurement on running webs at Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition (SINCE), Asia's largest trade fair for nonwovens, from December 11-13, 2019. Over 500 exhibitors are expecting trade visitors from all over the world at the fair.

26th Nov 2019

Toray Industries has produced the world's first porous carbon fibre with a nanosized continuous pore structure. Using this fibre as a support layer could lighten advanced membranes used in greenhouse gas separation and hydrogen production and make them more compact, thereby enhancing performance. The company plans to further develop the new material.

26th Nov 2019

India's ministry of commerce and industry has initiated a sunset review of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of nylon tyre cord fabric from China. The Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry, on behalf of SRF Ltd and Century Enka Ltd, had filed a review petition for continued imposition of the duty on imports of nylon tyre cord fabric from China.

25th Nov 2019

Albany International has taken over CirComp, a privately-held developer and manufacturer of high-performance composite components. CirComp, located in Kaiserslautern, Germany was founded by Dr. Ing Ralph Funck and specialises in designing and manufacturing customised engineered composite components for aerospace and other demanding industrial...

25th Nov 2019

Michelman, a developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials, has announced the appointment of James Xue as the company's new country manager for Greater China. Hired in 2017, he has lead Michelman's sales efforts over the past two years, developing meaningful customer relationships and building Michelman's regional sales team.

25th Nov 2019

Wave Company, a sports garment technology company based in South Korea, has produced EMS (Electronic Muscle Stimulation) suit - WaveWear - the first performance wear which uses genuine kinesiology taping. It reduces muscle fatigue and can be used for various purposes such as pain-reducing, posture correcting, performance-enhancing, and injury...

25th Nov 2019

W L Gore has joined hands with Checkerspot, bringing together Checkerspot's expertise in bio-based polymers and biotechnology with its experience in high performance apparel. Together, the two will explore innovative performance materials development with the goal of delivering high performance textile coatings with improved environmental profiles.

25th Nov 2019

A Texas Tech University material scientist who proved that raw cotton works best to clean spilled oil in 2017, has now successfully turned the idea into a product – Towelie. The product has been used in a real-life situation when there was a minor oil spill in a National Thermal Energy Corporation plant in Vallur on November 2, and found to be...