leathers news

10th May 2019

Consolidated net sales of Glatfelter, a global supplier of engineered materials, totalled $229.1 million and $211.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Advanced Airlaid Materials’ net sales increased by 19.2 per cent and Composite Fibers’ net sales decreased by 3.3 per cent on a constant currency basis.

9th May 2019

Saint-Gobain Adfors, a global leader in manufacturing of customised reinforcement solutions, has partnered with ABH Enterprises and Strategic Sourcing Group to be official distributor of American Road Patch peel and seal pavement patch. American Road Patch was developed to cure repetitive cost of pothole repairs and is manufactured in US by ABH...

9th May 2019

Alexium International Group has got US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval under TSCA for the manufacture and sale of Alexiflam NF in the US. Alexiflam NF is a patent pending flame retardant for treating cotton and cellulose-based textiles. The EPA approval provides Alexium with access to the largest market region for flame retardant cotton.

9th May 2019

NorthShore Care Supply, a Buffalo Grove Illinois-based company founded to empower those with heavy bladder or bowel leakage, and which introduced SupremeLite absorbent brief, has now added vibrant shades of blue, green and purple to the product. This will help people feel good. Those with heavy incontinence often struggle with depression and anxiety.

9th May 2019

Berry Global Group, a global supplier of a broad range of innovative nonwoven, flexible and rigid products, has reported net sales of $1,950 million in Q2 2019, down 1 per cent compared to $1,967 million reported in Q2 2018. The company’s net income per diluted share and adjusted net income per diluted share stood at $0.55 and $0.84 respectively.

8th May 2019

Sales of Advansix, a manufacturer of nylon 6 polymer resin used to produce engineered plastics, fibres, etc, were down approx by 12 per cent to $314.9 million in Q1 2019 ending March 31, 2019 versus prior year. This included 12 per cent lower raw material pass-through pricing, 3 per cent favourable impact of market-based pricing and 3 per cent lower...

8th May 2019

Porcher, a leader in technical textiles and thermoplastic composite solutions with a global platform delivering unique chemistries, technologies, and innovations, will show its latest innovations at Techtextil 2019. The company will be seen in hall 3.1, booth H61, at the technical textiles machinery expo, from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany.

7th May 2019

Belgium-based textile innovator Devan and HUUB, a wetsuit and apparel specialist from the UK, are set to announce their partnership at the upcoming Performance Days show in Munich. The leading fair for innovations, trends, and sourcing of fabrics and accessories in functional sportswear and athleisure, will be held on May 8-9, 2019, in Munich, Germany.

7th May 2019

Net sales of Lydall, a company producing specialty engineered products for thermal/acoustical and filtration/separation markets, increased by 13.8 per cent to $218.0 million in Q1 2019, compared to $191.7 million in Q1 2018 from the acquisition of Interface Performance Materials, which increased Performance Materials (PM) segment net sales by $32.9...