leathers news

7th May 2019

Highlighting its ongoing growth and commitment to providing superior certified organic hygiene products, Organic Initiative (Oi) has launched its new Oi Girl line of products. San Antonio-based H-E-B became the first retailer in US last month to debut Oi’s Oi Girl line of feminine hygiene products for young girls experiencing their first period.

7th May 2019

4M Carbon Fiber has engaged Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, to assist it in raising capital and in executing an acquisition programme which could involve one or more possible transactions. 4M intends to leverage the value of its disruptive technology that could be a game changer in the carbon fibre industry.

6th May 2019

UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC) and SGL Carbon, a company involved in development and production of carbon-based solutions, are partnering to jointly develop future composite technologies for applications in aerospace, transportation, oil & gas. A development area is improvement of material utilisation for primary and secondary structure...

6th May 2019

Ahlstrom-Munksjo, Freudenberg, Math2Market, and Welspun India have all been shortlisted for the 2019 Filtrex Innovation Award by Edana. The winner will be announced at Filtrex, the leading nonwovens filter media event, which will be held on May 14-15, 2019, in Berlin. Edana is the international association for the nonwovens and related industries.

6th May 2019

Biodegradable disinfecting wipes, soft baby wipes made of 100 per cent repurposed cotton blended fabric and a new product category to improve skin appearance and texture of posterior are the finalists for INDA’s 2019 World of Wipes (WOW) Innovation Award. The winner will be selected at WOW International Conference to be held from June 24-27 at Atlanta, ...

4th May 2019

Sound Seal, a leading manufacturer of noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, has announced the introduction of Sound Quality Polyester Acoustical Board (PAB) and Theater Board. The two new acoustical wall panel products are now available as part of Sound Seal’s Sound Quality portfolio.

3rd May 2019

Kordsa, global player in tire, construction reinforcement and composite technologies markets, participated in Ceramics Expo 2019 held in Ohio, US recently. Acquired by Kordsa in 2018, Fabric Development Inc (FDI) and Textile Products Inc (TPI) represented Kordsa at the Expo and introduced Kordsa’s high-performance textile structures for the aerospace...

3rd May 2019

Composites UK, the trade association for UK composites industry, has released the programme for its new ‘Composites 4.0’ event to be held on June 4 at the MTC, Coventry, UK. The event will look at Industry 4.0 and the opportunities it holds for UK composites companies. Speakers at the event include IBM, Make UK, Siemens, Mouldbox, Airborne, Element...

3rd May 2019

International technology group Andritz reported sales of €1,489.2 million in Q1 2019, up by 15.4 per cent from €1,291 million reported in Q1 2018. Order intake amounted to just under €1.7 billion and was approximately 8 per cent higher than previous year’s reference period. With the exception of hydro, all business areas were able to achieve an...