leathers news

8th Apr 2019

At Techtextil 2019, Covestro will be presenting new and sustainable developments with Insqin technology for aqueous textile coatings as well as a water-based polyurethane dispersion enabling biodegradable textile coatings. Techtextil, the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, will be held at Frankfurt, Germany from May 14-17.

8th Apr 2019

Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) and Mandela Bay Composites Cluster (MBCC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the MOU, the MBDA has resolved to prioritise the use of advanced materials including composites in selected products falling within its mandated area and to attempt to collaborate with the composites cluster.

8th Apr 2019

Orchids Paper Products, a manufacturer and supplier of high quality consumer tissue products, paper towels, paper napkins, etc, has entered into an option agreement with Orchids Investment LLC (OI). The option gives Orchids right to execute an asset purchase agreement with OI, if exercised grants OI permission to acquire all of Orchid Paper Products’s...

6th Apr 2019

For the first time ever, technical textile project proposals would be easily explained by eminent speakers from all fields of technical textiles at a one-day National Investors’ Conclave on Technical Textiles in Coimbatore. Novel technologies in the field of technical textiles would be explained to potential new investors at the event to be held on...

6th Apr 2019

Bag Corp, a pioneer of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container (FIBC) market, has acquired Propex Foreign Holdings, a subsidiary of Propex Global, in its 50th anniversary year. Bag Corp, headquartered in Richardson, TX, US, is a bulk handling and supply chain solutions provider helping businesses manage all their bulk handling needs from one source.

6th Apr 2019

For the first time this year, Norco will be exhibiting a current Ministry of Defence, UK workboat project at Seawork 2019, at stand PB35, Hall 3, Port of Southampton, UK from June 11-13. Seawork is the largest international commercial maritime and workboat exhibition and conference held in a European working port environment every year in June.

6th Apr 2019

Schoeller Technologies AG, the business unit for technologies at Schoeller Textil AG, has recently launched its new finishing technology called NanoSphere Plus. The special effect of this new development is its protection against fingerprints and greasy stains. Even after being absorbed by the fabric, stains are quickly and easily wiped away without...

5th Apr 2019

Tappi, the leading association for worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, tissue & converting industries, will host its annual Innovative Nonwovens Conference (NETInc), May 5-8, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN, US. NETInc is the only nonwovens technical conference developed by engineers and technology experts to help understand the science and how it impacts the...

5th Apr 2019

Netcomposites is hosting Ecocomp 2019 on June 19-20 in Coventry, UK, and has welcomed Prodrive Composites to share its knowledge and experience on sustainability. The conference designed to reflect complete lifecycle of composite products will attract OEMs, end-users, composite material manufacturers, suppliers, designers, academics and researchers.