leathers news

26th Mar 2019

Picanol will show weaving machinery at Techtextil 2019 exhibition, at the Belgian Lounge located in hall 3, level 0, booth B21. The international tradefair for technical textiles and nonwovens will be held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Picanol specialises in development, production, and sales of weaving machines and technology for...

26th Mar 2019

Karl Mayer has launched the new RACOP-NW Raschel machine series for nonwovens and web bonding. Karl Mayer is a technology and market leader as well as a driving force for innovations in textile machinery building. The manufacturer offers perfect solutions for warp knitting, technical textiles and warp preparation for weaving for all its customer groups.

25th Mar 2019

Asahi Kasei, a Japanese chemical company, will expand production capacity for spunbond nonwovens in Thailand through the addition of a new production line at its subsidiary Asahi Kasei Spunbond Co, Ltd (AKST). Together with the two existing lines, the third line of 15,000 tons/year will raise total capacity for spunbond at AKST to 50,000 tons/year.

25th Mar 2019

Tencate Advanced Composites, part of the Toray Group, will change its name to Toray Advanced Composites. Tencate Performance Composites, a subsidiary of Tencate Advanced Composites, will subsequently change to Toray PMC. The new names were unveiled at the recently held JEC World 2019 in Paris and the name change will be completed by July 17, 2019.

25th Mar 2019

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry serving the nonwovens/engineered fabrics firms, is seeking presentations for the fifth edition of Hygienix. The event for industry professionals across the supply chain in the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets will be held from November 11-14, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Houston hotel, in...

23rd Mar 2019

Bulgarian film manufacturer Plastchim-T will upgrade its 6,6 m line to 5-layer film production which will enlarge its product portfolio with a wide variety of higher value quality films. The production of specialty films at existing, smaller lines with lower output is a suitable alternative to the increased worldwide production capacity of commodity...

23rd Mar 2019

Arville recently said that it is heading towards a 10 per cent growth in sales by end of financial year 2018-19 with an already impressive feat of 30 per cent increase in sales revenues achieved over the past 3 years. With the impending Brexit, Arville has come up with detailed plans to address all possible effects of UK’s withdrawal from EU on its...

23rd Mar 2019

The Lycra Company, an innovator and producer of fibre and technology solutions for apparel and hygiene industries and specialty chemicals, will unveil T859 Lycra HyFit fibre, its latest spandex/elastane innovation for the global personal care industry at IDEA 2019 to be held from March 25-29 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida, US.

22nd Mar 2019

The execution risk of home textiles firm Welspun India's ₹1,123-crore tile manufacturing project at Chandanvelly in Telangana would be moderate as it has an established track record of executing similar large projects, India Ratings and Research recently said in a rating note. The project is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of fiscal...