leathers news

15th Feb 2019

Strata Geosystems, a global leader in the soil reinforcement industry, opened a new manufacturing facility on February 11, 2019 in India to meet the growing demand for geotechnical products in India and abroad. The plant was constructed using Strata’s own technical textiles for flooring, internal roads, water-proofing, etc, proving the products’...

14th Feb 2019

Garware Technical Fibres Ltd, a leading manufacturer of technical textiles for the Indian and global markets, has reported net profit growth of 14.2 per cent to ₹24.7 crore in Q3 FY2019 ending December 31, 2018 as compared to ₹21.6 crore in Q3 FY18. The net sales grew by 10.3 per cent to ₹ 222.2 crore in Q3 FY19 as compared to ₹201.5 crore in Q3 FY18.

14th Feb 2019

INDA has appointed Chris Plotz as its new director of education & technical affairs. Plotz will direct, oversee and expand education and training programmes for all levels of industry members, manage the international harmonised standards activities, product stewardship activities, technical advisory board, and other areas that INDA operates for its...

13th Feb 2019

P&G has taken over This Is L., owner of L. products, to meet consumer demand for period products in the naturals segment. Its portfolio includes beautifully designed, high quality tampons, pads, liners and wipes made with organic cotton. The acquisition will grow P&G’s feminine care business in the naturals segment and accelerate growth for L. products.

13th Feb 2019

Milliken, a global leader in performance and protective textiles, has opened a new website presenting its diverse textiles portfolio built on 154 years of industry experience and research and development. The website refines Milliken’s performance and protective textile division’s marketplace presence and highlights the history of Milliken textiles.

13th Feb 2019

The 2nd CIRP Conference on Composite Material Parts Manufacturing will be held during October 10-11, 2019 at the AMRC Knowledge Transfer Centre. The conference provides a platform to experts from academia and industry in the area of composite material parts manufacturing to present new technologies and research towards producing ultra-lightweight...

12th Feb 2019

Protective Industrial Products, Inc (PIP), a supplier of hand protection and general safety products, has signed an agreement to acquire West Chester Protective Gear (West Chester), a leader in providing personal protective equipment to both industrial and retail channels. Lincoln International was the financial advisor to West Chester in the...

12th Feb 2019

Hexcel’ carbon prepreg patch technology has been selected as a finalist for the JEC Innovation Awards 2019 in the automotive category. Hexcel will display the HexPly carbon patch technology at JEC World 2019, from March 12-14, 2019, among other composite innovations for the automotive, marine, wind energy, and aerospace sectors, in booth J41, pavilion...

12th Feb 2019

Groz-Beckert will display felting and carding product areas at IDEA Miami, a trade fair for nonwovens and technical textiles, which will be held from March 26-28, 2019, in US. Groz-Beckert, a provider of industrial machine needles, fine tools, as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textile fabrics, will be seen in booth 1224.