leathers news

16th Jan 2019

WR Grace & Co, the leading supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has contracted to license its Unipol PP process technology to Hanwha Total Petrochemical for a new PP production facility in Daesan, South Korea. With a capacity of 400 kilotons per year, the PP line is expected to begin operations in 2021.

16th Jan 2019

Michelman has extended its distribution agreement with Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, to Central Europe, Poland and Turkey. Capitalising on the success that Safic-Alcan has had in France and UK, it will now manage Michelman’s distribution throughout its subsidiaries located in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and...

11th Jan 2019

Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology leader, has launched Lear Innovation Ventures (LIV) Possibilities, led by its chief technology officer, John Absmeier. LIV Possibilities is the framework underlying Lear’s focus on product, process, and business model innovation and aligns with Lear’s corporate mantra of ‘Where Passion Drives...

11th Jan 2019

AnalySwift, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modeling software for composites and other advanced materials, has launched its Academic Partner Program, through which it offers universities no-cost licenses for academic research. Its solutions offer advantage through drastic reductions in engineering time and handling of more complex composite...

11th Jan 2019

Mölnlycke, a world-leading medical products and solutions company, has acquired M&J Airlaid Products A/S (M&J). M&J, a Danish company, is a manufacturer of specialised and high-quality absorbent airlaid nonwoven materials. The acquisition will support Mölnlycke’s growth ambitions and add critical R&D capabilities to an already strong product pipeline.

10th Jan 2019

Technical Absorbents is set to display new SAF superabsorbent fabrics at the International Engineered Fabrics Conference and Exposition (IDEA) 2019, in stand 1241. The event will be held from March 25-28, 2019, in Miami, US. Technical Absorbents, which is headquartered in the UK, manufactures and supplies super absorbent fibre materials, fabrics, and...

10th Jan 2019

The Lenzing Group is expanding its offering of solutions for the cosmetics, hygiene, and medical sectors. Heiko Arnold, chief technology officer of the company, and Jürgen Lehmann, president of Hof University of Applied Sciences in Saale, Germany, have signed a cooperation agreement to utilise a new spun-lacing line for nonwoven applications.

9th Jan 2019

Recron FS is displaying new textile solutions at Heimtextil, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles, in hall 4.0. The exhibition is being held from January 8-11, 2019. Recron FS is the brand of innovative, flame-retardant polyesters from Reliance Industries (RIL), the largest integrated polyester producer in the world, based in...

9th Jan 2019

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions, will showcase its Forward Innovative Thinking (FIT) family of nonwoven technologies at IDEA 2019. IDEA is a leading event drawing world’s premier professionals in nonwovens and engineered fabrics. It will take place from March 25-28 at Miami Beach Convention...