leathers news

28th Aug 2018

Employees working in the nonwovens sub-sector of the South African textile industry will receive a 7.25 per cent wage hike back dated from July 1, 2018. The workers will also receive another 7.25 per cent wage hike beginning July 1, 2019, as per the two-year agreement reached under the auspices of the National Textile Bargaining Council (NTBC).

28th Aug 2018

Haydale, the global advanced materials group, has installed and commissioned a two-roll lab mill at its site in Loughborough, UK. This will allow Haydale to compound nanomaterials into a range of elastomers for use in property improvements, such as thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity and increased mechanical performance desired by customers.

27th Aug 2018

The University of Miami (UM) has got the Engineering Excellence Award and the Grand Conceptor Award from the Florida Engineering Society (FES)/American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL) in recognition of the team’s contribution to the design of first concrete bridge on the UM campus reinforced with composite materials instead of...

27th Aug 2018

LyondellBasell has taken over A Schulman, a global supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, composites and powders. The acquisition more than doubles LyondellBasell's existing compounding business and broadens the company's reach into high-margin end markets such as automotive, construction materials, electronic goods and packaging.

25th Aug 2018

With growing use of composites across industries, Stratasys, a leader in additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology, has started supplying an affordably priced additive manufacturing system dedicated for carbon-fibre-filled Nylon 12. The Fortus 380mc Carbon Fibre Edition is an industrial quality system that is being offered at $70,000 in the US.

24th Aug 2018

JEC Group and the Thai Composites Association (TCA) have successfully co-hosted Composites Asia 2018 expo, the third edition of the international conference for composites in construction and architecture, on July 18 and 19, 2018, in Bangkok. The event welcomed 181 delegates from 21 countries, 46 per cent of them were OEMs and composites end-users.

24th Aug 2018

Newer, evolved products being launched every now and then have served to make the flame resistant and retardant fabrics market highly dynamic, according to a recent report. Research and development centres are seen expending significant sums to come up with more cutting-edge flame resistant and retardant fabrics using new types of materials.

24th Aug 2018

Superflex has changed its name to Seismic and taken over the intellectual property (IP) of Lumo Bodytech, a motion science company known for its posture-correcting and fitness devices. Lumo's legacy products include the Lumo Lift Posture Coach and Lumo Run Running Coach, both designed to track body posture and form to improve everyday movement.

23rd Aug 2018

PFNonwovens as, a leading European producer of nonwovens textiles, has recorded consolidated revenues of CZK 2,984.2 million in the first half 2018, down by 0.3 per cent year-on-year, as per the unaudited results announced by the company. The appreciation of CZK had a negative impact on revenues as most of the company’s revenues are in euro.