leathers news

11th Jun 2018

Several metal parts in Indian satellites will be significantly lighter in future when these are replaced by composite textiles manufactured by the Ahmedabad Textile Industry Research Association (ATIRA). The recently-inaugurated Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Centre (VARIC) in Ahmedabad will manufacture these spacecraft parts using carbon composites.

8th Jun 2018

Solvay, advanced materials and chemical company, will provide RUAG advanced structural composites for US and European space launcher programmes. Solvay will supply MTM 46 composite products for making large integrated structural components including payload fairings, stage and payload adapters, dispensers and separation systems on next-generation...

7th Jun 2018

Advanced composites manufacturer Hexcel in partnership with Chinese aerospace parts manufacturer Future Aerospace is setting up a world-class materials testing lab in China. Shanghai Future Aerospace Hexcel Commercial Composite Testing will be located in Lingang and offer testing services to commercial aerospace industries in China and Asia Pacific.

7th Jun 2018

Kordsa, a global player in tire and construction reinforcement and composite technologies based in Turkey, has been listed among the best employers for the third time in Brazil by the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW). Kordsa has been ranked in the fourth place in Bahia, Brazil. Kordsa Brazil was the only industrial company to be included in the...

6th Jun 2018

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry working for the companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry, has announced the speaker line-up, programme, and registration for the eighth edition of RISE 2018. The conference for Research, Innovation, and Science for Engineered Fabrics will be held from September 11 to 13, 2018, in the...

5th Jun 2018

The cross-lapped spunlace aXcess line supplied by Andritz to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Phoenix Textile Co., Ltd. for its plant located in Xiaoshan (Zhejiang province) has successfully reached its full capacity. Andritz is a supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries.

5th Jun 2018

Arevo, a company that develops technology to enable direct digital additive manufacturing of ultra-strong, lightweight composite parts for end use applications, has made the world’s first true 3D-printed commuter bike using Hexcel carbon fibre. Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company, which develops high-performance structural...

4th Jun 2018

R2G, which owns majority interest in Pegas Nonwovens, is taking over 100 per cent of First Quality’s nonwovens operations in the US and China. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed early in the third calendar quarter of 2018. The acquisition will expand R2G’s presence into North America and Asia.

4th Jun 2018

Mitsui Chemicals’ joint venture Prime Polymer, owned 65 per cent by Mitsui Chemicals and 35 per cent by Idemitsu Kosan, is setting up new production facilities for its Mostron-L glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (GFPP). The 3,500 tonnes per year facility will be located in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. Operations are expected to commence in September...