leathers news

24th May 2018

M. Holland Company, a leading distributor of thermoplastic resins, providing suppliers with the most strategic channels to market, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Owens Corning. M. Holland will distribute Owens Corning’s XSTRAND line of products. Owens Corning is a leader in the glass fibre reinforced composite industry.

23rd May 2018

he demand for technical textile products is bound to increase in India with rising disposable income, as the per capita consumption of such products is presently around 3-4 kg compared to 30-40 kg in other countries. This creates lucrative opportunity for industry players to invest in technical textiles sector, a top government official has said.

22nd May 2018

Protective apparel innovator Kappler has developed an economical suit to protect healthcare responders against the deadly Ebola virus and other biohazards. The NFPA certified suit, ProVent Plus, with use-and-dispose distinction provides emergency responders and healthcare workers faced with Ebola-infected body fluids and other biohazards proven...

22nd May 2018

Elkem Silicones, fully integrated silicone suppliers operating 10 multi-functional manufacturing sites and research and development centers world over, will showcase full range of Textile Coating Silicone (TCS) Solutions, including Bluesil TCS high-performance protective coatings for automotive airbags and industrial fabrics at Techtextil North America.

22nd May 2018

Ballyclare has joined Achilles FPAL - an online community for the procurement needs of the European oil and gas market. This reinforces its position as a leading workwear provider to companies in the oil and gas sector, and provides customers a clear picture of its capabilities and performance record in key business areas like quality, health and...

21st May 2018

Skaps Industries is taking over Matrix Composites (Henderson, KY and Seguin, Texas). It has completed an agreement in this connection. The acquisition includes all Matrix Composites technologies, operations and assets. The acquisition of Matrix provides SKAPS Fibreglass Division a global position and platform to expand in North and South America.

21st May 2018

The Bostik-Nitta Joint Venture - majority-owned by Bostik, an Arkema company - is strengthening its adhesives business in the Japanese market with the proposed acquisition of Nitta-Gelatin's industrial adhesives, and construction of a new adhesives plant in Nara. This will help the JV to support growth of its customers in the Japanese hygiene market.

21st May 2018

A robot at the Georgia Institute of Technology has learned to put hospital gowns on people’s arms. The machine doesn’t use eyes. It relies on the forces it feels as it guides the garment onto a person’s hand, around the elbow and onto the shoulder. The work is part of a larger effort on robot-assisted dressing funded by the National Science Foundation...

19th May 2018

Autefa Solutions, a leading textile machinery firm, known for the development of industrial logistics and automation solutions, is set to participate in Techtextil North America, from May 22 to 24, 2018, in booth 2432. The company will show solutions for thermo- and acoustical- insulation nonwovens fabrics, carpet production, and advanced fibre...