leathers news

18th Apr 2018

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM) and the department of handlooms and textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu, are set to conduct workshops on industrial and packing textiles. In the first phase of training activity, sectorial programme - II on industrial / packaging textiles will be held from May 3 to 6,...

17th Apr 2018

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacturing of nonwoven fabric solutions, is set to show its leading-edge innovations at major industry show ANEX 2018, in stand 3E-6. ANEX is an exhibition specialised in nonwoven fabrics, which will be held from June 6 to 8, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan, and has been recognised as an opportunity for industry players to meet.

16th Apr 2018

The DiloGroup, a leading machine-building company for needle felting technology, is set to participate in Techtextil North America 2018 expo. The company will be seen in booth 2423 at the fifteenth edition of North America’s dedicated show for technical textiles and nonwovens, to be held from May 22 to 24, 2018 at the Georgia World Congress Centre,...

13th Apr 2018

Ideal Fibres & Fabrics Comines (IFFC), a subsidiary of the Belgian Beaulieu International Group of companies leading in cellulosic fibres, has been awarded the Textile Industry award, which is one of the Trophies of the Industries of Hauts-de-France. The award ceremony took place on March 29, 2018, at the Cite des Echanges of Marcq en Baroeul in...

12th Apr 2018

Zoltek Companies, Inc., a global leader in the production of low-cost industrial grade carbon fibre, has announced an increase in carbon fibre production capacity at the facility located in Nyergesujfalu, Hungary. Zoltek is a leader in rated capacity for making low-cost, high performance carbon fibre through a proprietary continuous carbonisation...

12th Apr 2018

Kelheim Fibres produced its 4,000,000th ton of viscose fibres on April 9, 2018. The company, headquartered in Germany, is a leading producer of viscose specialty fibres. Approximately 90,000 tonnes of viscose fibres are produced and tested every year by the company, and their high quality fibres are exported to around 44 countries in five continents.

11th Apr 2018

Proton Products, a leading manufacturer of instrumentation and control equipment for use in industrial production headquartered in the UK, is set to present a live demonstration of nonwoven machinery at Techtextil 2018, the fifteenth edition of the technical textiles and nonwovens show, to be held from May 22 to 24, 2018, in, Atlanta, GA, in booth...

11th Apr 2018

Gravita India Limited, a leading recycling company having its manufacturing presence around the globe, has started commercial production of polypropylene co-polymer (PPCP) granules at its plant located in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The company has installed new imported washing line and extrusion line with an annual capacity of 1,200 MTPA.

10th Apr 2018

Owens Corning, a global producer of glass fibre reinforcements for composite systems, and developers of insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites, has entered into technology licensing and manufacturing supply agreements with Taiwan Glass Ind. Corp., based in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan Glass is a leader in producing yarns and high-quality glass fibre.