technology textiles

6th Sep 2021

US-based Ashland LLC has signed a definitive agreement to sell its performance adhesives business to Arkema in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.65 billion or 20 times LTM EBITDA. The transaction is expected to be closed by the end of 2021, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing...

3rd Sep 2021

Oerlikon Nonwoven will be exhibiting at the world’s leading nonwovens trade fair – the Index in Geneva, Switzerland (Oct 19-22) – with one of the market’s broadest portfolios. The Neumünster-based systems constructor will focus on market- and customer-oriented system solutions for filtration, hygiene, medical, geotextile and other industrial...

2nd Sep 2021

Kimberly-Clark, American personal care corporation, has announced a series of executive leadership changes in support of its global business. Tristram Wilkinson, currently serving as president of Kimberly-Clark’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) consumer business, has been named president of the company’s Asia Pacific consumer business.

2nd Sep 2021

Scientists from Rice University, Tokyo Metropolitan University and the Rice-based Carbon Hub have shown that invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibres and sewn into fabrics can act as a thermoelectric generator that can convert heat from the sun or other sources into energy. These flexible generators could also be a way to make carbon ‘green’.

2nd Sep 2021

W.L. Gore has announced an investment in LifeBooster to forge a new era in smart safety apparel for industrial workers worldwide. W.L. Gore will embark on a multi-year plan with LifeBooster to introduce a line of co-branded smart workwear products that takes the assessment of injury risk and worker protection to a new level of form, function, and value.

1st Sep 2021

UK’s Composite Integration has become an official member of the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space (ADS) group to support further development of their aerospace sector collaborations. ADS represents and supports more than 1,100 UK businesses operating in these sectors. It employs around 374,000 people, generating £46 billion of exports annually.

1st Sep 2021

British luxury car company, Bentley Motors, has become the first car manufacturer to join the Leather Working Group. As part of their ambition to become the world’s most sustainable automotive brand, Bentley has joined the Leather Working Group (LWG). Bentley now leads the way for responsible leather use within the global automotive supply chain.

1st Sep 2021

Summit Corporation, a leading Korean safety glove manufacturer, has acquired EN certification for three of its leather safety gloves and will accelerate overseas exports. The gloves can be used for various purposes such as rescue, first aid, suppression, and driving, and others. The company, founded in 1999, has persistently worked on gloves...

31st Aug 2021

Kaneka Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaneka Americas Holding, has announced its partnership with Shanghai Huazheng Composites, to extend its footprint at the growing composites market in China. Kaneka Aerospace is one of the leading manufacturers of specialty high performance composite materials serving a great variety of diverse markets.