textiles association organization news

17th Jun 2022

For the first half of 2022, Autoneum is expecting an EBIT margin at break-even level. On the basis of the ongoing collaborative discussions with customers to participate in the sharing of the sharply increased energy and material costs, Autoneum anticipates an improvement in the EBIT margin to 2.0 to 3.0 per cent (previously: 4.0 to 5.0 per cent) for...

17th Jun 2022

Sweden’s Stora Enso has announced that its NaturaFluff Eco, a lower carbon footprint fluff pulp, is qualified for the Asthma Allergy Nordic label. NaturaFluff Eco is used in absorbent hygiene products, such as baby diapers, feminine hygiene, adult incontinence products, as well as in air-laid nonwoven materials such as napkins, table-tops and various...

16th Jun 2022

US’ performance fabric manufacturer Ultrafabrics has partnered with Tapis Corporation and Franklin Products to create Atago, a revolutionary fabric solution. The company has launched it at the recently held Aircraft Interiors expo in Hamburg. Atago incorporates a state-of-the-art fire-blocking backcloth with Ultrafabrics’ industry-leading haptics.

14th Jun 2022

Sitip will showcase latest fabrics developments in its industrial core-business go from footwear and helmets to the medical sector, pairing sustainability to great technical performance and technology at Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main from June 21. Techtextil will offer exhibitors and visitors an insight into the latest developments in the industry.

13th Jun 2022

The Austria-based technology group, Andritz, will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production solutions for wipe applications at the international World of Wipes (WOW) 2022 conference in Chicago, US, from June 27 -29, 2022. The company offers various nonwoven processes to produce wipes, for example spunlace, wetlace and wetlace carded pulp.

13th Jun 2022

More than 500 standards have been developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for technical textiles and around 40 more are in the pipeline, Rajeev Sharma, BIS deputy director general (standardisation), recently told the 5th National Conclave on Standards for Technical Textiles in New Delhi. Its theme was ‘Building Standards for India@2047’.

11th Jun 2022

Edgewell Personal Care Company aims to reduce GHG emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, said the company in its sustainability report. Further, the company decreased GHG emissions across its global operations by 17 per cent since fiscal 2019. It has also announced its ambition to go beyond this to achieve carbon neutrality across its global operations.

10th Jun 2022

First Quality, a US-based firm in the absorbent hygiene market, has unveiled strategic changes and investments in high-quality products from the incontinence, sanitary, baby care, and wipe categories. The firm will consolidate its absorbent hygiene manufacturing footprint by transitioning its King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, operations into other...

10th Jun 2022

US’ P&G and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year co-innovation agreement. The collaboration will leverage the Microsoft Cloud, expand P&G’s digital manufacturing platform and leverage the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to bring some of the best products to consumers faster, increase customer satisfaction, and improve productivity to reduce...