world textiles research news

8th Apr 2020

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is remembering Klaus Maitre, a veteran of the nonwovens and textile industry for five decades. Maitre passed away surrounded by his family in Gastonia, North Carolina on March 25, 2020, at the age of 81. INDA serves member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry in global commerce.

7th Apr 2020

Huntsman Corporation is taking over CVC Thermoset Specialties, a North American specialty chemical manufacturer for the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets. The two have signed an agreement in this connection. CVC Thermoset Specialties is part of Emerald Performance Materials which is majority owned by affiliates of American...

7th Apr 2020

Mitsui Chemicals has increased production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at its wholly owned subsidiary Sunrex Industry. The operations at the new facilities began in January. The expansion comes in response to growing demand for industrial-use meltblown nonwovens, and will increase the group’s production capacity for these materials by 50 per cent.

7th Apr 2020

UKFT is working to support the government by increasing the availability of PPE. However, it is estimated that global demand for PPE has grown by 1,000 per cent in the past few weeks. The UKFT bring together designers, manufacturers, suppliers, agents, and retailers to promote their businesses and our industry, both in the UK and throughout the world.

7th Apr 2020

Eurojersey has chosen Framis Italia as their partner for heat-welded taping technology. Sensitive Fabrics by Eurojersey innovatively combine technology and performance, making them perfect for training, muscle toning, and dynamic sports. Framis Italia is one of the market leader in heat-bonding applications and solutions for the clothing industry.

7th Apr 2020

Albany International, a manufacturer of engineered components, announced that in early March, the company formed a Covid-19 Task Force to help protect the health and safety of employees and suppliers. Company’s Machine Clothing (MC) operations worldwide are operational and continue to supply products to its global customer of pulp and paper...

7th Apr 2020

Berry Global Group, a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative rigid, flexible, and non-woven products, has announced the steps against evolving effects of Covid-19. Group’s priority is the health of communities it serves as well as their employees who is working seamlessly to ensure the key supply chains remain uninterrupted and...

7th Apr 2020

Cobra International, a manufacturer of strong, light, and composite products, has announced its group’s actions in response to the Covid-19 situation. As health and safety of team remains the first priority strict measures have been employed to ensure the safety of its 2,400 employees. Cobra continues to run its production facilities for 4 days per...

6th Apr 2020

Suominen and Ahlstrom-Munksjo have signed a multi-year commercial agreement that renews and strengthens the existing co-operation at the Stalldalen plant in Sweden. The agreement secures supplies from Stalldalen to Suominen's customers for several years and will also considerably improve the joint service of the companies to their customers.