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23rd Mar 2019

Bulgarian film manufacturer Plastchim-T will upgrade its 6,6 m line to 5-layer film production which will enlarge its product portfolio with a wide variety of higher value quality films. The production of specialty films at existing, smaller lines with lower output is a suitable alternative to the increased worldwide production capacity of commodity...

23rd Mar 2019

Arville recently said that it is heading towards a 10 per cent growth in sales by end of financial year 2018-19 with an already impressive feat of 30 per cent increase in sales revenues achieved over the past 3 years. With the impending Brexit, Arville has come up with detailed plans to address all possible effects of UK’s withdrawal from EU on its...

22nd Mar 2019

The execution risk of home textiles firm Welspun India's ₹1,123-crore tile manufacturing project at Chandanvelly in Telangana would be moderate as it has an established track record of executing similar large projects, India Ratings and Research recently said in a rating note. The project is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of fiscal...

22nd Mar 2019

Laroche develops innovative nonwovens from recycled wastes at its technical centre in France. The company is a specialty manufacturer of textile recycling, airlay web forming, and bast fibre processing equipment. The company supplies lines for spinning, bedding and furniture, automotive, acoustic and thermal insulation, geotextiles, filtration, and...

22nd Mar 2019

Bruckner will display latest nonwoven machinery at Techtextil exhibition. The leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens will be held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Bruckner is the leading supplier of film-stretching machines on the world market, working for both the packaging sector and for technical...

22nd Mar 2019

Textechno Herbert Stein GmbH & Co KG, the manufacturer of testing systems for fibres, yarns, fabrics and global leader in the field of man-made fibre, will show its latest testing instruments at Techtextil 2019, Frankfurt on a joint booth with Lenzing Instruments and the University of Applied Sciences HS NIederrhein in hall 3.1, booth A 39 from May...

22nd Mar 2019

Solvay and Airborne have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at JEC World 2019. Solvay’s leadership in composite materials and processes for structural applications and Airborne’s expertise in automated engineering processes and digital systems will help identify solutions to the industrialisation challenges facing the composites industry.

22nd Mar 2019

Hayat Kimya, a part of Turkish conglomerate Hayat Group, has started its operations in Kenya by launching the Molfix baby diaper brand. Hayat will market two varieties of Molfix diapers - Molfix day/night diapers and Molfix baby pants. Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has certified Molfix diapers which carry the diamond-for-quality mark on its packs.

22nd Mar 2019

One of the affiliates of One Rock Capital Partners, a company focusing on control-stake equity investments in mid-market companies in North America, has entered into a definitive agreement with Newell Brands to acquire its Process Solutions business. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.