The European Commission (EC) has announced fines for car parts makers Autoliv and TRW (now acquired by ZF Friedrichshafen) for a cartel in the supply...
ThermHex Waben presented its lightweight Organosandwich semi-finished product at the Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference in Mannheim, Germany, from 3-4 April.
A new production line for car headliners has come into operation at the Suzhou, eastern China, plant of Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens, a joint venture...
UK-based leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines is introducing the Sleeper Seat, a flat-bed option for economy class.
TenCate Advanced Composites, part of the Toray Group, has changed its name to Toray Advanced Composites.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has launched a new option from its HighFlow range of reinforcement fabrics for the marine market.
Williams Advanced Engineering, the Formula One racing team’s technology and engineering services business, is collaborating with JPA Design to revolutionise future aircraft interiors through the...
France-based Laroche, a manufacturer of textile recycling, airlay web-forming and bast fibre processing equipment, is developing collaborative solutions to turn post-consumer products, such as clothing,...
The Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has signed an agreement with local authorities to open a PHP41.
Shenzhou International Group Holdings, a leading Chinese clothing manufacturer, has started construction of a new US$150m garment factory in Cambodia, where it has been operating...
With the theme of “Sustainability of Man Made Fibres”, the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Makers Association will host the 12th Asian Chemical Fiber Industries...
Labour rights activists say harassment and the unfair dismissal of workers who become actively involved in labour union activities is commonplace in Myanmar’s clothing and...
NTT Docomo and its Singapore subsidiary NTT Docomo Asia have commenced a trial of an Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring system to improve the manufacturing...
Vietnam’s textile and clothing producers are being urged to prepare carefully for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
In 2010 Poland initiated a modernisation plan for its clothing industry through which it managed to create a niche in proximity sourcing and gained a...
Italy’s Stellini Textile Group, a producer of jacquard and knitted fabrics, is to establish a new full-cycle production facility in Russia, located in the Ivanovo...