Category: MobileTex
The case for using European hemp fibres in automotive applications
In 2016, the cultivation area of industrial hemp in Europe covered more than 33,000 hectares, three times as much as in 2011, according to the...
Lear to buy Grupo Antolin seating
In a bid to expand overseas sales, Lear has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grupo Antolin’s automotive seating business for €286m on a cash...
Jaguar Land Rover recalls vehicles in China for seatbelt check
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 6,438 vehicles in China for defective seatbelts, according to media reports.
Digital cutting system for UK auto interiors specialist
UK-based KJ Ryan has purchased a Zünd G3 2XL3200 digital cutting system to speed up production of prototypes and completed designs for the automotive interiors...
Performance Fibers orders double dip tyre cord dip line
Performance Fibers in Kaiping, China, a division of Indorama Ventures, has ordered a double dip tyre cord dip line from C A Litzler.
Co-operation on recycled carbon fibre for automotive applications
The UK’s ELG Carbon Fibre and China-based Adesso Advanced Materials Wuhu have concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding co-operation to develop lightweight composite components for...
Nonwoven fabric with filtration and barrier properties
Madaline, a new nonwoven fabric from Mogul, could have automotive applications as interior covers and as acoustic insulation.
Shanghai Shenda forms JV with IAC in soft trim and acoustics supply business
International Automotive Components (IAC) and Shanghai Shenda have signed an agreement to form a global joint venture (JV) partnership to supply soft trim and acoustic...
Takata pleads guilty in probe over exploding airbags
Takata, the Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of a global recall crisis over exploding airbags, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing in...
First commercial flammability test laboratory in the Middle East
Etihad Airways Engineering and Lantal Textiles have launched what is claimed to be the first commercial flammability test laboratory in the Middle East.
Indorama expands tyre cord output in Kaiping
Global chemical producer Indorama Ventures has started expanding its tyre cord manufacturing line at the Performance Fibers facility in Kaiping, Guangdong Province, China.
Mitsubishi Rayon acquires US carbon fibre plant from SGL
Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC) has acquired the Evanston, Wyoming, USA, carbon fibre facility of SGL Carbon Fibers to expand its carbon fibre business in the North...
Toyobo to double airbag fabric capacity
In response to growing demand, Toyobo is to invest ¥10bn (US$85. 1m) and double production capacity for airbag fabrics over the next four years.
Porcher Industries acquires Cordtech International
Five months after its acquisition by British investment fund Warwick Capital Partners, French technical textile and composites manufacturer Porcher Industries has acquired Cordtech International from...
Ultraleather Promessa selected for LIFT B-737 tourist class seating
Ultraleather Promessa by Ultrafabrics has been selected as the standard synthetic leather for the Boeing 737 tourist class seating supplied by LIFT by EnCore.
Autoneum to open additional plant in China
To meet the strong demand from both international and local vehicle manufacturers, Autoneum is expanding its presence in the Chinese market and will open its...