Category: MobileTex
Lear opens innovation centre in Detroit
Automotive seating supplier Lear has opened its new Innovation Center in Detroit. Michigan, USA.
Using finer airbag yarns to save space
Asahi Kasei of Japan is developing airbags using finer yarns to save space, according to Yusuke Sato of the company’s Leona Filament Division.
Bio-based fibres for ultra-high performance tyres
Rayon is still the material of choice for ultra-high performance tyres and is the only bio-based fibre used in such end-uses on a large scale.
Grant awarded to develop bio-carbon fibre
UK car maker Riversimple is part of a consortium with NetComposites and KS Composites that has been awarded funding worth £125,000 to develop a bio-carbon...
Carver Non-Woven and R3 Composites expand
R3 Composites, a custom compression moulder and compounder of sheet moulding compound with design and part-conversion capabilities headquartered in Grabill, Indiana, USA, and its wholly-owned...
Further Autoneum capacity expansion in Mexico
Following last month’s inauguration of a new plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Autoneum has begun construction of a second production facility in the state...
Freudenberg opens headliner production facility in China
Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens has opened a new production line for automotive headliners at its Suzhou site in eastern China.
JCI board approves seating and interiors spin-off
Johnson Controls has approved the previously announced spin-off of its global automotive seating and interiors business.
Takata to sell US automotive interiors unit
Troubled airbag maker Takata is selling its US automotive interior trim and seating material operation, raising cash as its airbag inflator recall costs continue to...
Repellents for automotive nonwoven components
AGC Chemicals Americas has developed AsahiGuard E-Series high-performance, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free repellents with improved environmental and biological profiles.
ELG starts production of recycled carbon fibre mats
ELG Carbon Fibre, a producer of recycled carbon fibre materials, has started production of a range of nonwoven mats on a new production line, which...
VW supplier dispute ends following major disruption
A dispute between Volkswagen (VW) and two of its parts suppliers has ended after weeks of disruption.
Supreme Group takes full ownership of Supreme-Treves
Supreme Group, one of the largest and most diversified nonwovens groups in India, is taking 100% ownership of Supreme-Treves, which was established in 1996 as...
Trelleborg to acquire Schwab Vibration Control
Trelleborg of Sweden, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, is to acquire Schwab Vibration Control, a manufacturer of vibration control components and system solutions.
Airbus qualification for structural foam
3A Composites has achieved qualification from Airbus for its Airex R82. 80 rigid high-performance core.
APM and Tachi-S form seating joint venture in Vietnam
APM Automotive Holdings, a Malaysian component manufacturer controlled by the Tan Chong group, has entered into a partnership to develop and produce automotive seating in...