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OTIZ enters PA66 automotive market

Chinese industrial yarn manufacturer Oriental Industries (Suzhou) (OTIZ) recently commissioned its first polyamide (PA) 66 investment for the automotive market.

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Toray opens new airbag fabric plant in India

Toray Industries has officially opened a new plant for producing airbag fabric at Toray Kusumgar Advanced Textile (TKAT) at the Sarigam Industrial Estate in Gujarat,...

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Michelin invests in tyre cord factory expansion

French group Michelin will invest €60m in its tyre cord factory in Zalau, Romania, aiming to increase production by 50% by 2019.

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New regulations for composite materials for UK industry

A new report published by the UK’s University of Southampton calls for industry and government to work closely together to put an end to the...

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Lighter, stronger composites for aerospace parts

Cheshire, UK-based machine builder Cygnet Texkimp has been awarded a £200,000 grant to develop machinery for the manufacture of lighter, stronger composites for the international...

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Adient and Boeing to explore commercial aircraft seating and interiors

Adient is collaborating with Boeing to explore innovative comfort, efficiency and functional improvements to commercial aircraft seating and interiors.

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Car door features carbon/flax hybrid

A door for a hydrogen-powered vehicle has been built using flax supplied by Composites Evolution.

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Porcher Industries to invest €50m

Porcher Industries, a producer of technical textiles and thermoplastic composite solutions, is to implement a multi-million euro growth and restructuring phase.

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Daiichi Kasei to fully acquire Ultrafabrics

Daiichi Kasei (DKK), a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has acquired US-based polyurethane fabric producer Ultrafabrics.

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Acquisitions set Lantal on road to expansion

In 2016, Lantal Textiles generated consolidated sales of CHF103. 2m, a rise of 6. 7% over the previous year.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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