Archive: 2017

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

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

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

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...

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 is recalling 6,438 vehicles in China for defective seatbelts, according to media reports.

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 in Kaiping, China, a division of Indorama Ventures, has ordered a double dip tyre cord dip line from C A Litzler.

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...

Madaline, a new nonwoven fabric from Mogul, could have automotive applications as interior covers and as acoustic insulation.