Archive: 2019

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Mobility trends on show in Frankfurt

Automotive yarn producers Autofil and Sinterama held an event called “Forwarding Mobility Trends” alongside May’s Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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‘Super UV protector’ makes transport textiles more resistant to light

Colour and speciality chemical producer Archroma has launched Fadex AS New, a new “super UV protector” to make automotive and transport textiles more resistant to...

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Translucent trim material launched

Benecke-Hornschuch Surface Group, part of Continental Corporation, has introduced new intelligent surface materials for automotive interiors.

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Textile solution for burst protection in electric vehicles

To protect against the risk of electric shock from voltage-carrying parts in electric vehicles, Frenzelit has developed a textile sheath for the direct current (DC)...

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Automotive Interiors Expo 2019 the biggest yet

From fabrics to lighting, foams to fasteners, veneers to laminates, and seating to switches – the 2019 edition of Automotive Interiors Expo was the biggest...

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Plant-based lignin technology for vehicle interiors

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) and Prisma Renewable Composites have entered into an agreement giving YFAI the exclusive use of Prisma’s lignin-based material in the development...

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Indorama Ventures forms mobility business group

Indorama Ventures has announced the formation of a new business unit within its fibres division.

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Röchling sells German plant to Kasai Kogyo

Röchling Automotive is to sell its production facility in Wolfsburg-Hattorf, Germany, to its competitor, Kasai Kogyo.

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Archroma opens global competence centre for automotive dyeing

Colour and speciality chemicals producer Archroma has officially inaugurated its new Global Competence Center for Automotive & Synthetic Dyeing in Korschenbroich, Germany.

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Autoneum launches battery undercovers based on Ultra-Silent

Autoneum has developed textile battery undercovers that are said to meet the specific requirements for acoustic and thermal management of electric vehicles.

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