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Magna to develop bioplastic for automotive interiors

Canadian Tier 1 automotive supplier Magna International is exploring potential automotive applications for a bioplastic made from by-products of sugar production.

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Concept economy seat designed for airline travel

Seymourpowell has designed a concept economy seat for airline travel that has been inspired by difference, new materials and flexibility.

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Suminoe Textile to construct floor mat plants in Mexico and Indonesia

Suminoe Textile of Japan is to construct plants for manufacturing automotive floor mat in Mexico and Indonesia.

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Superfine recycled PET fibre for automotive nonwovens

Japanese recycled fibre specialist Takayasu has disclosed a superfine recycled polyester (PET) fibre (less than 0. 9 dtex), which is less than the 1.

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Formax to open dedicated automotive production facility

Carbon fibre and speciality composite reinforcements manufacturer Formax has announced plans to open an automotive production unit at its Leicestershire, UK, headquarters.

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Autoneum bolsters its presence in China

Autoneum has acquired a 25% stake in an existing joint venture with its long-time partner and Japanese supplier Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku) and Chinese supplier...

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Autoliv receives Volvo award for pedestrian protection airbag

Automotive safety systems supplier Autoliv has received Volvo Car’s excellence award for the development of the world’s first pedestrian protection airbag.

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Sustainable flooring system for railways

German carpet manufacturer Vorwerk Teppichwerke is a supplier of polyamide (PA) 6.

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Conference addresses performance and improvement of automotive textiles

At the recent Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference 2013, several presentations addressed performance and improvement of automotive textiles.

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Ultraleather used in first class cabin of new Singapore Airlines aircraft

Singapore Airlines recently launched its next generation of cabin products on the new B777-300ER, and Tapis’ custom Ultraleather is used in the first class cabin...

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