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Profile11 Feb 2014More than 40 years on, Alcantara remains relevant to today’s market through a keen focus on sustainability and technological innovation
Freudenberg’s nonwovens business group will be commissioning a new manufacturing plant in Jacareí near São Paulo, Brazil. The plant will target the technical products and hygiene market segments and is part of a €13.2m programme of investment in South America.
Sandler is celebrating its 135th anniversary and has launched a new website to demonstrate the company’s fascination with nonwovens.
Eastman Chemical Company has developed a 4.5 micron diameter PET microfibre for wetlaid processing, as part of its Cyphrex range. The new addition follows the launch of a 2.5-micron diameter microfibre in April 2013.
The GreenFields FX artificial grass system has been developed by for the 2014 Hockey World Cup, building on the success of the GreenFields MX system used by professional clubs in the Dutch Jupiler League and with the input of a number of leading hockey players.
Fibre producer Rhodia, part of the Solvay group, and Premiere Fibers, part of Universal Fiber Systems, are to jointly launch the Emana yarn to the US and Canada markets. The polyamide-based smart yarn utilises bio-active crystals embedded within it to promote cosmetic and performance benefits. According to Rhodia, it can reduce the appearance of cellulite and make skin look smoother and more youthful when regularly worn for six hours or more.
Low & Bonar is to appoint a new CEO, following the decision of Steve Good to retire from his full time executive role. Mr Good will remain in his current role until the second half of this year while the board searches for his successor to lead the company, which supplies yarns, fabrics and fibres to a broad range of end markets including civil engineering, building products, transport, sports and leisure, agriculture and other industrial applications.
A new kind of feminine hygiene product that protects women against light to moderate accidental bowel leakage (ABL) has been selected as the 2014 Visionary Award winner by industry executives from major consumer product companies and their supply chain.
Ahlstrom has announced more jobs cuts and revised its programme to make annual savings of €50m, rather than the previously announced €35m. The fibre-based materials company said the majority of the planned actions related to the rightsizing programme will be realised by the end of this year, and the full impact of the programme is expected to be visible in 2015.
News30 Jan 2014Fameccanica has received funding for project that aims to demonstrate how the environmental impact of the production of absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) like diapers can be reduced through the use of appropriate solutions. The Italy-based company, which produces technology for the manufacture of AHPs, said the project will showcase how environmental impact can be reduced, while cost competitiveness can be held or even increased. The project will run until December 31, 2016.
UK-based carbon fibre and composite reinforcement specialist Formax is to open a 50,000 sq ft automotive production unit at its Leicestershire headquarters. The company will produce carbon multiaxial fabrics optimised for high volume automotive applications.
Italy-based Tecnofilati has developed a new addition to the Resistex range of yarns, which is composed of a polyester fibre tied to a biocermaic crystal. The Resistex Bioceramic yarn is said to provide a natural absorbing function against harmful UV-A and UV-B rays, while reflecting thermal rays to provide a shielding effect against the sun’s heat.
EDANA and INDA, the Europe and North America-based trade associations for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry, are to work together on a joint mission to advance the success of their member companies. This move follows a series of recent announcements by nonwoven trade associations as they look to cement their role in the increasingly globalised industry.
Auburn Manufacturing, a US based company that develops and supplies textile products for high temperature industrial applications, has expanded its Kitty Hawk manufacturing facility in Auburn, Maine. The 22,500 sq ft, $1.4m expansion will nearly double the size of the existing facility, in response to increasing customer demand. The company said it expects to grow more than 30% in the next three years.
The Colombian government has extended a mixed tariff to protect the domestic textile, apparel and footwear industry against imports and unfair prices below normal market levels. The government initially introduced the tariff in March 2013.
Messe Frankfurt’s Techtextil brand of technical textiles and nonwovens events made its first foray into the Middle Eastern market last week, with a pavilion and symposium at the Intersec trade fair in Dubai. Based on the success of the event, organisers said they will return next year.
The organisers of the 26th edition of Colombiatex anticipate the show, which opens tomorrow in Medellin, will generate business opportunities worth more than US$150 million over the next three days. The event unites approximately 8,400 national and 500 international exhibitors from the textiles and fashion production chain, as well as machinery manufacturers and raw materials suppliers, over a total floor space of 9,600 sqm. More than 32,000 buyers are expected to attend the fair and knowledge pavilions from January 21-23.
The Professional Clothing Show will take place from April 1-2, 2014, at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. It will feature the latest developments in the manufacture and supply of professional clothing, including corporate wear, workwear and personal protective equipment (PPE).
