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TenCate Geosynthetics has won the Water Innovation Award 2013, as part of the ‘vertical sand-tight geotextile’ entry submitted by the Rivierenland Water Board in the Netherlands in the category of Dry Feet.
News12 Dec 2013P&G has opened its new plant in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is to produce diapers for the growing market in the country and Asia.
Takata Corporation is to build a new production facility in Hungary through its new subsidiary Takata Safety Systems Hungary.
Lotte Chemical is to shut its pure terephthalic acid (PTA) factory in Wilton in the North-East of England after 32 years, pending consultation with employees. The company said the move was due to increased competition from China and falling market prices.
Sympatex Technologies has opened a branch in Seoul to expand in the Korea. To establish further growth in the Asian market, the company’s new customer, Trespass, is promoting its functional jackets that feature the Sympatex 100% recyclable membrane via a new campaign on the home shopping channel CJO.
The Volvo Car Group, Borgstena Group Sweden and Swerea IVF are working together on a new project called Lotex, which will develop more environmentally-sustainable processes to improve the lifespan and performance of textiles for car interiors.
Kimberly-Clark Professional has appointed Tim Feeheley as vice president for Kimberly-Clark Professional North America. Mr Feeheley succeeds Richard Thorne, who recently was named to lead Kimberly-Clark Professional's Asia-Pacific Region.
A one-day workshop will take place to promote the development of nonwovens and technical textiles in Indonesia on December 17at the Bandung Convention Centre. The day will include a morning workshop with reports and discussions from the industry’s regional and global representatives, and an opportunity for companies to exhibit their products and network with industry participants in the afternoon.
US-based Lear Corporation is to open a new automotive seating plant in Iasi, Romania, in January next year. The facility will employ approximately 1,500 people and will serve all major European automotive manufacturers, with an emphasis on seating surface materials including cutting and sewing capability.
Invista, the owner of the Lycra fibre, and Lenzing, which produces man-made cellulosics like rayon, modal and lyocell, have joined forces to develop cellulosic denim fabrics with improved shape retention. The two companies are now offering a solution utilising Invista’s patented Lycra DualFX fabric technology combined with Lenzing’s Tencel fibre.
Ploucquet, an affiliate company of Sympatex Holding, is moving all its activities to the production site in Zittau, eastern Germany from January 2014. The company’s Tection (technical textiles and applications) business is already at the site and will be joined by the Textiles (such as lining, pocket lining and waistband products) business unit in the new year, with staff numbers totalling 150.
