Business and industry

Teijin to recycle polyester in China

1 September 2012

Teijin of Tokyo, Japan, is to invest in a facility to make recycled polyester (PES) fibres in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China, its first such operation outside of its native country.

Slow recovery for imports of bulk containers into Europe

1 September 2012

European imports of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) continue to recover following a deep slump in 2009, according to the European Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association (EFIBCA

Precot Meridian to make hydroentangled nonwovens for medical market

1 September 2012

A leading manufacturer of yarns and fabrics in India has opted to invest in nonwovens technology.

Duro Textiles and Alexium sign deal for flame-retardant polyamide

1 September 2012

A licence agreement for a novel halogen-free flameretardant (FR) treatment for polyamide (PA) textiles has been concluded between the company holding the rights to the technology and one of the larges

Ahlstrom starts up filter line

1 September 2012

Commercial production of filter materials will begin in the third quarter of 2012 on a new line Ahlstrom has installed at its plant in Turin, Italy.

AGY puts continuous filament mat business up for sale

1 September 2012

A manufacturer of glass-fibre yarns and reinforcements for composites, AGY of Aiken, South Carolina, USA, has decided to quit making and selling continuous filament mats (CFM).

Challenges remain for SGL's carbon fibres and composites business

1 September 2012

Delays in projects for the military and civil aviation markets, the shutting down of a customer's major facility for making wind turbines, and overall weak demand for carbon fibres for the industrial

Companhia Providencia opens a new nonwovens plant in Brazil

1 September 2012

Companhia Providencia of Parana, Brazil, is increasing its nonwovens capacity in Brazil with the addition of a second plant in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais.

Ontex to close German diaper production plant

1 August 2012

The Ontex Group, a key player in the European hygiene disposables market with a wide range of products for baby care, feminine care and adult incontinence, plans to close a diaper production plant in

Schoeller Textil acquires Eschler Group

1 August 2012

Schoeller Textil, a developer and manufacturer of stretch woven functional fabrics and smart textile technologies for activewear, workwear and lifestyle apparel applications, has acquired Christian Es

PurThread Technologies opens new headquarters

1 August 2012

A new medical textile company has recently opened its headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Andritz to supply world's widest spunlace line to China

1 August 2012

Andritz has received an order from Taiwan-based nonwovens producer Nan Liu Enterprise to supply the world's widest spunlace line (working width 6.2 m), to be installed at Nan Liu's facility in Pinghu,

SGL completes takeover of acrylic fibre manufacturer

1 August 2012

SGL Group of Wiesbaden, Germany, has increased its stake in its recent investment - Lavradio-based Fibras Sinteticas de Portugal SA (Fisipe) - to 97% (see also, Advances in Textiles Technology, July 2

Teijin invests in China

1 August 2012

Teijin Ltd of Tokyo, Japan, is investing Yen2 billion (about US$25 million) to establish Teijin Product Development China Co Ltd in Nantong.

CETI to open in October 2012

1 July 2012

The Centre Europeen des Textiles Innovants (CETI), a new research and prototyping centre dedicated to new textile applications, will officially open on 10-11 October 2012.

Toho to double production capacity for nickel-coated carbon

1 July 2012

Anticipating increased demand for electromagnetic shielding, Toho Tenax of Tokyo, Japan, the principal company in the Tokyobased Teijin Group's carbon fibre and composites business, is to more-or-less

Fong's Industries acquires complete control of Monforts

1 July 2012

Fong's industries Co Ltd of Hong Kong has acquired complete control of A. Monforts Textil maschinen GmbH & Co KG of Monchengladbach, Germany from its former owner, L.

Machinery investment by ParAid Textile Services brings all its cutting in-house

1 July 2012

Paraid textiles services of Telford, UK, which specializes in the design and assembly of straps, harnesses and other sewn products, has significantly boosted its infrastructure and expanded its workfo

Domtar acquires EAM airlaid absorbent core technology

1 July 2012

Canada's Domtar Group has purchased EAM Corp, the maker of airlaid-based absorbent core material once owned by Rayonier. The acquisition from Kinderhook Industries was valued at US$61 million.

International Buyer's Guide to industry now available online

1 July 2012

Buyers can now research the contact details and activities of more than 1000 suppliers, manufacturers, service companies and research institutes from around the world.

Everbeauty acquisition now closed

1 July 2012

SCA's acquisition of Asian hygiene products company Everbeauty has been completed.

Lenzing to produce lyocell in new facility at its headquarters

1 July 2012

Construction has begun of a production facility that will be able to make 67 kt a year of the lyocell fibre (Tencel) for the Austria-based manufacturer Lenzing AG.

SGL acquisition to be used to make precursors for carbon fibres

1 July 2012

A specialist in carbon products, SGL of Wiesbaden, Germany, has taken an 86.19% stake in Fibras Sinteticas de Portugal (Fisipe) SA of Lavradio, Portugal, in order to expand its access to the raw mater

Schoeller and Eschler to merge

1 July 2012

From June 2012, Schoeller Textil AG of Sevelen has taken over the management of another family-owned Swiss textile manufacturer, Buhler-based Eschler Group.

Teijin expands its composites businesses in India and the USA

1 July 2012

Toho Tenax of Tokyo, Japan, the principal company in the Tokyo-based Teijin Group's carbon fibre and composites business has formed a partnership with Hindoostan Technical Fabrics Ltd, a manufacturer

PurThread Technologies to target markets for antimicrobial textiles

1 July 2012

An emergent manufacturer of medical textiles has established its headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The 110-m2 (1200 square feet) facility is the company's first commercial base.

Hartmann wins supply contract with UK's National Health Service

1 June 2012

Paul Hartmann has been re-awarded a contract with UK National Health Service procurement organization NHS Commercial Solutions (NHS CS) to provide incontinence care products to patients in Kent, Surre

JNC to make air-through nonwovens in Thailand

1 June 2012

JNC Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, is to establish a sales and manufacturing company for air-through nonwovens for hygiene applications in Rayong, Thailand, through its subsidiary JNC Fibers.

Fibertex Personal Care invests US$55 million in Malaysia

1 June 2012

Fibertex Personal Care is to invest US$55 million in a state-of-the-art production line in Malaysia.

SCA strengthens presence in South America

1 June 2012

Sweden-based SCA has acquired the remaining 50% shareholding in the Chilean hygiene products producer Papeles Industriales (PISA), and now owns 100% of the company.

Low & Bonar invests in green roofing

1 May 2012

A London, UK-based group specializing in performance materials, Low & Bonar has paid Euro5.95 million in cash to buy Xero Flor International GmbH of Ortholz, Germany, from former owner, Wolfgang B

Nonwovens from a cleanroom environment for medical applications

1 May 2012

National Nonwovens of Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA, has invested in a new nonwoven line contained within a cleanroom environment.

Low & Bonar merges fibres, nonwovens and fabrics businesses

1 May 2012

Effective from the beginning of April 2012, Colbond bv of Arnhem, The Netherlands, and Bonar Technical Fabrics NV of Zele, Belgium, have merged under organizational changes announced by their parent g

Private equity firm acquires Outlast Technologies

1 May 2012

Outlast Technologies, a specialist in the application of phase-change materials (PCMs) for temperature regulation, which has its headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, USA, has been acquired by a private

Rokona International Organization for Standardization-certified

1 May 2012

In January 2012, Rokona Textilwerk, a subsidiary of Germany's Gerhard Rosch, again received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 9001:2008, which certifies the implementation

V-Care building three diaper manufacturing lines in China

1 May 2012

V-Care, a joint venture of Hong Kong-based toilet tissue maker Vinda Paper Group, is building three diaper manufacturing lines in Hubei Province, China.

SCA offers to acquire Asian hygiene products company

1 April 2012

Sweden's SCA has made a binding offer to acquire the Taiwan-based hygiene products company Everbeauty.

Toyota Industries takes control of Uster Technologies

1 April 2012

Toyota Industries Corp of Kariya, Japan, has become the majority shareholder in Uster Technologies of Uster, Switzerland, a specialist manufacturer of instruments for testing and quality control for t

Indian group buys 3B for Euro275million

1 March 2012

Binani Industries Ltd of Mumbai, India, has paid Euro275 million to buy a 100% stake in one of the major manufacturers of glass fibre in the world-- 3B of Battice, Belgium.

Staple fibre investment for Indian geotextile manufacturer

1 March 2012

Oerlikon Neumag of Neumunster, Germany, says it has won a contract to supply a plant consisting of 12 spinning positions for the production of staple fibres.

Molnlycke Health Care US in senior management change

1 March 2012

Randy Schwartz, who was Vice President of Marketing for the Wound Care Division of Molnlycke Health Care US, has been appointed Global Marketing Director, based in the head office in Gothenburg, Swede

Regent starts spunbond line in Russia

1 March 2012

Regent-Neotex of Moscow, Russia, has completed work on a new triple spunbond line from Reifenhauser.

Schoeller subsidiary for medical and hygiene markets

1 March 2012

Schoeller Textile AG of Sevelen, Switzerland, has created a new subsidiary called Schoeller Medical AG to exploit the growing markets for medical and healthcare textiles.

Freudenberg invests in Taiwan

1 March 2012

Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Co is to build a production line for polyester spunlaid nonwovens in Tayuan, Taiwan.

US$10-billion market for speciality fibres

1 March 2012

The world's market for speciality fibres will be worth US$10.3 billion in 2016, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1% from 2011 when it was valued at US$6.3 billion, according

Alexium raises development funding

1 March 2012

Alexium International Group of Perth, Australia, says it has raised about Aus$1.2 million (approximately US$1.26 million) by selling 15 million shares.

Fiberweb completes hygiene business sale to Petropar

1 February 2012

Fiberweb has confirmed that the sale of its hygiene business to Petropar was finalized on 30 December 2011.

SCA establishes a joint venture in Australasia

1 February 2012

SCA has completed the transaction of creating a joint venture in Australasia.

SCA announces major reorganization

1 February 2012

SCA of Stockholm, Sweden, has reorganized its global hygiene operations with the aims of increasing efficiency and expanding its presence in the market.

TenCate buys ABDS to enter market for protection against roadside bombs

1 February 2012

TenCate advanced armour has acquired all of the shares of ABDS ApS, a Danish company that has invented a system that actively protects against blasts such as those encountered by army vehicles from ro

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