Archroma Start of production of hand sanitizers Archroma In May 2020, the producer of dyes and specialty chemicals Archroma Management LLC, Reinach/Switzerland, started bulk production of a new range of hand sanitizers at its Landhi site in Pakistan. » Wednesday, 15. July 2020
Mayer & Cie Mayer & Cie 115th birthday On July 8, 1905, Johann Georg Conzelmann, his 2 sons Karl and Jakob, Jakob Schmid, the brothers Johann Georg and Johannes Mayer, Emil Schweikhofer and Johannes Neher signed a record in the Commercial Register, reading "Vereinigte Mechanische Werkstätten Mayer & Cie » Wednesday, 15. July 2020
VDMA VDMA Technology webtalks for the textile, nonwoven and converting industry On July 15, 2020, the Textile Machinery Webtalk – powered by VDMA” continues. » Tuesday, 14. July 2020
Devan Devan Innovative textile finish with immunity-boosting properties The corona virus makes us feel more concerned than usual about staying strong and healthy. A new multivitamin blend consisting of vitamin C, vitamin E and ginger has been added by the supplier of special chemicals Devan Chemicals NV, Ronse/Belgium, to its R-Vital range of active ingredients. » Tuesday, 14. July 2020
Mimaki Mimaki Technologies of the future together with Digitak The manufacturer of inkjet digital printers Mimaki Europe B.V., Amsterdam/Netherlands, has focused on technological diversification by installing a direct-to-fabric digital printing line at the Italien digital textile printing company Digitak. » Friday, 10. July 2020
Heimtextil Heimtextil Face-to-face meetings again possible in 2021 To ensure that its events can resume safely, Messe Frankfurt has developed a concept that incorporates detailed hygienic, medical and organisational measures. » Tuesday, 07. July 2020
Rudolf Rudolf All-in-one, durable antibacterial and antiviral solution for textiles As a consequence of Covid-19 global pandemic the demand for chemical auxiliaries with antimicrobial effect has boomed. The producer of textile auxiliaries Rudolf GmbH, Geretsried/Germany, has invested in the assessment of a new antiviral feature which is now added to one of their leading technologies » Friday, 03. July 2020
Karl Mayer Karl Mayer/Stoll Merger transaction completed The merger between tKarl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik and H. Stoll AG & Co. KG, was completed on July 1, 2020. » Thursday, 02. July 2020
CIRFS Dornbirn GFC 59th conference to take place in webinar form Due to the corona virus pandemic, this year’s Dornbirn Global Fibers Congress (GFC) will be held digitally in the form of a webinar week. » Wednesday, 01. July 2020
Euratex Euratex Strategy for recovery and re-election of Alberto Paccanelli as President Euratex has unveiled the “strategy for recovery from the Covid-19 era” together with 5 flagship initiatives and the re-election of Alberto Paccanelli » Tuesday, 30. June 2020
Oerlikon Oerlikon Barmag 5 new lines for capacity expansion in China Production capacities at Zhejiang Kingsway High-Tech Fiber Co., are being expanded by a further 40,000 tons/year with 5 lines from Oerlikon Barmag » Tuesday, 30. June 2020
Idvac Idvac Vacuum antimicrobial polymer surface coating for healthcare applications A novel process to use vacuum metallizing techniques to deposit a thin layer of polymer on flexible substrates such as polyester (PET) and fabric has been developed by Idvac Ltd., Manchester/UK. » Friday, 26. June 2020
Ascend Ascend Antimicrobial technology for textiles and nonwovens A technology specially formulated to guard against the growth of mildew, fungi and other microbes comes from Ascend Performance Materials » Thursday, 25. June 2020
GKD GKD: record sales in 2019 and positive expectations for 2020 GKD: record sales in 2019 and positive expectations for 2020 In 2019 GKDincreased sales by 12.7 % to €107.4 million. Significant drivers were the process belt mesh and industrial mesh divisions. » Tuesday, 23. June 2020
ITMF ITMF Orders down by 40% due to corona pandemic Between May 20 and June 8, 2020, the ITMF conducted its 4th survey about the impact the corona pandemic has had on the global textile value chain. » Tuesday, 23. June 2020
Alexium Alexium Appointment of new non-executive director Alexium International Group Ltd. has announced that Dr. Paul Stenson will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective June 15, 2020. » Wednesday, 17. June 2020
Domo Domo Stop and close of BOPA production at Leuna plant Domo Chemicals has announced plans to stop and close its 3rd line of biaxally oriented polyamide films (BOPA) in Leuna/Germany, effective August 2020. » Tuesday, 16. June 2020
Pixabay ITMF Shipments of new textile machinery decreased in 2019 In 2019, global shipments of spinning, texturing, weaving, knitting, and finishing machines decreased on average compared to 2018. » Tuesday, 16. June 2020
SSM SSM New location and production facilities from July 2020 SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, will relocate its Swiss factory plant from Horgen to Wädenswil effective July 1, 2020. » Tuesday, 09. June 2020
Jeanologia Jeanologia Technology to eliminate corona virus from textiles and footwear Jeanologia has launched “Sanibox”, ay sanitization technology to eliminate the coronavirus from textiles, apparel, workwear, and footwear. » Tuesday, 09. June 2020