Evonik has agreed to acquire 3M’s high-concentrates additive compounding business for an undisclosed sum. Evonik will include the acquired operations in its interface and performance business line, which produces and markets ...
Georgia-Pacific has announced that its Palatka, Florida, mill has been selected as the location for the company's previously announced investment of more than $400m in its GP Consumer (retail) tissue and towel business. The investment ...
INDA, the association for nonwoven fabrics industry has nominated four finalists for the fourth annual Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered (RISE) Fabrics Conference Durable Product Award. The RISE Durable Product Award is ...
Tags: light materials, airlaid products, tensile features, Textile
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry has initiated an independent research study to understand direct content, format, and branding details for the newly combined INSIGHT+VISION conference. 13,000 professionals in the ...
Plastic packaging company Takween Advanced Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi’s Savola Group to acquire its plastics and packaging business for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, Takween ...
Tags: Takween, packaging business, Packaging
The turnover of the Spanish textile industry registered a decline of 3.1 percent in the month of January 2014, compared to the same month in 2013, as per the Industrial Turnover Indices (ITI) data released by the National Statistics ...
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is a financially strong and growing membership organization that is taking on increased relevance in the complex global economy of nonwovens and engineered fabrics, President David ...
Tags: Fabrics, Nonwoven Fabrics, Textile
Toray Industries is bolstering production of high-performance fibers in emerging countries in Asia to reap the benefits of anticipated demand growth. “Textiles is a growth industry if you look at it on the global scale,” said ...
Tags: Textiles, expanding emerging markets, strengthening supply systems
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, confirms that CAB 2014, the Converting and Bonding Conference, will be held May 6-8, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina USA. Building upon the ...
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announces five new consumer products that have been selected as finalists for the 2014 Visionary Award. This prestigious Award will be presented during the annual VISION® Consumer ...
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announces the program for the VISION 2014 Consumer Products Conference being held January 27-30, 2014 at The Westin Galleria in Dallas, Texas. Major trends and game changers ...
Tags: Consumer Products, Apparel
Fitesa Simponsville Inc. — a Simpsonville, S.C.-based designer and manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics for hygiene, medical, and industrial specialty applications — is investing $50 million to expand its Simpsonville facility and ...
Tags: fitesa, simpsonville, facility, iob
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, had a busy Fall in China advancing its global partnerships to enhance member access to new markets. INDA was a sponsor of the Asia-Pacific Nonwovens Symposium held October 22 in ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile
Conwed, the leading plastic netting manufacturer in the world, will have its netting portfolio displayed at FILTRATION 2013 in Chicago, IL (Nov 12-14, 2013) by its key partner, Industrial Netting. Industrial Netting offers a large ...
Tags: Conwed, plastic netting
The earliest socks can be traced back to the 8th century with the word sock derived from the Latin word soccus, meaning “a light, low-heeled shoe”. Socks have come a long way since the 8th century, and in particular, ...
Tags: Nike, Crew Socks