Archive: 2014

Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, has developed a coating for fabrics that keeps...

With more than 9,000 visitors and over 500 exhibitors, the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2014 in Hamburg, Germany marked a 10% increase in exhibition space compared...

The automotive industry is the biggest user of technical textiles, about 20 kg of textiles in each of the 65m cars produced worldwide in 2012.

European sales of nonwovens to the automotive interiors market continued to increase in 2013 with growth of 4.

Indonesian textile exports reached US$697.

Conflicting reports have emerged of the support given to a week-long stay-at-home protest by Cambodia’s clothing workers, who are demanding a living wages.

Publicly listed Indonesian fashion retailers Mitra Adiperkasa (MAP) and Ramayana Lestari Sentosa saw their profits decrease last year, affected by rising costs and currency depreciation.

Jeanologia, the Spanish sustainable textile technology firm, has said that Vietnam is set to become the key hub for its laser and ozone based garment...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attended a meeting last month to discuss a support package for the textile industry.

Leading global clothing retailers are leaving Crimea, which recently voted to become part of the Russian Federation.

Gabrovo, Bulgaria-based producer of personal protection apparel Mak, one of the oldest textile companies in Bulgaria, plans to again invest its profit for the previous...

Serbian lingerie manufacturer Jasmil opened a production facility in Plandiste in April.

Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has announced that its nonwovens are present on the recently launched European Space Agency satellite GAIA.

Toray Industries plans to build airbag fabric factories in India and North America by fiscal 2016, with the aim of becoming the industry leader.

To meet the demand from global automobile manufacturers, Autoneum is launching underfloor and under-engine shields made from the lightweight and multifunctional Ultra-Silent material onto the...

Organised by IQPC, Innovative Seating 2014 took place recently in Düsseldorf, Germany, with an emphasis on the latest technical innovations to reduce weight and enhance...