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Published October 20, 2005
Clopay Plastic Products Company has strengthened its Latin American business with the purchase of the remaining minority share of Clopay do Brasil from the Beda family. Established in 2001 and based in São Paulo, Clopay do Brasil is a leading… Read More »
Published October 19, 2005
Freudenberg’s MicronAir air filters are now featured in three Nissan lightweight trucks—the Xterra, Pathfinder and Frontier. The cabin air filters remove harmful particles such as tailpipe emissions, pet dander and mold spores, from the a… Read More »
Published October 19, 2005
Activewear, a revolutionary new line of protective underwear. This launch reinforces SCA's position as an innovative industry player reaching consumers with bladder weakness. The innovative product, according to Charles St-Maurice, president of SCA P… Read More »
Published October 13, 2005
Conwed, a Minneapolis, MN-based supplier of high-performance netting, will acquire Netlon from Tensar International. Headquartered in Blackburn, U.K., Netlon manufactures products for filtration, industrial parts protection, agricultural and ground s… Read More »
Published October 12, 2005
Austrian geotextiles specialist Polyfelt GmbH has been sold for €70 million to technical textiles powerhouse Royal Ten Cate (RTC), headquartered in The Netherlands. The acquisition represents a strategic step in RTC's "buy-and-build" p… Read More »
Published October 5, 2005
Plans are underway at leading Japanese producer Asahi Kasei Medical to expand its sale of PET-based meltblown blood purification filters into the global market. The company reports steady growth in Japan stemming from the products’ success in t… Read More »
Published October 5, 2005
Swiss-based Rieter recently acquired Hogra Holding AG, parent company of Graf Group. The move is expected to further augment Rieter Textile Systems' role as a leading supplier of technology components in the staple fiber machinery sector. Graf Group… Read More »
Published October 5, 2005
Japan Vilene, Tokyo, Japan, has introduced a new industrial mask featuring an exhaust valve. Designed to make breathing easier for users, the triple layer mask includes electret nonwovens and conforms to DS2 Japanese standards. The company expects to… Read More »
Published October 3, 2005
Rayon staple fiber producer Liberty Fibers Corporation, Lowland, TN, has closed its Lowland plant and filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The operation was previously known as the Lenzing Fibers plant of former parent comp… Read More »
Published September 29, 2005
Ahlstrom Corporation will invest in a new spunlace machine at its Green Bay, WI plant. The additional capacity will primarily serve the growing North American wipes market with spunlace composites technology. According to Ahlstrom, the new line will… Read More »
Published September 29, 2005
Kimberly-Clark has completed construction of its production facility in Beijing, China. The company expects the operation to not only satisfy increasing domestic demands but also be responsible for supplying personal care products for its global mark… Read More »
Published September 29, 2005
NSC Groupe, Guebwiller, France, and Rieter Textile Systems, Winterthur, Switzerland, have signed an agreement between their nonwovens businesses—NSC Nonwoven (Asselin-Thibeau) and Rieter Perfojet. The collaboration is expected to benefit… Read More »
Published September 29, 2005
Due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in September, INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, will relocate the Vision 2006 Consumer Products Conference. Formerly slated to take place at the Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, LA, the… Read More »
Published September 21, 2005
The world’s 18th largest roll goods producer Foss Manufacturing Company, Hampton, NH, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In conjunction with the bankruptcy petition, Foss has filed a request that the c… Read More »
Published September 21, 2005
Plans are underway at Ahlstrom Corporation, Helsinki, Finland, to add proprietary nanofiber production capabilities in North America, particularly for its filtration business. The new line will allow Ahlstrom to apply nanofibers to a variety of filtr… Read More »
