Yarn & Fiber
TENCEL™ fibers for more comfort through Micro technology
At the Premičre Vision Lenzing presents TENCEL™ branded lyocell and modal fibers with Micro technology for enhanced comfort. Lenzing is with its fine fiber portfolio an expert in producing and marketing of Microfibers for the textile industry and gives this specialty fiber category a new boost.
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At this year’s Heimtextil from 8-11 January 2019 in Frankfurt, Trevira GmbH presented a new Trevira CS joint stand on an impressively huge scale under the motto “Textile Values”. Its fair stand concept, scaled up for 2019, attracted a large number of visitors. Together with 26 top Trevira CS customers, Trevira told the story of the entire textiles value chain across a 2,200+ msq site. Visitors were taken on a journey that started with the basics – fibre production and yarn manufacture – before moving on to the dyeing, weaving and warp and weft knitting stages and ultimately to the end of the journey, the textile editing.
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Teijin to supply Tenax® carbon fiber thermoplastic intermediate material for Boeing commercial airplanes
Teijin Limited announced today that its Tenax carbon fiber and carbon fiber thermoplastic unidirectional pre-impregnated tape (Tenax TPUD) were qualified by Boeing and registered in its qualified products list. Teijin will supply Tenax TPUD as an intermediate advanced composite material for primary structural parts for Boeing.
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The Lenzing Group has once again been rated the number one producer of wood-based fibers (out of 31 globally) in the world with respect to the responsible procurement of wood, the key raw material in cellulose fiber production. This is the conclusion of the Hot Button Report published recently by the Canadian environmental organization Canopy.
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BMW Group has chosen SGL Carbon to supply carbon fibers and semi-finished textile products for a range of components in its upcoming next-generation electric vehicle, the BMW iNEXT.
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SGL Carbon and Augsburg University of Applied Sciences award students for a joint simulation game
In the winter semester 2018/2019, students of the Master program “Environmental and Process Engineering” of Augsburg University of Applied Sciences developed solution concepts for a specific task of SGL Carbon’s Meitingen site. The aim of the simulation game, in which a practical situation is simulated as realistically as possible, was to optimize the high-temperature processes in the graphitization furnaces in the "Fiber Materials" business area.
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Teijin Frontier to participate in Premičre Vision Paris
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fibers and products converting company, announced today that it will participate in Premičre Vision Paris, a major global event for fashion industry professionals that will be held in Paris from February 12 to 14.
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Kelheim Fibres‘ new speciality fibre Danufil® QR selected as a finalist for IDEA 2019 Achievement Awards
After a fire at Kelheim Fibres’ production plant in October 2018, the Bavarian viscose fibre specialists are gradually rebuilding their production capacity from currently 40% to full capacity by the middle of 2020.
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Teijin will showcase high-function materials at ISPO Munich
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fibers and products converting company, announced that it will participate in ISPO Munich, the world’s biggest sportswear exhibition, which will take place at Messe München from February 3 to 6.
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Spring/Summer 2020 collection - An inspirational journey between nature and architecture
The observation of the variety of shapes which surround us and the interaction between nature and human presence is a source of inspiration and reflection for the Südwolle Group.
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EuroFibers appointed as premium supplier of Twaron®-based ripcords
To drive their process flexibility and offer customers the best service, Teijin Aramid has appointed EuroFibers BV as premium supplier of Twaron® based ripcords types. In concrete terms this means that as of January 1st 2019, ripcord orders can be placed at EuroFibers, who will handle the complete order process. The Twaron® based ripcords from EuroFibers are called Ripo RC and Ripo WB.
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Indorama Ventures to acquire Invista’s HVA Polymer Asset in Germany
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire INVISTA Resins & Fibers GmbH, which owns a high value-added PET manufacturing facility located in Gersthofen, Germany. The Gersthofen site has a combined capacity of 282,000 tonnes/ annum, and employs approximately 140 employees.
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Indorama Ventures to acquire PET recycling capabilities from Custom Polymers PET, LLC in US
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a PET recycling facility from Custom Polymers PET in Alabama, US. The facility consists of two production lines; Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Flake and food-grade rPET Pellets, with a combined capacity of 31,000 tonnes/annum.
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