5 December 2011, Paris
Première Vision S.A., holder of a 49% stake in ModAmont SAS since 2007, has just taken full control on Friday 2 December of the company that organises the ModAmont show specializing in fashion accessories and components, by purchasing the 51% stake held by Tarsus France SAS.
5 December 2011, Vietnam
Dong Xuan Knitting Co. Ltd. (Doximex), one of Vietnam’s largest knitted goods producers opened a new US$ 16 million knitting factory on 15 November 2011, which will manufacture premium quality garments for the Japanese market.
By Adrian Wilson
At the forthcoming Heimtextil home furnishings show which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, from January 11-14, textile wallcoverings will be more strongly featured than ever before.
One leading nonwovens company which is finding a fast-growing market for its wallcovering products is Ahlstrom – and especially in Asia.
By Groz-Beckert
2 December 2011
In this article ‘Insulating, storing, filtering – Knitted wire mesh in the automotive industry’ Groz-Beckert profiles its customer, leading German engineering company DHD Technology and examines the use of knitted wire mesh products in the automotive industry.
1 December 2011, Tokyo
Teijin announced today that it will establish the world's first pilot plant for fully integrated production of carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) components from carbon fibre on the premises of its Matsuyama Factory in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
1 December 2011
The Fifth Wearable Technologies Conference will take place alongside the ISPO sports show in Munich, Germany, on January 30, 2012.
1 December 2011, Shanghai
Despite the current global economic slowdown, the world’s leading textile machinery manufacturers are said to be still strongly attracted to the prospects offered by China, the world's largest textile producer. This can be seen from the overwhelming response received by the combined textile machinery show, ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012, which will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 12 to 16 June 2012, organisers say.
