25 May 2010, Southfield, MI -
Federal-Mogul Corporation has announced
it has developed what it believes to be the world's first Polyethylene
Terephthalate
(PET) yarn to meet both halogen-free flame-retardant regulations and the
"no flaming drip" requirement. Federal-Mogul says that unti ...
29 April 2010, Tokyo – Japanese textiles manufacturer Toray
Industries said yesterday that it was to jointly develop carbon fibre car parts
with German car manufacturer Daimler AG. According to a Reuters news report the
parts will be used in Daimler's Mercedes-Benz cars from 2012.
The firs ...
1 March 2010, Cleveland OH – C.A. Litzler Co. Inc. reports
it has received an order to design and build a 60 metres per minute Tyre Cord Dipping Line
for Rajashree Polyfil, a division of Century Enka Limited India (BK Birla group
company). Financial details were not
disclos ...
29 January 2010, Farmington Hills, MI - Rieter Automotive
North America, has contracted NSC Nonwoven to supply equipment for a needle
punching line to produce velour carpets for the automotive industry.
The purchasing decision for the line is said to be the first
in some years for the automo ...
22 December 2009, Arbon – Swiss textile machinery builder
Oerlikon Saurer is to present its innovative Allma CC3 Combi machine with its
unique two-for-one twisting package and assembling unit at the world's most
important trade fair for the tyre and supply industry, which is taking place in ...
2 September 2009, Tokyo - A special floor mat available for
the fully remodelled third-generation Toyota Prius uses an advanced Ingeo based
fibre. Known as the world’s most eco-conscious car, Toyota Prius features world
leading fuel consumption (38km/L), a solar powered ventilation syst ...
23 April 2009, Osaka - Teijin Fibers Limited announced today
that its chemically recycled polyester Eco Circle Fibers are now being used in
the cords of Toyo Tire & Rubber’s Proxes Ne tyres, which Toyo Tire Europe
GmbH introduced to the European market beginning in April 2009. Eco C ...
1 April 2009, Osaka - Teijin Fibers Limited, the Teijin
group's core polyester fibre company, has announced that a car seat fabric made
100% from Biofront, a green bio plastic produced almost completely from
plant-based feedstock, is being used in the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid
vehicle ...
31st March 2009, Amsterdam - Three vehicles
incorporating fabrics from TenCate will be on display at the AutoRAI 2009
motorshow, to be held in Amsterdam from 1-11 April. These are the KG-1 Concept
from KesselsGranger DesignWorks (Eindhoven, NL) at the Dutch Design Lounge, the
Go-4 Dakar off- ...
17th March 2009, Sevelen – Schoeller Spinning
Group’s coldblack technology which helps fabrics reflect heat and UV rays is
being used in the roofliner of iChange a new concept flexible car at the Geneva
Auto Salon.
The dream of a flexible, environmentally friendly car may
well b ...
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