Global technical textiles business update, October 2023

26 pages, published in Issue 127, October 2023   Report price: Euro 470.00; US$ 615.00

This report provides a round-up of the latest developments in the global technical textiles sector, including: acquisitions, divestments and mergers; business news; events; investments; and joint ventures. The report contains news relating to the following innovative companies and other organisations: 3M, Andritz, Avery Dennison, BASF Venture Capital (BVC), Batene, CETI, Dan-Web Machinery, Darling Fibers, DePoly, EDANA, Freudenberg Performance Materials, Gentex Corporation, Hangzhou Nbond Nonwovens, HeiQ, INDA, ITMA Asia + CITME, Lenzing Group, Lotus Teknik Tekstil, MAS Holdings, Newtex Industries, Perlon, Shaun Filaments, Solvay, Tallayne, Texaid, TexDel, and Woodspin.

SUMMARY


ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS


• Andritz is to buy air-laid technologies supplier Dan-Web Machinery
• MAS Holdings has acquired a stake in HeiQ AeoniQ
• Newtex Industries has acquired the Industrial Textile Division of Gentex Corporation
• Synthetic filaments manufacturer Perlon has acquired Shaun Filaments
• Tallayne has purchased the Nufabrx infusion technologies developed by Textile-Based Delivery (TexDel)

BUSINESS NEWS


• 3M will pay to settle claims of water pollution caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
• A sustainable textiles and packaging materials hub has been established by Darling Fibers in South Carolina, USA
• Batene has secured further funding for the commercialisation of metal fleece-based current collectors which could increase the energy densities and charging speeds of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries
• Chemicals company Solvay has announced new business names as its plans for separation progress
• Manufacturers of textile machinery could be threatened by a planned EU ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

EVENTS


• ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 is to be held in Singapore during October 28-31, 2025

INVESTMENTS


• A line for producing three-dimensional (3D) entangled polymer filament mats has been started up in China by Freudenberg Performance Materials
• Andritz has installed a pilot hydroentanglement line in France
• BASF Venture Capital (BVC) has invested in a polyester recycling company called DePoly
• CETI has installed a melt spinning line supplied by Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET)
• Lotus Teknik Tekstil is to invest in digital data analysis tools for its new Andritz nonwovens line
• Woodspin has opened its first facility for producing recyclable and biodegradable fibre from sustainably grown wood

JOINT VENTURES


• Avery Dennison and Texaid are to collaborate in tackling the challenges of textile recycling
• EDANA has formed a joint programme with INDA to extend the reach of EDANA's Quality and Audit Programme for the hygiene products industry to the USA
• Lenzing Group has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Hangzhou Nbond Nonwovens to accelerate the development of flushable nonwoven products

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