The era of cheap and easily available raw materials has come to an end – sustainability has become an economic necessity.

John R. Starr, Inc. will publish in September 2010 a new report which provides comprehensive global and regional market information on spunbonded polypropylene manufacturing costs and capacities through 2014.

As in the first quarter of 2010, the Lenzing Group made optimum use of the good global market environment and achieved an excellent result in the second quarter.

PEGAS NONWOVENS SA announces the commencement of building works connected with the project for the construction of new production facility.

Lurgi will supply Zimmer two-stage Polyamide 6-technology with the basic engineering.

After the co-operation contract between ANDRITZ KÜSTERS GmbH and PILL NASSVLIESTECHNIK GmbH after 3 years has expired, the business with wet-laid technology is continued by PILL NASSVLIESTECHNIK alone.

One of the most important progress shows for technical textiles in the Asian region will bring together exhibitors and visitors / suppliers and customers from 19th - 21st October 2010 in Shanghai.

In the first half of 2010, HARTMANN, Heidenheim / Germany, achieved worldwide sales revenues of EUR 795.9 million. This is an increase of 4.9% compared to the same period last year.

From the latest generation of GRP to state-of-the-art innovative carbon applications in vehicle construction: From 14 to 16 September COMPOSITES EUROPE in Essen will showcase the trends in the composite materials market.

At Nanofibers for the Third Millennium, held from August 30 – September 1 in Raleigh, NC, world leaders in nanofibers will gather to discuss the state of fiber formation as a science and as a corner stone for new nonwovens and technical-textile enabled products.

The business unit EMS-GRILTECH of EMS-CHEMIE AG offers for some years high flexible hotmelt adhesives based on polyester.

Frédéric Van Houte will join CIRFS as its Director General.

Highly encouraging number of registrations already received for Techtextil 2011.

In the second quarter of 2010, once again the business figures for Trevira GmbH are better than anticipated.