austria

4th Dec 2023

France's first automated textile waste sorting and recycling plant, inaugurated at Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, is a collaboration between recycling company Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, waste sorting specialist Pellenc ST, and Andritz. The plant, addressing the EU's sustainable textile goals, automatically sorts garments by composition and colour.

26th Sep 2023

Andritz has delivered and started up a new carding machine and opening/blending line for Albis in Italy. This investment enables Albis to meet new demands and produce innovative nonwoven products for hygiene and medical applications. The machine has a large working width of 5.10 mtr, allowing tailored nonwoven fabric production while maintaining...

6th Jul 2023

Borealis, a leader in polyolefin solutions, has announced the acquisition of Rialti, an Italian polypropylene compounder and recycler. Rialti specialises in sustainable polypropylene compounds made from mechanically recycled feedstock. With the acquisition, Borealis aims to enhance its offering and support its customers in achieving their...

14th Jun 2023

Andritz, Pellenc ST and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles have partnered to launch an industrial-scale automatic textile sorting line in Amplepuis, France. The line ensures traceability throughout the supply chain, supporting circularity and environmental targets. Andritz acts as the integrator, facilitating project management and providing accessible...

14th Jun 2023

International firm Andritz has installed a new spunlace pilot line at its competence centre in Montbonnot, France. It allows trials for creating nonwovens from recycled or natural fibres like hemp, flax, and cotton. The line features optimised web forming, entanglement, an innovative card set-up, and the integrated Andritz Metris digitalisation...

5th May 2023

Andritz, an international technology group, has announced the successful start-up of a new velour loom at Foss Floors in Rome, United States (GA). The loom is designed to produce high-quality flooring made from recycled plastic, and the start-up occurred in early 2023. The 5.3 m loom, which is of type SDV, was delivered by Andritz to Foss Floors.

27th Apr 2023

Austrian technology group Andritz has reported a 28.5 per cent increase in revenue to €1,962.6 million for Q1 FY23 compared to Q1 FY22. The company's order intake fell 6.5 per cent YoY to €2,420.2 million, with the exception of its metals business area, which saw growth. Despite the decline in orders, Andritz's order backlog rose to €10,407.8 million.

26th Apr 2023

Andritz has received an order from Predo Health Products to deliver two high-speed hygiene converting lines for producing adult open diapers and feminine sanitary napkins. The lines will be installed in Predo's factory in Gaziantep and start-up is scheduled for the first half of 2024. Predo already operates four baby diaper lines from Andritz.

21st Apr 2023

Austria-based Andritz has been contracted by Columbian wipes producer Quimicolor to provide a complete neXline spunlace line for nonwovens production at its Medellin plant. This will be the first spunlace line in South America outside Brazil and will process viscose and polyester fibres to produce more than 10,000 tons of nonwoven roll-goods annually.