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10th Dec 2019

Freudenberg, the global technology group, has sold its South American hygiene nonwoven business to Fitesa, the Brazilian nonwoven specialist. Freudenberg sees the sale of the hygiene business as the best opportunity to successfully develop the nonwoven business. Fitesa is one of the main suppliers of nonwovens to the global hygiene market.

19th Aug 2019

Kordsa, the global player in tire, construction reinforcement and composite technologies markets, presented KraTos, its brand in construction reinforcement, at the Concrete Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, recently. The Concrete show is the largest event of cement and concrete industries involving new and innovative products and technologies in South America.

17th May 2019

The third edition of Outlook Plus Latin America conference, which was held from May 7-9, 2019, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, ended on a successful note. It is organised by Edana and INDA, the two global nonwoven trade associations, and is supported by ABINT, the Brazilian association of nonwoven industries. Over 215 business professionals participated in the...

2nd Oct 2018

The Danish nonwovens manufacturer Fibertex Nonwovens is increasing its production capacity in Brazil by 20 per cent in view of growing demand for special-purpose products for the automotive and other industries. In February 2018, Fibertex Nonwovens, owned by Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co, had taken over Brazilian nonwovens manufacturer...

5th Feb 2018

Fibertex Nonwovens, which is wholly-owned by the Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co, has taken over all activities in the Brazilian owned, nonwovens manufacturer DUCI. With this, Fibertex Nonwovens gets a strong foothold in the South American market and progresses towards a market leader position as supplier of nonwovens for the automotive...

28th Jun 2017

Fibermaq has initiated the distribution of equipment produced by US-based Autometrix, a company specialised in automatic systems for cutting special fabrics, such as carbon and aramid, as well as prepreg materials which reinforce composite parts consumed by the sports and leisure, aerospace, transportation and insulation sectors, among others.

12th Jan 2017

NovaScott, a Brazilian producer of specialty raw materials for producing composites, has become the first local supplier of gelcoat, for the production of nacelles at Gamesa in Brazil. NovaScott won the approval after facing a lengthy and very demanding Gamesa approval process, which covered all aspects of quality, performance and robustness.

27th Dec 2016

Belgium based producer of personal hygiene products Ontex Group NV will acquire the personal hygiene business of Brazil based Hypermarcas S.A. for €286 million. Over the past twelve months, Hypermarcas’ personal hygiene business generated revenue of €343 million and acquisition is expected to help Ontex gain a foothold in Brazil as well as the Americas.

14th Jun 2016

Kordsa Global, a leading manufacturer of industrial nylon and polyester yarn, tire cord fabric and single end cord has been recognised as ‘great place to work’ by a survey conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute. According to the survey conducted among nearly 40 companies in the state of Bahia in Brazil, Kordsa Global outdistanced many...