Seiko Epson will invest 16 billion yen in a new building in the campus, in Hirooka office in Japan. The new building, which will house a factory for prototyping and volume-producing large commercial and industrial printing systems and a test laboratory for digital textile printing, is part of Epson’s mid-term plans to grow its printing solutions business.

Speciality chemicals company LANXESS intends to cease production at its Ankerweg site in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where it produces base oils for industrial lubricants. Operations shall be terminated latest in November 2018.

The Swiss technology innovator HeiQ sponsored the cutting-edge triathlon suits of the Super League Jersey Island athletes recently to help the MaccaNow Foundation fight cancer.

Rieter intends to create a modern location in Winterthur, concentrating the customer center, product and technology development, assembly and administration on an area of approximately 30 000 square meters.

As a leader in the international digital printing industry, Aleph, an Italy-based fast growing company, is participating at the SGIA Expo 2017 in New Orleans, from October 10 to 12, 2017, showcasing the successful LaForte®Paper Industrial printer for textile and sign graphic market.

Italian yarn supplier Marchi & Fildi had made a strategic choice and undergone an authentic evolution, aiming straight at the circular economy and focusing on their innovative cotton yarn, Ecotec smart cotton.

Archroma, a global leader in colour and speciality chemicals, has announced solid progress on Phases 3 and 4 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, etc.

The 10th JEC Asia will be held from November 1 to 3, 2017 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. JEC Group, the leading composites organisation in the world, brings to South Korea not only its business platform for networking but also its top-notch conferences especially designed for the Asian composites markets.

It’s one of the strongest rubber timing belts in the market: The Synchroforce Carbon is technology company ContiTech’s new heavy-duty timing belt with a hybrid tension member made of a glass carbon compound, which offers a similar performance to polyurethane belts.