There are many enterprises in China's printing and dyeing industry, and the market competition is intense. Since 2010, China has accelerated the elimination of small and backward printing and dyeing enterprises, gradually enhancing the industry concentration. At present, Hangmin, Zhonghe and Sanfangxiang are major enterprises in China's printing and dyeing industry. Hangmin is an industry leader in terms of production technology, capacity and R&D capabilities, states the report.
Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, has appointed Sakari Ahdekivi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management Team at Ahlstrom. Mr Ahdekivi will join Ahlstrom on February 1, 2014.Prior to Ahlstrom, Mr Ahdekivi was Managing Director at Tamro Finland and Baltics. He has also held CFO positions at Tamro, YIT, and Huhtamäki, and various financial controlling positions at ABB.Current CFO Seppo Parvi, also EVP, Food and Medical Business Area, will leave Ahlstrom at the end of January 2014.
Trützschler Switzerland, a member of Trützschler Group, has added the business unit of filament spinning lines to the product portfolio. The first Trützschler BCF lines will start production soon.The company says the re-launch at the end of last year coincided with a dynamic carpet yarn / BCF market, which showed a high level of interest in the reliable technologies offered and the attractive delivery times. In addition to various 2 and 4 end BCF machines, update packages for existing lines could be finalised in the most important markets.
In addition, Trützschler Switzerland will be presenting from January 11 to 14, 2014 at the Domotex in Hannover, Germany.
