The Supervisory Board of BASF SE on October 21, 2019, decided to reduce the size of the company’s Board of Executive Directors from seven to six members effective January 1, 2020, as part of ongoing efficiency measures. Board member Sanjeev Gandhi will leave the company at his own request. He was appointed to the Board in December 2014. – The Board of Directors of Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) on October 22, 2019, announced that President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) Patrik Frisk will become the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Jan. 1, 2020.Eric Liedtke, Executive Board Member Global Brands, to leave
adidas at the end of 2019 … More Personalities

The idea is promising: New plastic materials can contribute to faster charging times for batteries in electric vehicles. With its “Power Separator” idea, the winning team of this year’s Start-up Challenge wants to use Covestro’s know-how in the field of high-tech materials to launch a new generation of battery separators on the market … More Second Covestro Start-up Challenge focuses on circular economy

Suominen Corporation’s Interim Report for January 1– September 30, 2019: Strong cash flow and improved operating profit. … More Suominen Corporation’s Interim Report for January 1– September 30, 2019: Strong cash flow and improved operating profit

WTO Dispute Settlement Body – The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 28 October 2019, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”. … More WTO Dispute Settlement Body

IFAI Expo 2019, North America’s largest specialty, industrial and advanced textiles event, hosted more than 325 exhibiting companies and a total of 4,412 verified participants from 64 countries at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL USA. IFAI Expo is produced by Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). IFAI Expo provided attendees access to the … More A Success – IFAI Expo Attracts Strong Attendance in Orlando

In this second feature, we show the important factors of the ITMF Textile Machinery Shipping Statistics presented on October 21, 2019 in Porto, Portugal, by Dr Christian Schindler, General Managing Director of ITMF the International Textile Manufacturing Federation. … More Global (Textile) Machinery Market (part 2)