TenCate And Union Textile Partner

TenCate And Union Textile Partner The Netherlands-based TenCate Advanced Textiles ? a manufacturer of protective fabrics for workwear and professional wear ? and Thailand-based Union Textile Industries Public Co. Ltd ? a vertical textile manufacturer from spinning and weaving through finishing ? have formed a joint venture under which they are producing work- and safetywear fabrics in Thailand. The fabrics are being produced under the name TenCate-Union Protective Fabrics Asia Ltd. TenCate holds the majority interest in the venture.



TenCate President and CEO L. de Vries noted that because of increasing interest in the protective fabrics industry, the company realized the need to make the Asian work environment safer by producing fabrics that will better protect workers from hazards such as fire, heat and chemicals.



TenCate is contributing the funding and expertise, as well as the licensing for its brand names, including TenCate Tecasafe?, TenCate Tecashield? and TenCate Millenia?. Union Textile is providing its existing finishing production facilities and related production and sales team, along with an entry into the local Asian market. This venture is the first pursuit of a non-Asian company in the protective fabrics market in Asia, according to TenCate.



The approximately 11,000-square-meter production facilities are located south of Bangkok in Thailand’s Samutprakan district. The operation employs approximately 200 workers.



October 22, 2008

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