Laroche

Laroche, a manufacturer of textile recycling and airlay web-forming equipment, invested more than €6 million in machinery at its technical centre in Cours-la-Ville, France, including a double-belt thermobonding oven from Schott & Meissner and a needle-loom from Andritz.

Bouckaert Industrial Textiles has purchased a 3.4-meter-wide air-lay line from Laroche and TechnoPlants for $3 million, adding 15 jobs and capacity of 8-10 million pounds per year. The line is expected to be operational in April 2017.

Bouckaert Industrial Textiles is adding a new 3.4-meter-wide airlay line from Laroche and TechnoPlants, representing an investment of over $3 million, to add 8-10 million pounds of annual capacity and 15 jobs.