Textiles, Home & Personal Care
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he Coats Group was founded in Paisley, Scotland, in 1775 by James and Patrick Clark. Its activities began with the production of loom equipment and silk thread at a small workshop. In 1806 Patrick Clark invented a way of twisting cotton threads together as a substitute for silk threads, which had become unavailable due to the French Blockade of Great Britain. Following this he opened the company’s first manufacturing plant for cotton thread in 1812, and subsequently established a yarn manufacturing plant in Newark, New Jersey in 1864. Today the company operates globally in more than 50 countries worldwide and in 2017 recorded revenues of more than 1.6 billion US dollars, with a workforce of around 20,000 people. Each year, the group makes enough thread to go into 8 billion pairs of jeans and every month produces enough thread to stretch all the way to the sun, a distance of over 92 million miles. In addition, more than 100 million airbags are made using Coats’ high performance thread, as well as over 450 million pairs of shoes. Furthermore, the company’s flame retardant materials can withstand temperatures of up to 1000 Degrees Celsius
Ideal global partners When it comes to leisure- or work-wear, the world’s top brands seek the advice of the Coats Group about its performance sewing threads and zips. With its unparalelled global reach, the company is uniquely positioned to advise both designers and manufacturers on an infinite range of everyday consumer and industrial products. This makes
Coats the ideal partner, especially when it comes to the launch of new, innovative products and processes. Backed by advanced research and engineering facilities, Coats’ precision engineered yarns cater for a diverse range of customer needs. These include feminine hygiene products, fibre optic and energy cables, medical supplies and tyre-cord wefts. The Coats Group is committed to ensuring the most efficient use of both materials and resources, including the energy it uses to power its factories and machinery and the water it employs for manufacturing processes. Through its economic and efficient operations it seeks to minimise its impact on the environment, as well as increasing its overall cost-effectiveness.
Global state-of-the-art facilities A continuous focus on improvement and upgrading means that the Coats Group’s global subsidiaries are all working to the same high standards throughout the six continents in which it operates. The group’s subsidiary in Hungary is typical of its dedication to state-ofthe-art manufacturing facilities and the use of the latest technology, in order to increase its drive for sustainability and cost-effectiveness. The Coats Group’s modern Hungarian facility is located in Ujpest, Hungary and produces high performance yarns for sectors such as leather goods, automotive interiors, bedding, quilting, furniture and camping goods, as well as feminine hygiene products and filtration products, to name just a few.
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