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Lantal - Transportation Fashion:
Growth Boost through Continuous Innovations
The Swiss Lantal
- Transportation Fashion - founded in 1886 by the family Baumann
in Langenthal - has been able to generate during the last three
years in Langenthal and in Melchnau 60 new jobs, mostly in production-near
areas. Dr. Urs Rickenbacher, Delegate of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), told Textination in an interview that their strongest
business field is in the areas textiles and services for interior
decoration of planes - here they rate themselves as world market
leader with 70% market share in seat coverings and 30% in carpets.
Further areas are textiles for busses, trains and cruise liners.
A new innovative product are the pneumatic air cushions for plane
seats which shall be continuously integrated in the business class
of all SWISS long-range aircraft, beginning spring 2009. The pneumatic
systems stand for comfort and weight savings, insofar as they use
for the padding of plane seats air instead of foam. Right now they
are working on pneumatic seat cushions for the economy class. Lantal
is also satisfied with the development of the demand for additional
services, like the cutting and finishing of whole seat casings,
curtains and carpets. "I am delighted about the close cooperation
with the wool spinning plant Huttwil, which belongs to our enterprise
since beginning of this year", stated Dr. Rickenbacher. >>
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