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7th Feb 2022

Czech Republic’s PFNonwovens and Smart Plastic Technologies have announced that they have signed an exclusive joint development agreement for the use of Smart Plastic’s patent-pending SPTek Eclipse technology in PFNonwovens’ hygiene and medical nonwoven products. PFNonwovens is a leading global producer of customised nonwoven fabrics to make products.

7th Feb 2022

UK’s international PPE manufacturer Globus group has announced that it has committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2027. As part of its commitment the company will ensure all its European-made products launched after 2024 are net zero and develop and implement a robust product life cycle management process with more than half of its...

4th Feb 2022

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has signed contracts for civil works and machinery to build a new glass fibre tissue line facility located in Madisonville, Kentucky, US. The construction of the building will start in February 2022. The building and civil works are scheduled to be fully completed in summer 2023. Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fibre-based...

4th Feb 2022

Ireland’s Resonate Testing has become the first company in Northern Ireland to secure certification from the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), which recognises the facility as a certified testing laboratory for transport packaging. Resonate Testing is a new commercial test house for organisations in need of high-quality testing.

4th Feb 2022

US’ W. L. Gore has unveiled its 2020 responsibility update for the fabrics division. The responsibility update 2020 shares details on how the division plans to leverage the newly introduced sustainability framework by using sound science, transparency and cooperation with others to provide innovative solutions to both its customers and the industry.

4th Feb 2022

Researchers at Japan’s Hokkaido University have developed a catalyst for the synthesis of propylene, which has benefits for the chemical industry and carbon recycling. Propylene is a colourless, flammable hydrocarbon gas that is a raw material for the production of a variety of petrochemicals. Their findings were reported in the journal Nature...

3rd Feb 2022

Known for its unique curation of home furnishings and décor, US’ Ballard has announced an official expansion of its home performance fabric options to include Crypton luxury textiles. It adds to Ballard's existing collection of distinguished Performance Fabrics, Sunbrella and Inside Out. Ballard provides unique curation of home furnishings and décor.

3rd Feb 2022

Hundreds of tents and rental professionals gathered at the recently held IFAI tent expo at Daytona Beach. Members of the Tent Rental Division and other industry professionals met in person for the first time in two years, driving near-record attendance at this year’s event. Tent Expo is a leading show for the tent rental and supply industry.

3rd Feb 2022

US’ ASTM’s geosynthetics committee (D35) has approved a new standard that will help engineers and specifiers who work with vinyl sheet piling. Applications for such piling include the construction of seawalls, retaining walls, and chemical cut-off walls. The new standard (D8427) covers material and testing requirements for polyvinyl chloride sheet...