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16th Oct 2021

Sweden-based hygiene and health company, Essity, is investing in enhanced efficiency in the company’s site in Kawerau, New Zealand, including the world’s first tissue machine running a fully geothermal steam drying process. The production of tissue from geothermal steam is part of Essity’s work to use less energy and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

15th Oct 2021

Agromousquetaires, through its Cellulose de Brocéliande subsidiary, a major French diaper producer, has made public a key collaboration with North Carolina-based materials producer, Tethis, which aims to bring the first known compostable diaper to market. Tethis, which is based in the US, makes novel plant-based, degradable super absorbents products.

14th Oct 2021

The IMA Tissue&Nonwoven will debut at Index 2020 with its innovative and sustainable solutions for a safe production of disinfecting wet wipes and for the recyclable packaging of nonwovens. The world’s leading nonwovens event will kick-start from October 19. IMA Tissue&Nonwoven is committed to sustainable practices, which are a fundamental pillar of...

14th Oct 2021

Baker Hughes, a US-based global energy technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Primus Line to collaborate on non-metallic pipe applications to rehabilitate and repurpose existing pressure pipelines. Primus Line supplies its tried and tested system for the trenchless rehabilitation of pressure pipelines to the whole world.

14th Oct 2021

Hexion, a US-based producer of adhesives, coatings, and composite resins, has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. The UN Global Compact commits companies to take actions to advance broader social benefits, in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

13th Oct 2021

Andritz has received orders from Naturheld, to supply two fibre preparation systems for its new production line in Grafenwöhr, Germany. With this project, Naturheld is also entering the insulation material sector. The start-up of the project is scheduled for the second half of 2022. Austria’s Andritz offers systems and services for various industries.

13th Oct 2021

Scientists from the University of Utah and Gyeongsang National University in South Korea have developed a bioelectrical sensor which is convenient to use and is also low-cost. The biosensor is integrated onto a piece of clothing. This brings advantages beyond convenience and comfort. Soft clothing means better contact with the skin and a better signal.

12th Oct 2021

Hexion is set to separate into two independent firms. The two companies will be Hexion Holdings, composed of the company’s adhesives and versatic acids and derivatives product lines, and Hexion Coatings and Composites (HCC), composed of Hexion Holdings’ former epoxy-based coatings and composites products. Based in the US, it is a leader in thermoset...

11th Oct 2021

Sweden’s hygiene firm, Essity, has unveiled a breakthrough in sustainable tissue production and is beginning production based on pulp from wheat straw. The plant in Mannheim, Germany, is the first of its kind in Europe, and the first on a large-scale tissue production in the world. The tissue paper is as soft, bright, and strong as traditional tissue...