15th Sep 2021
A Composites UK report on the UK composites industry shows that in 2021, the number of companies trading fell by 6.3 per cent, in comparison to 2020. The companies no longer trading fell proportionately across all UK regions. The 2021 Hub Report is a summary of the UK composites industry and includes how it has fared against the pandemic and EU Exit.
14th Sep 2021
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), a leading manufacturer of high-performance materials, aims to achieve climate positivity by 2030. For this, it has already set targets and planned actions to reduce emissions and environmental impact, compensate for unavoidable emissions with high-quality carbon credits, and invest in carbon removal...
13th Sep 2021
Satair, Denmark’s airbus services firm, and FACC, a manufacturer of advanced aircraft components and systems, have signed their first agreement. The multi-year agreement covers the global exclusive distribution of Airspace XL bins (overhead stowage compartments), the entrance area, ceiling panels, and all related spares for the entire A320 aircraft...
11th Sep 2021
Itochu Corp, a Japanese trading firm engaged in textiles and other diversified products, has reported 22.1 per cent revenues increase to ¥2,916.8 billion (Japanese yen) in the first quarter (Q1) of FY22 ended on June 30, 2021, over the revenue of ¥2.4 billion in the same period of prior year. Net profit escalated to ¥284.7 million (Q1 FY21: ¥115.3...
10th Sep 2021
The 2021 edition of Techtextil North America took place last month, August 23-25 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Despite several obstacles including the re-emergence of COVID-19 via the Delta variant, the show saw strong attendance, with many exhibitors noting the high quality of visitors throughout the three days.
9th Sep 2021
Orion Engineered Carbons has begun constructing its second plant in China for specialty and high-performance carbon black, expanding the chemical company’s production capacity in one of the leading markets. Orion is a Luxembourg-based supplier of carbon black products, including high-performance specialty gas blacks, furnace blacks, and other carbon...
9th Sep 2021
Albarrie, a US-based leader in nonwoven need felts and composite materials for industrial applications, will display its wide range of Tandem nonwoven baghouse filter bags at MINExpo 2021, from September 13-15, 2021, in Las Vegas, US, in booth # 28146. The show exhibits the latest mining and minerals processing technologies with state-of-the-art...
8th Sep 2021
An Indian Institute of Technology Delhi team has developed a modified cotton fabric capable of adsorbing harmful air pollutants from air. ZIF-8@CM cotton and ZIF-67@CM cotton, as these are called, are zeolite imidazolate framework-modified functionalised fabrics that adsorb high levels of organic air pollutants like benzene, aniline and styrene from...
7th Sep 2021
Welspun India Limited, the global leader in home textiles, has become the first Indian company to receive the quality approval from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510 (k) for its 3 ply surgical masks. Certified by BIS and CE already, it has all the required certifications to supply to global markets including critical medical uses.