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28th Apr 2021

Amidst rising corona cases in the country, Indian scientists have developed a virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material that can be used to make face masks and other PPE equipment. The team at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has incorporated nanometre sized sheets of molybdenum sulphide into the fabric which makes all the...

28th Apr 2021

The Albaad Group, a European market leader of nonwovens and wet wipes, is investing to produce a sustainable fabric, to be made entirely from natural fibres, biodegradable, fully flushable and plastic-free. The market launch of the new fabric is expected in 2023. The group is investing around 50 million euros to improve environmentally friendly...

27th Apr 2021

Kineco Kaman Composites India, a manufacturer of advanced composite parts, has received a BAE Systems Partner 2 Win Supplier of the Year Award for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (C4ISR) for exceptional contributions to supply chain success in 2020 for BAE Systems’s Electronic Systems...

27th Apr 2021

Kusumgar Corporates, an Indian company engaged in the technical and specialised textiles sphere, in collaboration with Mumbai-based Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), conducted the final round of 'Innotex' on April 17. Innotex, the first and only national competition of its kind, awards the best minds in technical textiles in the country.

27th Apr 2021

With 596 delegates from 173 companies across the nonwovens and related industries logging on, the online edition of Outlook showcased Edana’s mission to support sustainable growth of the industry. Held from April 21-23, the new format was a key component in ensuring participants could actively engage, managing over 3,000 video and chat meetings...

27th Apr 2021

Solmax has reached an agreement with Koninklijke Ten Cate (the Netherlands) on the acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics, a leading provider of geosynthetics and industrial fabrics. Solmax is the one of the global leaders in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications, headquartered in Canada.

26th Apr 2021

The National Composites Centre (NCC), a UK-based national centre delivering innovation in the design and rapid manufacturing of composites, has welcomed Carbon ThreeSixty, the structural composites specialist as a SME affiliate scheme member. The NCC and Carbon ThreeSixty have worked together on a number of innovative projects together.

26th Apr 2021

Kimberly-Clark has announced executive leadership changes in support of its global business strategy. The company has appointed Russ Torres, president of Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) as group president of Kimberly-Clark North America. Kimberly-Clark is an American multinational personal care corporation, which produces paper-based consumer...

26th Apr 2021

Armacell, a leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a provider of engineered foams, has announced that it is pursuing discussions with Metyx, a Turkey-based manufacturer of high-performance technical textiles like multi-axial reinforcements and carbon reinforcements, to jointly serve the Turkish composite manufacturing market.