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28th Aug 2020

AIT Bridges, a division of Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), a designer of composite bridge systems and structural components for commercial construction, has supplied the first composite arch bridge system to the West Coast, Washington. The bridge comprises 12 fibreglass composite arches and can be cut and then easily reassembled on site.

28th Aug 2020

Jagatjit Cotton Textiles recently came up with a range of anti-infective wear for various retail segments, including the elderly, police, defence personnel, airlines and the hospitality industry. It is using 'VB Go' technology in the range, for which it has partnered with Sweden-based Polygiene AB to use the latter's patented Viral Off anti-viral...

27th Aug 2020

G6 Materials has concluded a project to develop two formulations for graphene-enhanced resins for fibreglass and carbon fibre marine composites. The formulations have better characteristics compared to conventional materials. Besides, the improved strength of the resin, the graphene-enhanced epoxy shows a 14-fold increase in fracture toughness.

27th Aug 2020

Royal DSM, a global science-based company, has announced that Dyneema is driving the performance of Team Sunweb’s protective cycling jerseys in 2020 Tour de France. Along with, Team Sunweb and Craft Sportswear, DSM helped to deliver a jersey that, when combined with protective baselayer, offers cyclists effective abrasion protection at speeds up to...

27th Aug 2020

Kordsa, a Turkey-based global player of tire, construction reinforcement and composites technologies, has announced the appointment of İbrahim Ozgur Yıldırım as the new chief operating officer for APAC. Yıldırım will replace Zeki Kanadıkırık, who steps down after 5 years in the position, and take his new role as of 1st of September 2020.

26th Aug 2020

The Centre for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products (BAHP) has added five new members to its community of personal absorbent hygiene product manufacturers and distributors. The new members are Albaad, Crown Abbey, First Quality, NorthShore Care Supply and Ontex. BAHP is the industry expert on disposable diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence...

26th Aug 2020

US’ scientists have used natural plant products called cellulose nanocrystals to coat and pin carbon nanotubes uniformly into the carbon-fibre composites, to increase their strength and impart other desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivities. The team says this method of coating nanocrystals is quicker than conventional...

26th Aug 2020

Lenzing Group, a leader of sustainably produced specialty fibres, has introduced a new Lenzing Lyocell fine skin and Lenzing Lyocell micro skin fibres under its specialty nonwoven ingredient brand Veocel. These fibres present a premium level of fineness, exquisite softness and translucency, ideal for beauty applications, above all for facial sheet...

25th Aug 2020

American Fibre & Finishing (AF&F), the country's leading provider of industrial gauze and non-woven wipers, has come out with the only knit wiper that meets the updated AMS3819D standard. Published by SAE International, AMS 3819D is the aerospace industry quality standard for wipers used for cleaning aircraft primary and secondary structural surfaces.