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3rd Dec 2022

The 3M Thinsulate team has helped its business partner, Watson Gloves, a North American supplier of quality gloves for gardening, construction, and motorcycling, mark its second century in business with a statement-making move toward sustainable materials and business practices. Thinsulate is a brand of synthetic fibre thermal insulation used in...

2nd Dec 2022

Suominen has announced the appointment of Tommi Bjornman as the new president and CEO of the company. Bjornman currently works as the president and CEO of Avgol Nonwovens and starts as Suominen’s president and CEO at the latest in May 2023. Suominen, which is headquartered in Finland, manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes and other...

29th Nov 2022

Switzerland-based leading acoustic and thermal management supplier for vehicles Autoneum has created a fully recyclable carpet system that is made of 100-per cent polyester. The carpet system is made with high content of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), latex-free manufacturing process, and less energy-intensive production process.

28th Nov 2022

Graphene nanotubes used as an electrostatic dissipative material add expanded electrostatic discharge protection without compromising resistance to aggressive environments, as per Luxembourg-based nanotechnology company OCSiAl. Polymer-coated chemical-resistant fabrics and fireproof special textiles with expanded ESD safety function have been...

25th Nov 2022

American manufacturer and supplier of geosynthetic and environmental products Hanes Geo Components has reached an agreement to acquire Edmonton-based geotextile distributor Nilex Inc and its wholly owned subsidiary Nilex USA Inc. Hanes Geo Components, has made this decision with an intention to operate Nilex’s business on a going-concern basis.

25th Nov 2022

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel has completed the installation of 13,000 square metres of photovoltaic panels on the roof of its Nantong factory. With renewable energy, Freudenberg plans to support sustainability. Other green initiatives at the factory include innovations that increase energy savings, mitigate emissions, and reduce waste.

24th Nov 2022

The Center of Excellence in Nonwovens at Germany’s STFI has implemented a measurement and control concept by electronics manufacturer PLEVA at its spunlace laboratory facility to make the nonwoven production process highly energy efficient. This includes sensors for residual moisture, fabric temperature, exhaust humidity, and a process control system.

23rd Nov 2022

Finland’s manufacturer of fibre-based products Ahlstrom has posted 29-per cent growth in net sales to €867.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, ended September 30, 2022. The company’s comparable EBITDA improved to €120 million in Q3 FY22, representing 13.8 per cent of net sales, compared to €82.7 million in the corresponding period of FY21.

23rd Nov 2022

Finland’s Ahlstrom has named Jorn P. Jensen as chief financial officer (CFO), and a member of the group executive management team, as of December 1, 2022. Jensen has 27 years of experience as CFO, most recently at Dyson and earlier at Carlsberg A/S. CFO Sakari Ahdekivi will leave Ahlstrom by December 2022, to pursue new opportunities outside the...