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Gen 2 Carbon to unveil nonwoven mat at JEC World 2022 in Paris

27th Apr 2022

Gen 2 Carbon, formerly ELG Carbon Fibre, will be exhibiting at JEC World 2022, from May 3-5, 2022, in Paris, in booth F5, hall 6. It is the company’s debut at the composites show following a management buyout in May 2021. It will be maximising its debut through the introduction of a supremely lightweight 60 gsm, recycled carbon fibre nonwoven fabric.

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Germany’s Sandler posts revenue growth in 2021

27th Apr 2022

Sandler increased both its revenue and number of its employees in 2021. The company generated €365 million in turnover, an increase of 11 per cent. This rate of growth is mainly attributable to the capacity expansion at the US subsidiary Sandler Nonwoven Corporation in Perry, Georgia. In addition, there was double-digit sales growth in technical...

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US’ Dyper removes nearly 1,00,000 kg of plastic waste from environment

26th Apr 2022

Dyper, the responsible diapering company which is based in the US, has announced that 96,535 kg of plastic waste was removed from the environment in 2021 through its partnership with the world’s leading plastic action platform, rePurpose Global. It is the equivalent of 48.2 million plastic bags or 5.3 million plastic bottles removed from the ecosystem.

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Electricity-generating wearable fabric created by UK, Sri Lankan team

25th Apr 2022

Researchers from Loughborough University in the UK and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka have developed a scalable manufacturing technique to create wearable fabrics embedded with very small power generators known as ‘triboelectric nanogenerators’. The techniquecan turn common textile materials into energy-generating textiles using established...

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PFNonwovens chooses A.Celli technology for North American investment

25th Apr 2022

PFNonwovens has opened a new nonwovens specialty line at its centre of excellence in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. The line includes multiple A.Celli nonwovens equipment components. The production line, developed with Reicofil R5 technology, is equipped with E-WIND WAVE Master Roll winders and E-WIND SUPER SONIC slitter rewinders with Corematic Evo...

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US’ Germ-O-Guard launches new anti-viral & anti-bacterial products

22nd Apr 2022

Germ-O-Guard, established for commercialisation of sterilisation technologies, is launching a crowdfunding campaign to introduce its line of anti-viral and anti-bacterial products to the market. The products are made from materials with self-sterilising properties, making them perfect for keeping surfaces germ free 24/7 and making them safer to touch.

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Italian textile machinery makers to exhibit at Techtextil in June

22nd Apr 2022

The next edition of Techtextil will take place in Frankfurt from June 21 to 24, 2022. The return of Italian textile machinery manufacturers to the trade fair after the last edition in 2019 will once again see them in the spotlight. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for special-purpose textiles, especially in the medical and PPE sectors.

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UK proposes to maintain measures on continuous glass fibre from China

21st Apr 2022

The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed that the existing anti-dumping and countervailing measures on continuous glass fibre from China be kept for a further five years. Glass fibres are used in the creation of wind turbine blades as well as in construction and automotive applications including manufacture of electric vehicles.

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NUS researchers develop composite film reducing heat stress by 40%

20th Apr 2022

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel super-hygroscopic material that enhances sweat evaporation within a personal protective suit, to create a cooling effect for better thermal comfort for users such as healthcare workers and frontline officers. This composite film reduces heat index by 40 per cent.

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