nylon news

18th Nov 2021

The hygiene and health company, Essity, is collaborating with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action initiative to further strengthen responsible forest management, nurture high conservation value forests and increase the certification of forest operations in north-western Russia.

18th Nov 2021

NorthShore Care Supply, the company behind NorthShore premium adult diapers and high-absorbency incontinence products in the US, has launched Megamax: Style & Protection, its first fashion show for coloured briefs. Megamax shows NorthShore’s commitment to #EndHealthStigma by helping people look and feel confident while managing incontinence.

17th Nov 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that US’ Kimberly-Clark’s Marinette manufacturing facility has joined as a tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier programme. As a tier 1 participant, the Kimberly-Clark facility commits to improving its environmental impacts through implementing an environmental management system.

17th Nov 2021

Registrations have started for Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas, which will return to the Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta from May 17, 2022. The co-located events will bring decision makers from major industries – technical textiles, nonwovens, sewn products, equipment and technology, in one place to experience latest innovations.

17th Nov 2021

Sweden-based Grafren has announced the launch of a unique product, branded as G-Heatex, a series of graphene coated textiles which supplies powerful and uniform heat – while remaining soft, flexible, breathable and ultra lightweight. The company has recently patented two key innovations, which are now covering their full production cycle.

16th Nov 2021

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Welspun Advanced Materials, India, to deliver a complete neXline spunlace line for the production of nonwoven roll goods and wipes for their new plant in Hyderabad, Telangana. The line has a capacity of up to three tons per hour. Start-up of the line is scheduled for Q4FY21.

15th Nov 2021

Chemical engineer Huanan Zhang from the University of Utah has developed a process that turns clothing fabric into biosensors which measure a muscle’s electrical activity as it is worn. Zhang and his team have devised a method of taking ordinary textile and turning the fabric into sensors that measure electrical impulses generated from muscle movement.

12th Nov 2021

Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) wrapped up IFAI Expo 2021, North America’s largest specialty, industrial and advanced textiles event, on November 4 in Nashville, US. The Expo 2021 welcomed 218 exhibiting companies and a total of 3,173 verified participants. This year was the 100th anniversary of the expo’s in-person show.

11th Nov 2021

Japan’s Toray has increased nylon 66 yarns and derivative fabrics price, for automotive airbag application, by around 20 per cent effectively from December 1, 2021, shipments. Significant shortages of nylon 66 precursor adiponitrile, since 2018, has caused price escalation for nylon66 polymer, a principal material in automotive airbag yarns and fabrics.