nylon news

18th Oct 2021

Sweden’s Trelleborg is establishing manufacturing operations in Russia, Vietnam, Japan, and Morocco. It will be the company’s first fully owned production facilities in these countries. The investment amounts to around SEK 300 million, to be allocated over five years. When the facilities are fully operational in 2026, they will have just over 300...

18th Oct 2021

Rocket Lab, a leader in launch services and space systems headquartered in the US, has announced that it has been selected to launch NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3, on the electron launch vehicle. Rocket Lab delivers reliable launch services, spacecraft components, satellites and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions.

16th Oct 2021

Sweden-based hygiene and health company, Essity, is investing in enhanced efficiency in the company’s site in Kawerau, New Zealand, including the world’s first tissue machine running a fully geothermal steam drying process. The production of tissue from geothermal steam is part of Essity’s work to use less energy and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

15th Oct 2021

Agromousquetaires, through its Cellulose de Brocéliande subsidiary, a major French diaper producer, has made public a key collaboration with North Carolina-based materials producer, Tethis, which aims to bring the first known compostable diaper to market. Tethis, which is based in the US, makes novel plant-based, degradable super absorbents products.

15th Oct 2021

Advances in absorbent hygiene and personal care products that are more sustainable for a healthier future will be presented by industry-leading experts at Hygienix 2021. The expo for absorbent hygiene and personal care markets will be held from November 15-18, 2021, in Scottsdale, Arizona by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.

14th Oct 2021

The IMA Tissue&Nonwoven will debut at Index 2020 with its innovative and sustainable solutions for a safe production of disinfecting wet wipes and for the recyclable packaging of nonwovens. The world’s leading nonwovens event will kick-start from October 19. IMA Tissue&Nonwoven is committed to sustainable practices, which are a fundamental pillar of...

14th Oct 2021

Baker Hughes, a US-based global energy technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Primus Line to collaborate on non-metallic pipe applications to rehabilitate and repurpose existing pressure pipelines. Primus Line supplies its tried and tested system for the trenchless rehabilitation of pressure pipelines to the whole world.

14th Oct 2021

Hexion, a US-based producer of adhesives, coatings, and composite resins, has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. The UN Global Compact commits companies to take actions to advance broader social benefits, in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

13th Oct 2021

Andritz has received orders from Naturheld, to supply two fibre preparation systems for its new production line in Grafenwöhr, Germany. With this project, Naturheld is also entering the insulation material sector. The start-up of the project is scheduled for the second half of 2022. Austria’s Andritz offers systems and services for various industries.