technology announcement news

5th Nov 2022

Vietnamese company and project investor Stavian Quang Yen Petrochemical Plant has chosen two of world’s leading advanced technology licenses, Honeywell UOP and Basell Poliolefine Italia, for its polypropylene production. With this move, the company expects to bolster its exports of petrochemical products to international market and domestic supply.

5th Nov 2022

US’ Ashland has earned EcoVadis Gold underscoring the company’s commitment to environment, social and governance (ESG) and a conscious-to-cutting-edge approach to innovation. Since its founding in 2007, EcoVadis, one of the world’s leading and trusted providers of business sustainability ratings has ranked over 100,000 companies globally.

4th Nov 2022

International technology group Andritz’s order intake amounted to almost €2.7 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, exceeding €2 billion for the fourth quarter in a row. At €10.8 billion at the end of September 2022, the order backlog reached a new record level. Its revenue reached €1,890.8 million in Q3 2022, well above €1,521.5 million in Q3...

4th Nov 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has collaborated with multinational tech company 3M to develop a technique to drastically reduce the amount of energy required for melt blowing the materials needed in N95 masks and other applications. Many of the materials in these masks are produced by a technique called melt blowing.

4th Nov 2022

Ahlstrom has invested €2 million in a laminator at the Louveira plant, Brazil. With a planned installation in 2023, the equipment will be operational by Q1 2024. This initiative will expand manufacturing capabilities at the Louveira plant. It reinforces the company’s ambition in filtration markets by shorter lead-times and improved local technical...

3rd Nov 2022

India’s ministry of textiles has cleared 20 strategic research projects worth around ₹74 crore in the areas of agrotextiles, speciality fibre, smart textiles, activewear textiles, strategic application areas, protective gear, and apparel sports textiles on November 1, 2022. The strategic research projects fall under the NTTM flagship programme.

1st Nov 2022

GO Wipes Europe 2022 is set to return as an in-person conference on December 7-8, 2022, in the picturesque city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Bringing together the entire wipes supply chain, this event is designed through research conducted directly with the industry to explore the latest in science, technology, business, and EU regulations.

1st Nov 2022

Outlook 2022, held from October 19-21, 2022, in Malta, featured 33 high-level speakers presenting on a broad range of topics including the ongoing energy crisis, market data, the latest technological advancements in recycling, sustainable fibres, and the European Union Green Deal. The event had gathered 464 delegates from 199 companies and 37 countries.

31st Oct 2022

The Heat Sealing Module (HSM) from Zund has bagged the Unsurpassed Innovation award at the recently held CAMX 2022 Composites and Advances Materials expo in Anaheim, California. The HSM facilitates the processing and handling of dry fibre materials with thermoplastic content. This new tool helps in the easier processing of these types of materials.