technology result news

7th Jul 2022

Hygiene and health company Essity has acquired Australian company Modibodi, a leading leakproof apparel company in Australia, New Zealand and UK. The purchase price amounts to AUD 140 million (approximately SEK 985 million) on a cash and debt free basis. Leakproof apparel has an expected annual growth rate of more than 20 per cent for the next five...

7th Jul 2022

More than 450 participants from 18 countries made in-person connections and gained innovative insights into the segment’s future at the World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics Industry, reported strong attendance and activity at its 16th WOW conference.

6th Jul 2022

A new and improved version of N95 face masks has been developed by researchers from the New York-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The masks boast of antiviral and antibacterial properties, and also last longer and cause less plastic waste. These masks would be highly useful in the fight against COVID-19 as they can kill germs on contact.

6th Jul 2022

Inter Pipeline Ltd, which owns and operates energy infrastructure assets in Western Canada, has successfully commissioned its polypropylene (PP) plant and has begun initial production. Branded Heartland Polymers, the operation is the only one of its kind in North America, offering the market one of only two new sources of PP in over a decade.

5th Jul 2022

EDANA, the leading association serving nonwovens and related industries, has elected six new governors and a new team of officers for 2022-23. Mikael Staal Axelsen (Fibertex Personal Care) remains as chair, supported by new vice-chairs Omar Hoek (SWM International, Luxembourg) and Jörg Ortmeier (TWE, Germany) and Treasurer Giorgio Mantovani (Corman,...

5th Jul 2022

Netherlands’ Rivertex has announced that the sustainable credentials of RiverCyclon were recently tested by EPEA, an institute who have pioneered innovations for environmentally friendly and circular industrial products. The product circularity passport confirms that RiverCyclon is made of environmentally friendly, non-toxic and recyclable materials.

1st Jul 2022

Carrington Textiles, a global manufacturer of textiles for workwear, has announced a successful presence at Techtextil, reporting a high number of enquiries received on sustainable products of its Balance Range as well as on high stretch fabrics. Carrington Textiles’ 100 square metre stand at Techtextil also received outstanding feedback from visitors.

1st Jul 2022

International technology group, Andritz, has received an order from Yanpai filtration technology, China, to supply batt forming equipment with an aXcess card and crosslapper for a needlepunch line producing PTFE filtration products at its site in Tiantai. Andritz is a leader in four of its business areas; pulp & paper, metals, hydro, and separation.

30th Jun 2022

International technology group, Andritz, has established a new inline Wetlace CP pilot line with an original design at its centre of competence in Montbonnot, France. Andritz partners can conduct trials and test all options available for wipes production – from carded staple fibres to pulp and various combinations thereof, with the inline Wetlace CP...