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4th Jan 2022

Hygiene and health company, Essity, has announced the acquisition of orthopaedics specialist company, AquaCast Liner, a provider of waterproof cast liners on the US market. The purchase price is not material relative to Essity’s market capitalisation and is not disclosed. AquaCast Liner is a privately held company founded in 2012, based in Newark,...

4th Jan 2022

Israeli start-up Nemo Nanomaterials has launched game-changing nanomaterials that revolutionise the possibilities of industrial additives across virtually every market sector. The proprietary Nemo Nanomaterials dispersion technology creates and maintains versatile-function nanostructures. It ensures stable and even integration into any material.

3rd Jan 2022

A light-weight material that traps thermal energy when dry, but opens a series of tiny vents to let heat escape when a person starts sweating has been developed by material scientists at Duke University in the United States. The vents close again to retain heat once they are dry. The approach was mentioned in a recent issue of the journal Science...

3rd Jan 2022

Sabic’s journey toward localising the production of hygiene and personal protection equipment reached an important milestone when a local medical products company applied its polymer solutions to produce N95 masks in Saudi Arabia for the first time. A leading petrochemicals manufacturer, Sabic is a public company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

3rd Jan 2022

Year 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of American Hygienics Corporation (AHC). AHC is a specialist in contract manufacturing and private label of wet wipes, like baby wipes, disinfectant wipes, antibacterial wipes, healthcare wipes, medical wipes, personal care wipes, industrial wipes, automotive wipes, pet wipes and baby diapers.

3rd Jan 2022

Glatfelter, US-based supplier of engineered materials, and joint venture (JV) partner ALPLA Group, the packaging solutions and recycling specialist, have announced their partnership with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a startup based in Sweden, to develop innovative natural fibre-based closures and other moulded packaging products using dry-forming...

3rd Jan 2022

Soft-Tex, a leading innovation company and manufacturer of cutting-edge bedding and home comfort products which is headquartered in the US, has announced that it has been recognised as a top foam technology solution provider by Manufacturing Outlook. The recognition will be shown in The Manufacturing Outlook's upcoming Foam Technology Edition.

31st Dec 2021

Germany’s Freudenberg Performance Materials has increased nonwoven performance materials rates for flooring and filtration applications in EMEA. The revision, effective January 1, 2022, is essential due to sustained and unprecedented surge in raw materials cost, packaging, freight, consumables and energy combined with disruptions in inbound supply...

31st Dec 2021

Pratap Rao, Cagdas Onal, and Zhi Li from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have bagged $1.7 million in federal and state funds to develop a soft, lightweight glove equipped with printed sensors and electronic circuits that will enable a user to tele-operate or train robotic systems. It will support development of next-generation wearable technology.