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6th May 2021

Fabric producer Antich and Sons has attained advanced capability to produce finished 3D multilayer woven preforms for advanced composites used in aerospace and automotive sectors through a project with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). These preforms will allow for efficient use of material within a component.

5th May 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, and Michelin, a leader in sustainable mobility, have moved closer to developing 100 per cent sustainable tyres. Michelin has validated Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process for PET plastic waste, to create a high tenacity tyre fibre.

5th May 2021

Fibre producer, FiberVisions, and spunlaid nonwoven manufacturer, Avgol – both part of global chemical producer Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) – have collaborated with scientists at Polymateria to commercialise the innovative ‘biotransformation’ technology which alters polyolefins to make them biodegradable in a natural process.

5th May 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new enzymatic solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, has signed a non-exclusive and non-binding Expression Of Intent agreement with a significant PET producer. This is expected to result in a first-of-a-kind 100 per cent PET recycling production unit using Carbios’ enzymatic technology.

4th May 2021

Fibertex Nonwovens, headquartered in Aalborg, is making investments to increase capacity in its existing plants in the Czech Republic and Turkey. This marks the second stage of expansions. The investments have been prompted by increased global demand for the company’s high-tech and sustainable speciality products. Earlier, it had announced plans for...

4th May 2021

OCSiAl, the largest single-walled carbon nanotubes manufacturer, and Compañía Comercializadora Industrial have signed a deal for marketing and commercialisation of Tuball graphene nanotube solutions in Chile. This brings the most cutting-edge technology for production of coatings, composites, and plastics with a new set of properties to Chile.

4th May 2021

US-based Lummus Technology has announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a polypropylene (PP) contract by BUA Refinery, a subsidiary of BUA Group, at their grassroots refinery in Nigeria. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for a 285 KTA polypropylene unit as well as basic design engineering, training and services, and catalyst...

4th May 2021

Use of Technical Fibre Products’ aramid nonwovens in composite surfacing protects the structural elements of a composite from the effects of abrasion or wear. This has been indicated in a study, according to TFP. The study examined the effectiveness of surfacing veil to increase wear resistance of composite panels both with and without TFP’s aramid...

4th May 2021

InfraCore, leader in robust load bearing FRP structures for the infrastructure market, and CMSI, a company equipping Canada to meet infrastructure challenges in an environmentally sustainable manner, have signed a license agreement which brings fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite bridges, made using the patented InfraCore technology, to Canadian...