textiles accessories news

3rd Mar 2022

Plant-Based epoxy can enable recyclable carbon fibre, improving economics for mass market electric vehicles, according to the US researchers who say that ten times stronger than steel, nearly half the weight of aluminum, far stiffer than fiberglass—carbon fibre carries a package of advantages, making it a preferred material for use in luxury sedans.

3rd Mar 2022

England-based retailer Tesco has announced its new move to scrap all baby wipes containing plastic from March 14. The supermarket stopped using plastic in its own label baby wipes two years ago and the entire range will now be plastic-free. The move is significant as Tesco sells more than 75 million packs, or 4.8 billion individual baby wipes each year.

2nd Mar 2022

Japanese manufacturer and distributor of chemical products Prime Polymer Co Ltd has decided to suspend operations of one polypropylene production line at its Anesaki Works, which is located at Ichihara city of Chiba Prefecture, in March 2023. The difference in the polypropylene production capacity will be 110K tons per year after the suspension.

2nd Mar 2022

Sweden’s Diab reduces carbon footprint by 46 per cent between 2016-2021. In 2016, Diab started to reduce its carbon footprint as part of its commitment to meeting the global reduction goals. Diab’s targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), making it the first company for high-tech sandwich composite solutions to do so.

2nd Mar 2022

Outstanding developments in the field of technical textiles will once again be honoured at Techtextil 2022, scheduled to be held in Germany from June 21 to 24. Companies and research institutes can now submit their approaches for the Innovation Award 2022, which will be presented at the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and...

2nd Mar 2022

Lear Corporation, an American automotive technology leader in seating and e-systems, has completed the acquisition of Kongsberg Automotive's Interior Comfort Systems (ICS) business unit. The acquisition will further advance Lear's seat component capabilities and expand product offerings in increasingly popular thermal and comfort seating solutions.

1st Mar 2022

American chemicals company Ashland Global Holdings has announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its Performance Adhesives business to French specialty chemicals and advanced materials company Arkema in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.65 billion. Ashland expects net proceeds from the sale to total $1.2 to $1.3...

1st Mar 2022

Dilo, the leading equipment supplier of complete lines for staple fibre nonwoven fabric production, is set to display latest technical textile machinery, at IDEA 2022, in booth 4603. IDEA is one of the world’s preeminent events involving nonwovens and engineered fabrics. The leading expo will be held from March 28-31, 2022, in Miami, Florida.

1st Mar 2022

Carbios, a pioneer in the development of enzymatic solutions dedicated to the end-of-life of plastic and textile polymers with Indorama Ventures (IVL), one of the world-leading PET manufacturers, have jointly announced a collaboration to build a manufacturing plant operating Carbios’ PET bio-recycling technology at Indorama’s PET production site in...