6th Apr 2022
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) has announced Airtech International as its global distribution partner for its NEXX Technologies business division. Airtech will be distributing NEXX technologies’ Enduredge Max lines of modified epoxy prepreg fabrics and unidirectional tapes. Airtech is a leading manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling...
6th Apr 2022
Angelini Industries, an Italian industrial firm, has signed an agreement with P&G to buy the latter's stake in Fameccanica, which until now was a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies. Angelini Industries will thus go on to own 100 per cent of the international company which specialises in automation and robotics for the consumer goods industry.
5th Apr 2022
ELoMed, a woman- and minority-owned and operated manufacturer of biodegradable face masks, has announced that it supplies tested protective biodegradable face mask. Made of renewable source, the company’s mask is a sustainable personal protective equipment (PPE) option suitable for healthcare and capable of protecting against different COVID-19...
5th Apr 2022
Eastman, an American specialty materials company that produces consumer products, has joined 4evergreen, a cross-industry alliance that focuses on the circularity of fibre-based packaging to contribute to a climate-neutral, sustainable society. The goal of the alliance is to raise the overall recycling rate of fibre-based packaging to 90 per cent by...
5th Apr 2022
SWM International, a leading global producer of nonwoven media based in the US, has launched Delpore advanced filtration media, ideal for surgical facemasks, N95 offerings, and other facemask applications. SWM supplies high-quality media integral for facemasks used in the dental and surgical sectors as well as the construction and industrial sectors.
4th Apr 2022
The California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) and INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry have joined hands in welcoming the recent introduction of the WIPPES Act in the US Senate by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME). INDA serves many companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry doing business...
4th Apr 2022
US-based Tec Laboratories Inc. has launched a new product, Tecnu Detox Wipes. Years in the making, Detox Wipes are multi-purpose wipes that remove poison ivy, and other oily substances from skin, equipment, pets and more. Detox Wipes are individually wrapped, and no water required. Tecnu products provide safe solutions so outdoor enthusiasts can stress ...
4th Apr 2022
Belgium’s Edana has opened registration to converters and suppliers for the Quality and Audit Programme (QAP). The objective is to provide the absorbent hygiene products and the wet wipes industry, with a harmonised quality and hygiene standard, listing the requirements this industry needs to meet to help assure finished consumer products are safe.
1st Apr 2022
Validating its vision to extend the utility of apparel beyond clothing, US’ Integrated Tactical Technologies (iT2) has announced that the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the company a multi-phase contract worth up to $19.4 million to develop a wearable two-way communication solution to enable the ‘Wireless...