7th Apr 2022
US’ Kindthread has unveiled its transformative new company within the healthcare apparel industry as a result of the recent acquisitions of Landau, White Cross, Chefwear, and Scrubs & Beyond by an affiliate of LKCM Headwater Investments, a leading middle-market private investment firm. Kindthread will establish a new headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.
7th Apr 2022
High-performance yarns now offer almost unlimited possibilities for replacing traditional raw materials in a vast range of technical applications. Often tailor-made, these filament yarns go way beyond the conventional idea of ‘textiles’ – finding new uses in sectors such as automotive, aviation, maritime, medical and construction, among many others.
7th Apr 2022
Japan’s Mitsubishi and Toyota Tsusho have joined hands to manufacture ethylene, propylene, and their derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material, with an aim to commence operation in 2025. The companies will evaluate the manufacture of 100 per cent plant-derived ethylene (bioethylene) and its derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material.
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
Approximately 5,000 participants embraced the opportunity to again engage in face-to-face business meetings with global leaders in nonwovens and engineered materials at IDEA 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida, co-located with the second exhibition FiltXPO, North America’s only exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation.
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.