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25th Mar 2022

Beaulieu Fibres, a staple fibre producer, will display nonwovens and engineered fabrics at IDEA22, from March 28-31, 2022 in booth 4314, at Miami, Florida. The display includes innovation in polyolefin and BICO fibres to advance sustainable design, end-of-life recyclability, and resource and carbon footprint reduction for industrial and hygiene sector.

24th Mar 2022

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has unveiled a state-of-the-art flexo printing line at its plant in Gronau, Germany. The new machinery will service the hygiene industry’s growing demand for advanced printing options for films and laminates and deliver greater flexibility in feminine care pouch wrapping designs and film choices.

24th Mar 2022

LifeLabs, a US-based textile innovator making meaningful progress in combating the effects of climate change through thermally-efficient textiles, has launched bedding and new sleepwear styles to make sleep more comfortable and restorative. LifeLabs utilises its proprietary CoolLife technology to maintain the ideal body temperature throughout the night.

23rd Mar 2022

Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei has collaborated with Genomatica, Inc., regarding hexamethylenediamine (HMD) based on biomass-derived raw material (bio-HMD). Asahi Kasei currently uses fossil fuel–derived HMD as an intermediate to manufacture Leona polyamide 66, an engineering plastic featuring outstanding heat resistance and rigidity.

22nd Mar 2022

Attn: Grace, an American personal care brand for older women, has earned its B Corp certification with an impact score of 107. The certification process required Attn: Grace to pass B Lab’s independent third-party verification, proving that its operations meet B Lab’s standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

21st Mar 2022

France’s Sicomin has announced its new collaboration with sports equipment giant Decathlon. Sicomin will supply its GreenPoxy 33 resin to produce Decathlon’s new JIB and Block wakeboards that will be manufactured at Meditec, the specialist composite board manufacturer based in Tunisia. Sicomin is a formulator and manufacturer of advanced epoxy systems.

18th Mar 2022

Aramco has announced that it is set to invest in the development of a major integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Northeast China. Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company (HAPCO), a joint venture between Aramco, North Huajin chemical industries group corporation and Panjin Xincheng industrial group, will develop the liquids-to-chemicals complex.

17th Mar 2022

Due to the current pandemic situation, the executive board of Andritz has decided to make use of the legal provision to hold its 115th annual general meeting (AGM) virtually to protect the shareholders and other participants, on April 7, 2022. The right to information can be exercised during the virtual AGM by the shareholders via electronic...

17th Mar 2022

As many as 17 Italian machinery manufacturers involved in the production of machines for technical textiles will show their innovative solutions at the upcoming edition of Techtextil North America which will begin from May 17. The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers and Italian Trade Agency will set up the Italian pavilion at the...