17th Dec 2021
International technology group Andritz has received an order from Fouani Nigeria to supply two baby diaper lines for its facilities in Lagos. The lines will produce a wide range of top-class diaper products with absorbent cores made of pulp and SAP (super absorbent polymer). The target is to serve the market in Nigeria with products produced locally.
17th Dec 2021
A team of researchers from Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam have developed a mixture of aliphatic lipidic strands and certain cyclodextrins—produced from starch by enzymatic conversion—that can reduce the amount of lipid in anti-viral walls. As a result of the silver infiltration, viral reproduction is inhibited, and infectious agents are killed.
17th Dec 2021
W. R. Grace, US’ supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology, polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its Unipol PP process technology to Oriental Energy for its Maoming, China, plant. It is Oriental Energy’s fifth polypropylene line, and its fourth using Grace’s Unipol PP process technology with a production capacity of 400 KTA.
17th Dec 2021
Sunbelt Rentals has acquired Mahaffey USA, a leader of temporary and semi-permanent structures. For nearly 100 years, Mahaffey has been providing large-scale temporary fabric structures for businesses, from temporary warehouses and aviation hangars to fire stations and blast-resistant structures, all managed from the company’s Memphis headquarters.
16th Dec 2021
The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has registered a patent for an electrical mask to kill viruses, including the novel coronavirus. Led by Mahmoud Al Ahmad, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the university has developed and patented a device that has two flexible graphene electrodes connected to a power source such as a battery.
16th Dec 2021
Alexium International Group Limited has announced the commercial launch of Eclipsys-based products by Premier Body Armor, a manufacturer of complete body armour systems. This announcement marks the first commercial body armour product using the Australian-headquartered company’s Eclipsys technology and the realisation of a new market for the company.
15th Dec 2021
INDA has updated its value proposition to grow the nonwovens industry and establish its leadership and versatility in delivering essential, eco-friendly materials and products. Resulting from an extensive strategic review, the new plan positions INDA to move forward from the business challenges of COVID that impacted its ability to hold in-person...
15th Dec 2021
A.Celli Nonwovens – a leading manufacturer of high-performance master roll winders, slitter rewinders and intralogistics solutions featuring state-of-the-art customised technologies for spunmelt, spunlace, air through bonded and laminated nonwovens roll goods production – has announced the appointment of Francesco Vergentini as new general manager.
15th Dec 2021
Ascend Performance Materials has announced plans to purchase a compounding facility in San Jose Iturbide, Mexico, growing its global footprint and expanding production capacity for high-performance engineered materials. The purchase agreement includes the assets of DM Color Mexicana, a joint venture between Dainichiseika and Mitsubishi Corp.