world textiles research news

2nd Sep 2021

Kimberly-Clark, American personal care corporation, has announced a series of executive leadership changes in support of its global business. Tristram Wilkinson, currently serving as president of Kimberly-Clark’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) consumer business, has been named president of the company’s Asia Pacific consumer business.

2nd Sep 2021

Scientists from Rice University, Tokyo Metropolitan University and the Rice-based Carbon Hub have shown that invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibres and sewn into fabrics can act as a thermoelectric generator that can convert heat from the sun or other sources into energy. These flexible generators could also be a way to make carbon ‘green’.

1st Sep 2021

UK’s Composite Integration has become an official member of the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space (ADS) group to support further development of their aerospace sector collaborations. ADS represents and supports more than 1,100 UK businesses operating in these sectors. It employs around 374,000 people, generating £46 billion of exports annually.

1st Sep 2021

British luxury car company, Bentley Motors, has become the first car manufacturer to join the Leather Working Group. As part of their ambition to become the world’s most sustainable automotive brand, Bentley has joined the Leather Working Group (LWG). Bentley now leads the way for responsible leather use within the global automotive supply chain.

1st Sep 2021

Summit Corporation, a leading Korean safety glove manufacturer, has acquired EN certification for three of its leather safety gloves and will accelerate overseas exports. The gloves can be used for various purposes such as rescue, first aid, suppression, and driving, and others. The company, founded in 1999, has persistently worked on gloves...

31st Aug 2021

Kaneka Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaneka Americas Holding, has announced its partnership with Shanghai Huazheng Composites, to extend its footprint at the growing composites market in China. Kaneka Aerospace is one of the leading manufacturers of specialty high performance composite materials serving a great variety of diverse markets.

31st Aug 2021

PFNonwovens, Czech Republic’s nonwoven fabrics producer with operations in Europe, USA, and Africa, is expanding its Cape Town site in South Africa. PFN has committed to invest at least R600 million in order to further develop its manufacturing facility, which will lead to the creation of up to 40 new jobs. The new capacity is planned for the end of...

27th Aug 2021

Germany-based Emtec Electronic, the developer, producer and distributor of testing and measuring devices, will present its state-of-the-art Tactile Sensation Analyzer for nonwovens at the Index 20 trade convention slated to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from October 19-22. The Emtec presentation will begin at 1:30 pm on October 19 in Room R at the...

27th Aug 2021

Composites UK is set to a return with live events from September. During the pandemic, the association moved its events online, successfully delivering a mix of presentations and online networking that was as close to meeting with others as possible through virtual channels. It will continue to host webinars and face-to-face events in the coming months.