cosmetics news

7th Oct 2020

Suominen has launched a new nonwoven Biolace Combo. Based on a 2-in-1 concept, it combines all the features of a top sheet and an acquisition and distribution layer (ADL) into one nonwoven. Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes and other applications. Its vision is to be the frontrunner for nonwovens innovation and sustainability.

7th Oct 2020

Bolger & O'Hearn has been named the 2020 manufacturer of the year on behalf of the Fall River, Massachusetts, legislative district by house representative Alan Silvia on behalf of the Massachusetts' legislature's House/Senate Manufacturing Caucus. The company makes over 2,500 specialty chemical products for the nonwovens, textiles, and paper industries.

6th Oct 2020

Sabic, a leader in diversified chemicals, is strengthening partnership with Brückner Maschinenbau, a leader in film manufacturing technologies. The collaboration is aimed at encouraging flexible packaging manufacturers to use Sabic's Trucircle solutions for certified circular polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) to create more sustainable products.

5th Oct 2020

Freudenberg Performance Materials is expanding its production capacity for nonwoven media used exclusively to manufacture certified face masks of the mouth-nose protection type pursuant to the EN14683 standard, as well as FFP1, 2, and 3 masks pursuant to the EN149 standard. The company is a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles.

5th Oct 2020

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-Chemie Holding and globally active in the business areas of high performance polymers and specialty chemicals, achieved net sales of CHF 451 million in the third quarter of 2020, showing a drop of 13.3 per cent compared to the same month of the previous year. Net operating income (EBIT) was also...

5th Oct 2020

The tenth edition of RISE (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics) conference, which was held virtually from September 29-October 1, 2020, hosted over 150 professionals in product development, materials science, and new technologies. The event was co-organised by INDA, The Nonwovens Institute, and the North Carolina State University.

1st Oct 2020

Fitesa has completed the acquisition of the assets of Fibre Dynamics (FDI), a producer of engineered nonwovens. FDI manufactures meltblown and carded nonwovens for disinfectant wipes, filtration, face masks, automotive, medical, hygiene, and other industrial applications. Headquartered in Brazil, Fitesa is one of the largest global nonwoven’s...

1st Oct 2020

Composites UK and the National Composites Centre (NCC) have joined hands to help the composites industry benefit from the new government Kickstart Gateway scheme. The scheme provides funds to employers, even if not member of Composites UK or NCC, to create new six-month jobs for young people who are on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term...

30th Sep 2020

IRT Jules Verne has initiated a project called ZEBRA to develop 100 per cent recyclable composite wind turbine blades in cooperation with industrial partners. The project, launched for a period of 42 months with a budget of €18.5 million, aims to demonstrate the technical, economic and environmental importance of thermoplastic wind turbine blades.