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18th Jun 2020

Kordsa, a leader in tire, construction, reinforcement and composites technologies, has testes process induced residual stresses in manufacturing thermosetting polymers. Residual stresses should be taken into consideration in both the design and manufacturing process in order to meet the requirements of dimensional accuracy and good mechanical...

18th Jun 2020

Suominen has developed a nonwoven material for the manufacturing of face mask applications. The new nonwoven has passed European Standard EN 14683:2019 Type II requirements in terms of filtration efficiency and pressure drop. Suominen is a Finnish company that makes nonwovens for wiping and hygiene products, and for healthcare applications.

17th Jun 2020

Atelier Merci, a Romania-based social business, has announced that it is producing 4000 protective suits for hospitals in partnership with tailors and tailoring workshops in Bucharest. Local production of protective equipment and prevention through adequate protective equipment are two important lessons that Romanian society has learned from the...

17th Jun 2020

Thermore, an Italy-based company specialised in development and production of high quality thermal insulation, has announced that its new expanded offer includes the revolutionary Ecodown Fibres 2.0, a super puffy blown fibre product suitable for wider baffle widths (up to 20cm). It offers amazing loft and visuals that are unmatched in the industry.

16th Jun 2020

Malaysian firm NanoTextile Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Thomas Ong P S is hopeful of seeing the textile industry seeking to revive with a new growth engine based on high-tech products. The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely offered a sudden stroke to the industry in terms of development and advancement, while consumers are adapting to the new norm, he ...

16th Jun 2020

Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, is buying the assets of NCM (Changshu), and Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou), located in Changshu Yushan High-tech Industrial Park, one of the major advanced manufacturing parks in the eastern coastal area of China. The company has signed an agreement to this...

16th Jun 2020

Turkmenistan-based Abraýly Dostlar has started production of polypropylene (PP) multifilament yarn under the brand name Polyyarn at its 1,700-square-metre factory located in Ak Bugday etrap in Ahal velayat. Conforming to the European quality standards, the PP multifilament yarns are in 150-6000 denier range with a tenacity of 6.8-7.5 g/denier.

16th Jun 2020

Freudenberg Performance Materials, a supplier of innovative technical textiles, has been awarded its first Silver level Material Health Certificate from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute for its comfortemp air HO 80x product series. The comfortemp air HO 80x fiberball paddings are made from polyamide 6 and are 100 per cent recyclable.

15th Jun 2020

Arevo, the Silicon Valley company transforming composites production through digitalisation and automation, is constructing one of the world's largest high-speed continuous carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite additive manufacturing facilities. The plant will operate on a rapid-turnaround manufacturing-as-a-service (MaaS) model.