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27th Mar 2020

Leading specialist dryer and oven manufacturer, Spooner Industries, will supply a state-of -the-art TAD through air drying and curing system to Saint Gobain Adfors. The TAD is a key part of a new wet laid glass fibre mat line to be installed at the Litomyšl plant, scheduled to start mid-2021. The Spooner TAD system is designed to provide high...

26th Mar 2020

Global standards organisation ASTM International is providing no-cost public access to a suite of 2 dozen important standards used in production and testing of personal protective equipment to combat COVID-19 (coronavirus) public health emergency. The standards cover personal protective equipment including face masks, medical gowns, glove and hand...

26th Mar 2020

Royal DSM, a science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, Sabic, a leader in the chemical industry, and UPM Biofuels, a leading producer of sustainable raw materials, are collaborating to help reduce the environmental footprint of Dyneema, the world’s strongest fibre. With this, Dyneema will be able to transition to bio-based...

26th Mar 2020

German machinery and plant manufacturer Reifenhäuser Reicofil has temporarily converted two of its own meltblown test lines to production and is hence supplying material for up to one million face masks daily. This is the company's response to the current emergency in the supply of medical protective material due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

26th Mar 2020

India's ministry of textiles has set up an Emergency Control Room to monitor production and supply of medical textiles (N-95 mask, body coveralls and meltblown fabric) which are required in connection with Covid-19. The emergency control office will work under the supervision of special secretary PK Kataria. Field level officers have also been...

26th Mar 2020

Maglificio Ripa, a textile company from the Lombardy region, in operation in the province of Cremona in Italy (an area among the most affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic), has developed three special fabrics for the creation of innovative protective masks for civil use. The company has carried out inhouse tests and is waiting for certification.

25th Mar 2020

The European Union (EU) has approved a support grant of €5 million for the 'Transformation to Technical Textiles in Denizli' project in Turkey. Denizli Chamber of Commerce (DTO) president Ugur Erdogan said the project is a first in the history of the industrial city. Willing entrepreneurs can work in this centre and produce samples, he said.

25th Mar 2020

International technology group Andritz has announced that due to the global Covid-19 crisis it expects a negative impact on the development of its sales and earnings in the 2020 business year. As a result, Andritz has suspended its sales and earnings forecast for the fiscal 2020 as disclosed at the presentation of the results for 2019.

24th Mar 2020

The Indian government has approved the proposal for creation of a four-year-long National Technical Textiles Mission from fiscal 2020-21 to 2023-24 with an outlay of ₹1,480 crore, textiles minister Smriti Irani told parliament upper house recently. The focus is use of technical textiles in various flagship missions and programmes, including strategic...