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2nd Mar 2020

Avgol, leader in manufacturing high-performance non-woven fabric solutions, will showcase new customer-led technological innovations at INDEX20, a leading industry exhibition which highlights innovations in the field of non-woven materials and services. Technologies that enable eco-friendly processes and materials will be at focus of the company.

2nd Mar 2020

Zoltek Companies, the global leader in low-cost industrial grade carbon fibre, has started using green energy for a portion of its carbon fibre production. The Zoltek facility located in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, the largest fully integrated carbon fibre plant in the world, began using electricity produced from renewable resources in early 2020.

2nd Mar 2020

Toray Industries and its five European subsidiaries will exhibit carbon fibre composites at JEC World 2020, the international show for the composites industry which is to take place during May 12-14. The occupants of the Toray Village booth will be Toray Carbon Fibres Europe, Zoltek, Composite Materials (Italy), Delta-Preg, and Toray Advanced...

2nd Mar 2020

With Switzerland reporting first confirmed cases of coronavirus, Index20 - the leading nonwovens exhibition - has been postponed to October. The show, expected to be attended by over 730 exhibitors, will now be held during October 20-23. In view of the virus threat, the Swiss Federal Council has prohibited all events bringing together more than 1'000...

28th Feb 2020

US firm Alpha Pro Tech (APT), manufacturer of items to protect people, products and environment, recently announced an update to the status of orders booked for its proprietary N-95 Particulate Respirator face mask. APT had ramped up production of the mask over the last month in response to a significant increase in demand due to the coronavirus...

28th Feb 2020

Companies in the United Kingdom supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) have started feeling the strain on certain PPE items as the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is causing problems for supply chain directors, according to Richard Wilding, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield University, who feels the situation needs to be monitored.

28th Feb 2020

Autoliv has become part of Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of private sector companies working to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths on roadways. Autoliv will be a member of the Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety, that uses peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing to help smaller fleet operators create safety cultures and reduce...

28th Feb 2020

Aoc Aliancys has changed the European distribution network for its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins. Büfa Composite Systems becomes the exclusive distributor of Aoc Aliancys products in the UK, Spain, the Benelux, and Finland. Gaches Chimie Spécialités is the exclusive distributor in France. For Norway and Sweden, Nor-Komp is the exclusive...

28th Feb 2020

India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently approved setting up of a National Technical Textiles Mission with a total outlay of ₹1480 crore to make the country a global leader in technical textiles. The mission would have a four-year implementation period from fiscal 2020-21 to 2023-24.