26th Dec 2019
The European Commission will not impose any anti-dumping measures on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products originating in Bahrain and Egypt. A consortium of European importers and end users which included GRP Solutions, has been fighting the imposition of anti-dumping duties on glass fibre. Investigations into the case had begun on May 3, ...
25th Dec 2019
The tunnel portal sliding gate with large-sized wings produced by ORPE Technologiya is now placed in operation in the Baikal railway tunnel of the East Siberian railway (section Delbichinda - Daban). The strong and lightweight gate leaves from polymer composites will provide a stable microclimate in the engineering structure and the rolling stock...
24th Dec 2019
The University of Kentucky Centre for Applied Energy Research (CAER), leader in carbon fibre research, has got a US Department of Energy grant to transform coal tar pitch into high-value carbon fibre for use in aircraft, automobiles, sporting goods and other high-performance materials. The $1.8 million project involves industry and university...
24th Dec 2019
It is not just fuselage panels and wings of an airplane, there is more carbon fibre in a passenger plane than most people think, Rock West Composites, which supplies carbon fibre parts and materials for commercial aircraft manufacturing, said in a recent blog on its website. It is due to many factors including carbon fibre being lightweight yet strong.
24th Dec 2019
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has become part of a new industry alliance - 4evergreen. The alliance is working to increase the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular and sustainable economy. It aims to increase awareness about the benefits of fibre-based packaging materials, and advocate for EU legislation supporting product design for recyclability.
23rd Dec 2019
Bureau Veritas has supported LeMond Carbon's claims of lower costs and increased output regarding its carbon fibre manufacturing process, in comparison to traditional carbon fibre technology. BV carried out an independent technical audit of LeMond’s carbon fibre manufacturing process on a pilot line at Deakin University's Carbon Nexus facility in...
23rd Dec 2019
Ternua, a leading outdoor technical clothing brand, will display its new trekking line in the Fall-Winter 2020 collection at ISPO Munich, in stand A3.506. The world's largest multi-segment sports exhibition of segments of outdoor, ski, action, performance sports, textrends, health & fitness and sourcing, will be held from January 26-29, 2019, at...
23rd Dec 2019
Ashland has named Min Chong as new leader for specialty additives business unit, and Tim Pione as leader for performance adhesives business unit, effective January 1, 2020. Both Chong and Pione will report directly to Guillermo Novo, chairman and chief executive officer. Ashland is a premier global specialty materials company serving customers.
21st Dec 2019
Valmet is to supply an Advantage ThruAir machine to Irving Consumer Products. This is a repeat order of the machine that was started up in 2019. The machine is planned to start-up in 2022 and will help Irving provide ultra-premium products to the North American market. Delivery will comprise a complete tissue production line with stock preparation...