13th Feb 2018
PPSS Group has introduced CutPRO, a new innovative brand of primarily bespoke high performance cut resistant clothing, created for those in the glass and metal industry needing quality, durable and user-friendly cut protection. CutPRO is the result of extensive research by health and safety experts of leading flat glass and sheet metal processing...
13th Feb 2018
Michelman will display its expanding portfolio of fibre sizing solutions including Hydrosize, a versatile line of fibre sizing that allows customers to tailor the surface chemistry of reinforcement fibres to the chemistry of the matrix resin, thereby optimising the interface adhesion between the polymers and fibres, at JEC World 2018 during March 6-8,...
13th Feb 2018
Edana, the global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, displayed new market trends at the fourth edition of MENA, (Middle East and North Africa) Symposium, a premiere conference for the nonwovens industry, which was held on February 6 and 7, 2018, in Park Hyatt, Dubai. Over 200 delegates from 100 companies participated in the event.
12th Feb 2018
Trèves TSC group, an automotive textiles and seat components expert, has renamed itself as Tesca. Driven by new shareholders who invested in 2016, the group has unveiled its new strategy for design and manufacture of automotive interiors. The new name “Tesca” illustrates the group’s embarking on a new strategy to accelerate its internal and external...
9th Feb 2018
Fraunhofer scientists in collaboration with their partners have been able to combine a special fibre treatment and a yarn technology to make natural fibres moisture repellent, overcoming the disadvantage that natural fibres absorb water very easily which limits their mechanical strength. With this, natural fibres can be fully exploited and used more...
9th Feb 2018
Sulzer Chemtech, leader for separation and mixing technology, and SGL Group, a leading manufacturer of carbon made products, have extended collaboration in the area of column internals based on SGL’s carbon fibre composite materials (CFC) by the name Sigrabond. Carbon and graphite products are used when materials like steel, aluminum, copper or plastic ...
8th Feb 2018
Freudenberg, the global technology company, is expanding its car floor mat business. In Germany, the Japan Vilene Company, a Freudenberg Business Group, has signed an agreement to acquire Hanns Glass Group. The transaction is conditional upon approval from the German Federal Cartel Office and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this...
8th Feb 2018
RadiciGroup, a leading producer of chemical intermediates, polyamide polymers, engineering plastics, synthetic fibres, and nonwovens, collaborated with the scientific-technological university Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), and conducted a sportswear design workshop for the students enrolled in the Design for the Fashion System Master’s programme.
7th Feb 2018
Scott Bader, a global chemical company, has added Crestabond M1-10 to its existing range of structural adhesives. Crestabond M1-10 has a working time of 8-12 minutes and a fixture time of 16-23 minutes. In addition, it has excellent fatigue and impact resistance, good gap filling capability and requires minimal surface preparation prior to bonding.