11th Jan 2018
Armacell, has announced a global price rise of 5 per cent for its entire PET foam product portfolio, from February 1 this year. The background of this recent announcement is primarily fuelled by increases in the costs of key raw materials and to a lesser extent by rising energy costs at the group’s PET foam manufacturing facilities in Belgium and...
10th Jan 2018
The National Institute of Design (NID) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) for establishment of a Materials and Product Innovation Centre (MAPIC). The association will also help in exchange of information and sharing of essential facilities between both the organisations.
9th Jan 2018
Airtech Asia, a part of the Airtech Advanced Materials Group, the world leading manufacturer and supplier of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials, has announced its relocation to a bigger facility in the same city, Tianjin, China. This expansion will allow more office, warehouse, and manufacturing space to support its growing customer base.
8th Jan 2018
The Lubrizol Corporation's Engineered Polymers business has unveiled two new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resins for hot melt adhesives (HMAs). The new resins belong to the plasticiser-free Pearlbond(TM) 300 TPU series -soft polymer solutions that stand out for their low activation temperature and excellent bonding properties to various substrates.
6th Jan 2018
Michelman, a global developer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry with solutions for coatings, printing and packaging, has unveiled a new website www.michelman.in for Indian market. The site focuses on the needs of the Indian packaging market and highlights its major investment, the Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings.
5th Jan 2018
The 11th edition of Composite Expo 2018 will focus on the development and introduction of composite technologies and materials in different branches of industry. The three-day conference that will begin from February 27, will discuss the challenges and new workings out in the field of composite materials by leading scientists and experts.
4th Jan 2018
Roth Composite Machinery from Steffenberg, Germany, will display its machine manufacturer competences in filament winding, prepreg and organic sheet production at the international composites industry trade show - JEC World 2018 - in Paris, to be held during March 6-8, 2018. JEC World in Paris is the only trade show that unites the global composite...
4th Jan 2018
Sonaca Group has completed the acquisition of LMI, creating a global leader in the design and manufacture of complex aerostructures. Headquartered in St Louis, LMI now operates as LMI Aerospace – a member of the Sonaca Group. LMI Aerospace is a leading supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components, and a provider of design engineering services.
3rd Jan 2018
Duni subsidiary Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid AB manufacturing tissue and airlaid material, will invest SEK 50 million in upgrading the airlaid machine in Skåpafors, Sweden. The investment will increase the airlaid capacity at Rexcell by about 25 per cent annually. The plan is to have the capacity upgrade installed during the second quarter of 2018.