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5th Jun 2017

Hexcel Corporation has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire shares of Structil SA (Structil), a French producer and supplier of high-performance composites to the aerospace, defence and industrial markets. The proposed transaction is subject to review by relevant employee representative bodies and approval from the applicable French...

5th Jun 2017

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is co-sponsoring the 2017 RISI Asia Pacific Hygiene Products Symposium to be held during November 7-8, 2017 in Shanghai, China. The first edition of the Symposium drew more than 130 attendees from 76 countries to know about the latest advancements and trends in the Asia Pacific hygiene market.

3rd Jun 2017

Gurit, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced composite materials, components and technologies, has won a new contract for the production and supply of carbon fibre-based exterior car body panels to an Italian premium automotive OEM. Total value of the two-year contract is at around CHF 9 million and supply is scheduled to start in January...

3rd Jun 2017

Web Industries, industry leader in formatting prepreg composites for aerostructure fabrication, has announced infrastructure additions and storage expansion at its plant outside of Atlanta, Georgia. These additions are the first part of a $12 million, three-year infrastructure investment plan that will increase efficiency and capacity at Web Atlanta.

3rd Jun 2017

DiloGroup, the leading group in the sector of staple fibre needling lines, presented its standard universal lines at recently concluded Techtextil 2017. The company also brought its latest innovations, which provide increased manufacturing efficiency, improved end product quality and greater productivity aided by the degree of automation.

2nd Jun 2017

EDANA, the global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has announced its new Board of Governors for 2017 - 2018. Returning chairman Martin Rapp (vice-president and general manager at Glatfelter) will again provide expert leadership, ably supported by re-elected vice-chairs Mikael Staal Axelsen (Fibertex) and Pieter Meijer...

2nd Jun 2017

TCL 2017, the international conference on Textile Coating and Laminating, will focus on the key economic and technology trends. The two-day technical textile trade fair will begin from November 8, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. TCL is a platform for practical presentations focusing on what is happening in the industry today and what will happen tomorrow.

2nd Jun 2017

NCMS, BMW, and the University of Delaware-Centre for Composite Materials have proved the accuracy of high-speed computing for modeling and simulation to predict the quality and effectiveness of a material that is both lightweight and safety-tested, in a research carried out under a two-year programme which involved government-industry-university...

1st Jun 2017

NC State University has opened a new nonwovens institute, which is home to the world’s first and only accredited academic programme for interdisciplinary study of engineered fabrics. The institute has 68 industry partners. The facility will provide additional space for industry partners to test-manufacture and refine products before market launch.