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21st Mar 2017

After a six-month long process, it has been decided that INDEX20 will take place in Geneva from March 31 to April 3, 2020. EDANA has signed an agreement for the organisation of INDEX20 in Geneva with Palexpo, the winner among three shortlisted professional exhibition organisers. Five exhibition organisers were originally invited to submit a proposal.

21st Mar 2017

Reducing vehicle weight is crucial for reducing emissions and improving fuel efficiency. Magna International and Ford Motor Company have jointly developed a prototype carbon fiber composite subframe which is 34 per cent less in mass compared to a stamped steel equivalent and has 87 per cent less number of parts. The subframe is a key part of a vehicle.

21st Mar 2017

A special polyester film with modified surface on one side and the other side untreated is all set to simplify digital printing since it is digitally printable without the need for priming/coating The film unveiled by India's largest multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex also demonstrates good transparency and optical...

20th Mar 2017

Welspun India Ltd., one of the world's leading home textiles manufacturer, has forayed into new technologies in its technical textile business with the state-of-the-art needle entangled advance textile plant in Anjar. The Rs 150 crore facility has unique capabilities of spun lace and needle punch lines. It was inaugurated by textiles minister Smriti...

17th Mar 2017

There are now only three finalists left for the 2017 World of Wipes Innovation Award. These are Berry Plastics' Chicopee Microfiber Floor Care System, Elsner Engineering's Glueless Tail Tie for rolled wipes and Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Huggies Natural Care Extra Sensitive Baby Wipes. Their fate will be decided at an international conference in...

17th Mar 2017

Outlook Plus Latin America, a three-day conference and tabletop exhibition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, held from March 7 to 9, 2017, covering market, product, and technology intelligence for the hygiene, personal care, and medical nonwovens industries, organised by the two global nonwoven trade associations, EDANA and INDA, ended on a successful note.

17th Mar 2017

Americhem Europe Ltd., a global provider of colour and additive solutions for synthetic fibres based in the US, has announced that the company will feature a full range of its mBrace softening additives at the Index 17, the world’s leading nonwovens exhibition, to be held from April 4 to 7, 2017, at the Palexpo SA in Geneva, Switzerland, in booth #4179.

16th Mar 2017

The China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE) will return for its second edition in 2017 with an earlier date in the calendar to better suit the industry's needs. Scheduled from June 21-23, it has been brought forward to June due to suggestions from key stakeholders. The expo and forum allow for in-depth engagement of entire nonwovens industry.

16th Mar 2017

Global natural fibre composite leader Bcomp has joined hands with Tesla-based Electric GT World Series, to develop the most sustainable super car GT for the best US female car racer and environmental activist Leilani Munter. Further, Bcomp has announced that Leilani will be the ambassador for the young Swiss company and its innovative products.