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7th Mar 2017

A 1.5 megawatt-Atlantis Resources tidal turbine has been installed at the MeyGen site in the Pentland Firth. The AR1500 turbine has hit full power and is already exporting to the grid. Its three rotor blades have been manufactured by AC Marine & Composites. The Pentland Firth is a strait separating Orkney Islands from Caithness in Scotland's north.

7th Mar 2017

Baby wipe material with unmatched softness is now available to give babies the best care. Fibrella Ultrasoft, a new nonwoven material for baby wipes, has been launched by Suominen, a global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The material, available globally in weight range of 30 to 80 GSM and various patterns, also offers easy convertibility.

6th Mar 2017

Net income, without non-controlling interests expanded to a record figure of €274.6 million in 2016 at Austria based nonwovens technologies manufacturer Andritz Group as against €267.7 million in the prior year. Sales amounted to €6,039 million, a decrease of 5.3 per cent below the all time high sales record of €6,377.2 in the previous year.

6th Mar 2017

On a development path as of North America and Europe and with currently growing baby wipes market, Latin America is drawing attention of producers of nonwovens for wipes. Suominen, a leading global producer of nonwovens for wipes, is now coming out with wipe materials tailored for local needs in Latin America in terms of dispensing and functionality.

6th Mar 2017

Foreseeing strong market-led growth, Dow Polyurethanes (PU) business in India is expanding its PU System House in Maharashtra. The move will lead to around 50 per cent increase in production for the business. Dow is also investing in a new technology centre in Mumbai to accelerate innovation and collaboration with its customers in the region.

6th Mar 2017

An intelligent diaper is all set to revolutionise care for incontinence patients in hospitals and nursing homes with its inbuilt technology that alerts the care staff when the diaper needs to be changed. The new disposable diaper for everyday use is being introduced jointly by Danish company, Abena and Silicon Valley based MediSens Wireless.

4th Mar 2017

Producer of fire resistant (FR) chemicals Alexium International has promoted Dr. Dirk Van Hyning as chief executive officer, effective from June 30, 2017. Dr. Hyning replaces Nicholas Clark, who assumes the new role of executive director strategy, and remains on the board. Nick Clark will also work closely with Hyning during this transition period.

4th Mar 2017

The Techtextil Symposium, which takes place from May 9-12, 2017 at the Techtextil trade show in Frankfurt, will see global experts present the latest research results, products and technologies for technical textiles, nonwovens and functional garment fabrics. There will be seven half-day lecture blocks on various subjects and topics at the Symposium.

3rd Mar 2017

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, sales at Xerium, a supplier of industrial consumable products dipped 2 per cent to $113.2 million as against $115.3 million in the prior year's fourth quarter. Adjusted EBITDA fell 5.1 per cent year on year at $20.4 million, while operating income of $8.8 million, was flat over same quarter of 2015.