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1st Mar 2017

Nonwovens technology manufacturer Andritz has started up the Nexline wetlace production line for Turkey based Akinal Sentetik Tekstil. The Andritz wetlace technology combines wet forming and hydroentanglement, and is especially suited for the manufacture of flushable wipes that are dispersible and 100 per cent biodegradable, without any chemical...

1st Mar 2017

Germany’s leading carbon company, SGL Group, has announced that the company has renewed its commitment to endowing the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), which began eight years ago. The agreement for a six-year extension was signed by TUM president Wolfgang A. Herrmann and the SGL Group’s CEO, Jurgen Kohler.

28th Feb 2017

In the fourth quarter of 2016, operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) at Hexagon Composites soared to NOK 314.7 million as against NOK 40.9 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter. Operating profit (EBIT) in the fourth quarter was NOK 288.7 million compared to NOK 18.6 million and profit before tax totaled NOK 304.9 million versus NOK 14.7...

27th Feb 2017

New Zealand based Revolution Fibres is increasing its production output to meet growing world-wide demand for Xantu.Layr, a nanofibre composite reinforcement veil. Its demands increased dramatically as a result of extensive research and development conducted in 2016, which helped to further validate Xantu.Layr's performance in composites.

27th Feb 2017

Technical Absorbents (TAL), UK-based manufacturer of Super Absorbent Fibre (SAF), is set to be the gold sponsor of the Nonwovens for High-performance Applications (NHPA) event, a high-level, commercial symposium which addresses the issues of entering and expanding in the advanced nonwovens market, to be held at Prague, Czech Republic, on March 7 and 8, ...

27th Feb 2017

Germany’s leading nonwovens company, Sandler AG, is set to present a variety of high-tech materials for acoustic insulation for both home and office use, for transportation, and for filtration, at Techtextil 2017 expo, the international tradefair for technical textiles and nonwovens, to be held from May 9 to 12, 2017, in Germany, at booth D54 in hall...

27th Feb 2017

A wet spinning line with the capability of making carbon fibres has been launched near Geelong in Australia. With the new plant, Australia for the first time has the capacity to produce carbon fibre from scratch and at scale. Researchers from CSIRO and Deakin University created what could be the next generation of carbon fibre that is of a higher...

25th Feb 2017

Scott Bader, UK-based chemical company, is set to participate at the Middle East Rail 2017, now in its 10th successive year and the region’s longest running and most successful railway event, which has helped shape the rail market in UAE and the wider Middle Eastern region, to be held on March 8 and 9, 2017, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in stand...

25th Feb 2017

Composites UK, the trade association supporting the UK composites industry, organised a site visit for 20 delegates to A C Marine & Composites (ACM&C) in Gosport, UK, which offers innovative solutions to unique manufacturing challenges that push the boundaries of composite technology, on February 9, 2017, giving them an insight into the company’s...