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5th May 2021

Fibre producer, FiberVisions, and spunlaid nonwoven manufacturer, Avgol – both part of global chemical producer Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) – have collaborated with scientists at Polymateria to commercialise the innovative ‘biotransformation’ technology which alters polyolefins to make them biodegradable in a natural process.

5th May 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new enzymatic solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, has signed a non-exclusive and non-binding Expression Of Intent agreement with a significant PET producer. This is expected to result in a first-of-a-kind 100 per cent PET recycling production unit using Carbios’ enzymatic technology.

4th May 2021

OCSiAl, the largest single-walled carbon nanotubes manufacturer, and Compañía Comercializadora Industrial have signed a deal for marketing and commercialisation of Tuball graphene nanotube solutions in Chile. This brings the most cutting-edge technology for production of coatings, composites, and plastics with a new set of properties to Chile.

4th May 2021

US-based Lummus Technology has announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a polypropylene (PP) contract by BUA Refinery, a subsidiary of BUA Group, at their grassroots refinery in Nigeria. Lummus' scope includes the technology license for a 285 KTA polypropylene unit as well as basic design engineering, training and services, and catalyst...

4th May 2021

Use of Technical Fibre Products’ aramid nonwovens in composite surfacing protects the structural elements of a composite from the effects of abrasion or wear. This has been indicated in a study, according to TFP. The study examined the effectiveness of surfacing veil to increase wear resistance of composite panels both with and without TFP’s aramid...

4th May 2021

InfraCore, leader in robust load bearing FRP structures for the infrastructure market, and CMSI, a company equipping Canada to meet infrastructure challenges in an environmentally sustainable manner, have signed a license agreement which brings fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite bridges, made using the patented InfraCore technology, to Canadian...

3rd May 2021

AMAC, an industrial and business consulting company in lightweight construction materials based in Aachen, is collaborating with the Institute for Textile Technology (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University and their ITA. The partnership is aimed at strengthening and developing business activities in composites. ITA is a one-stop source for composite solutions.

3rd May 2021

Ebusco, developer of electric city and regional buses, has selected Telene composite parts for Ebusco 3.0 citybus PDCPD (Poly dicyclopentadiene) material of choice, for lightweight structural and durable composites parts. Telene, with Ebusco, has made two composite parts for the Ebusco 3.0 citybus. Telene is a pioneer in dicyclopentadiene-based...

3rd May 2021

Composites UK and the Advanced Composites Alliance (ACA) have become reciprocal affiliate partners of each other. ACA is a newly formed network and a business alliance which is focused on four main sectors: civil aerospace, defence, space and medical technology. Composites UK is the accredited trade association for the UK composites industry.