27th Aug 2020
Royal DSM, a global science-based company, has announced that Dyneema is driving the performance of Team Sunweb’s protective cycling jerseys in 2020 Tour de France. Along with, Team Sunweb and Craft Sportswear, DSM helped to deliver a jersey that, when combined with protective baselayer, offers cyclists effective abrasion protection at speeds up to...
27th Aug 2020
Kordsa, a Turkey-based global player of tire, construction reinforcement and composites technologies, has announced the appointment of İbrahim Ozgur Yıldırım as the new chief operating officer for APAC. Yıldırım will replace Zeki Kanadıkırık, who steps down after 5 years in the position, and take his new role as of 1st of September 2020.
26th Aug 2020
US’ scientists have used natural plant products called cellulose nanocrystals to coat and pin carbon nanotubes uniformly into the carbon-fibre composites, to increase their strength and impart other desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivities. The team says this method of coating nanocrystals is quicker than conventional...
26th Aug 2020
Lenzing Group, a leader of sustainably produced specialty fibres, has introduced a new Lenzing Lyocell fine skin and Lenzing Lyocell micro skin fibres under its specialty nonwoven ingredient brand Veocel. These fibres present a premium level of fineness, exquisite softness and translucency, ideal for beauty applications, above all for facial sheet...
25th Aug 2020
American Fibre & Finishing (AF&F), the country's leading provider of industrial gauze and non-woven wipers, has come out with the only knit wiper that meets the updated AMS3819D standard. Published by SAE International, AMS 3819D is the aerospace industry quality standard for wipers used for cleaning aircraft primary and secondary structural surfaces.
25th Aug 2020
Rize, an additive manufacturing company bringing industrial 3D printing to users and a World Economic Forum (WEF) technology pioneer, has introduced Rizium Glass Fibre (GF), a composite 3D printing material with the high-dimensional stability and high stiffness for the strength required for printing large parts. Rizium GF is safe for use in enclosed...
25th Aug 2020
Gurit, a manufacturer of advanced composite materials and composite tooling equipment, has announced the appointment of Mitja Schulz as CEO and member of executive committee. Gurit has been in the process of recruiting the successor of current CEO Rudolf Hadorn. Prior to joining Gurit, Schulz was senior vice president and CEO of ZF Wind Power Antwerpen ...
24th Aug 2020
Concertex has introduced Re-Warp collection of performance driven products. Launching in September, the design studio carried Warp collection concept back to the loom. Concertex collaborated with textile designer Aaron Mensik to create catalogue of products that fuse desirable, cleanable attributes of coated construction with the grace of woven...
24th Aug 2020
The global market for ceramic textiles, estimated at $103.5 million this year, is projected to reach $183.1 million by 2027, according to a recent report released by Reportlinker. It is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5 per cent from 2020 to 2027. The Chinese market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 11.4 per cent.