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20th Aug 2019

The actual results of July 2019 of the business unit Composites – Fibers & Materials (CFM) of SGL Carbon has shown a significant deviation from its expectations. As a consequence of this, the chief executive officer Dr. Jürgen Köhler has informed the supervisory board that he has resigned from his mandate as chief executive officer effective August 31, ...

19th Aug 2019

Kordsa, the global player in tire, construction reinforcement and composite technologies markets, presented KraTos, its brand in construction reinforcement, at the Concrete Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, recently. The Concrete show is the largest event of cement and concrete industries involving new and innovative products and technologies in South America.

19th Aug 2019

Lear has announced that it has appointed Carl Esposito, an aerospace industry executive with broad expertise in electronics, software development and connectivity, as senior vice president and president of the company's E-Systems division. Lear, based in the US, is a global automotive technology leader in seating and electrical and electronic systems.

19th Aug 2019

Group sales of SGL Carbon increased by approximately 6 per cent from €529.3 million in H1 2018 to €562 million in H1 2019, driven by organic growth in market segments Digitisation, Energy and Chemicals. Adjusted for a positive one-time effect of around €4 million in prior year, group recurring EBIT reached nearly €38 million, approx €2 million below H1 ...

19th Aug 2019

Israel-based Shalag Industries Ltd, a world leader in carded thermobonded and air through bonded (ATB) nonwoven technologies, has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Texsus Spa, a leading manufacturer of ATB and laminated products located in Pistoia, Italy. The acquisition is likely to be completed in next few weeks.

17th Aug 2019

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have created a structure similar to the one found in a small crustacean, mantis shrimp, and discovered that manufacturing composite materials and components using this structure results in lighter, tougher, and more impact-resistant products. With this, composites could be manufactured at a lower...

17th Aug 2019

Softys, CMPC subsidiary that manufactures tissue paper and personal care products, has taken over SEPAC, a move that strengthens its position in the Brazilian market. The company established 45 years ago in the Paraná state is known for its industrial facilities and commercial brands. The merger establishes Softys as the largest tissue producer in...

17th Aug 2019

Cutting Edge Healthcare has unveiled a new company, Dignex, to focus on and design high absorbency, enhanced featured incontinence solutions. Dignex has developed a comprehensive range of body worn and ancillary products in all absorbency levels, with every size option including a specially redesigned bariatric product line in sizes 2XL, 3XL and 4XL.

16th Aug 2019

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is seeking proposals for the NCC Technology Pull-Through programme from UK universities for projects starting in April 2020, in collaboration with the EPSRC Future Composite Manufacturing Research Hub (FCMRH). In its fourth year, the TPT programme helps transfer suitably mature technologies from academia to industry.