nylon news

14th Dec 2020

Arkema has acquired Colorado Photopolymer Solutions (CPS), a company based in the US, with strong technical expertise in photopolymer formulation for the fast-growing 3D printing market, with applications in the medical, composites, construction and consumer goods sectors. Arkema is a leader in specialty materials like adhesive and coating solutions.

14th Dec 2020

A project that will lighten the weight of Ford Transit vans involving the NCC has been awarded the Innovation in Design award at the Composites UK Industry Awards 2020. Ford, along with partners Gestamp, the NCC and the University of Nottingham, came together to reduce the weight of three components in a Ford Transit, the best-selling van of all time.

11th Dec 2020

Applied Nanoscience (ANI), a nanotechnology-based air filtration performance company, is working to produce NanoFense formulation in the US. It is setting up a pilot plant in Downs, KS with participation of the Kansas Department of Commerce. Last month, a wholly owned LLC of the company was awarded a PPE Manufacturing Grant for the fight against...

11th Dec 2020

PFNonwovens, a global producer of nonwoven fabrics with operations in Europe, the US and Africa, has undertaken expansion of its Hazleton site in Pennsylvania. The expansion, being carried out in two phases, at its North America centre of excellence will significantly increase manufacturing capacity and allow PFN to grow its medical and hygiene markets.

11th Dec 2020

Kaman Composites – Wichita, is partnering with MRO provider and distributor, C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company of Bangor, Maine to extend composite repair services to the business jet aftermarket. Kaman Composites has named C&L Aerospace its exclusive distributor for composite structural repairs out of its FAA Part 145 Repair Station in...

11th Dec 2020

Innovate UK has granted £355k to NCC for the purpose of investigating and validating ways to achieve a net zero future. NCC will work with UK SMEs towards this end. The funds will enable NCC focus on how composite materials can be best utilised in products, and also, on the environmental impact of the materials being used and how this can be mitigated.

11th Dec 2020

Covestro aims to increasingly use carbon from biomass to replace fossil resources like crude oil. In such a breakthrough, Covestro and its partners have come out with an award-winning production process to derive aniline completely from biomass. All of the carbon content in this basic chemical is taken from plants, such as feed corn, instead of crude...

10th Dec 2020

Miko, an Italian subsidiary of US-based Sage Automotive Interiors (member of the Asahi Kasei Group), aims to become climate positive by 2030 by investing in the Bosco Sacile, one of the last ancient forests of the Friuli plain in the Province of Udine and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The company will restore and preserve this...

10th Dec 2020

Rope manufacturer, Gleistein, is switching its entire portfolio of products made with Dyneema to be manufactured exclusively from bio-based Dyneema fibres. The fibres possess the same strength and reliability of their conventionally sourced counterparts, yet contribute substantially to climate protection due to their renewable, bio-based raw material.