nylon news

30th Nov 2020

Free Form Fibres, a supplier of the world’s purest fibres and powders for next-generation composites, has carried out and concluded a $2.5 million financing round to create additional production capacity for pure fibre and powder materials, which are produced using its advanced, patented Rapid Laser-assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (R-LCVD) process.

30th Nov 2020

AMAC is working with FibreCoat for bringing its products to the market and global business development. FibreCoat has launched Alucoat, an aluminum-coated glass or basalt fibre, suitable as electro-magnetic shielding material in automotive applications. FibreCoat is a young, award-winning start-up and spin-off of the RWTH Aachen University in Germany.

27th Nov 2020

BMW M has chosen Ineos Styrolution’s aesthetic composite StyLight as the material of choice for a new generation of ergonomically optimised carbon shift paddles. The StyLight solution has been specifically developed for automotive interior and exterior applications and a range of applications in the electronics as well as the sports and leisure...

27th Nov 2020

Cobra International, one of the largest OEM manufacturers of composite goods for water sports, automotive, marine and civil engineering, is mass producing OC-1 composite canoes for leading outrigger canoe brand ARE Tahiti. It has already shipped first 36 canoes to ARE Tahiti. The next ARE project to enter mass production at Cobra will be the V-1 canoe.

26th Nov 2020

Bally Ribbon Mills, leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialised engineered woven fabrics, has unveiled new advanced textile products to increase part functionality and utility. The two new products offer superior features, including lighter weight, specific strength, durability, stability, abrasion resistance, and...

26th Nov 2020

Safran Cabin and 3M are collaborating to design cleaner aircraft cabin interiors. These solutions can be permanently embedded into aircraft interior surfaces during manufacturing, or applied to existing interiors. The pandemic has had a large impact on global air travel and the industry needs solutions to restore passenger confidence and promote a...

26th Nov 2020

Nice-Pak, a global producer of wet wipes, is increasing its manufacturing capacity at its Jonesboro facility. This is expected to more than double the company's capacity to produce disinfecting wipes and significantly increase capacity for other product groups. The expansion will also increase employment by adding more than 300 associates by the end of ...

26th Nov 2020

Scotland recently made sanitary products free. Members of the Scottish parliament unanimously passed the Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill on November 24 making it legally mandatory for all public institutions to provide period products, including tampons and pads, to everyone who needs those. This is a first such step in the world.

25th Nov 2020

Texon, a leader in sustainable, structural material solutions for the footwear industry, has earned two significant industry accreditations for its nonwoven facility in Dongguan, China. The site now has SATRA Laboratory Accreditation Status and is certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). The accreditations mark Texons' commitment to...