nylon news

12th Jun 2020

Mumbai-based home textile manufacturer Welspun India recently forayed into the health and hygiene segment by launching Welspun Health, which will offer hygiene products for medical professionals and institutional use as well as personal care products like masks, medical gowns, disposable linen, coveralls, hand sanitising wipes and surface disinfectant...

11th Jun 2020

Switzerland-based Gurit, which specialises in the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials, composite tooling equipment and core kitting service, has advanced the closure of its Zullwil plant into 2020, several months earlier than originally planned, due to drop in demand in the global aerospace market because of the COVID-19...

11th Jun 2020

In the current situation in the wake of worldwide corona pandemic, German company Mahlo GmbH + Co KG is providing manufacturers of nonwovens with means to measure production processes. By controlling basis weight and material thickness, its new Gravimat DFI sensor helps to ensure quality of respiratory masks and medical protective clothing.

10th Jun 2020

Autoliv Inc, a Sweden-based worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has announced that the company will promote Kevin Fox to the position of president, Americas and a member of Autoliv's executive management team. The promotion is expected to be effective on June 15th upon the previously announced resignation of Daniel Garceau.

10th Jun 2020

Burlington and Tilley Endurables have joined hands to make isolation gowns for healthcare workers in Canada. For more than 40 years Burlington has produced Maxima line of medical fabrics while Tilley has focused on making quality headwear for the outdoors. Tilley pivoted its idle sewing capacity from hats to medical isolation gowns during the pandemic.

10th Jun 2020

Cinte Techtextil, to be held during September 2-4 in Shanghai, will have a Medical and Protective Zone. The move is in recognition of the role technical textiles and nonwovens have played in combating the pandemic and new opportunities these offer for suppliers. The special display area will feature textile products and technologies for epidemic...

9th Jun 2020

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers, is setting up a new global export hub facility in Charleston, South Carolina to serve Braskem's international customers. The facility will provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping services to support Braskem's US polypropylene (PP) production units.

9th Jun 2020

Composites UK, the UK composites industry association, and Fluency Marketing, the advanced materials and advanced engineering focused marketing and conference provider, have unveiled a new international academic conference to focus on the development and application of fibre polymer composite materials across the construction and infrastructure sectors.

9th Jun 2020

Key highlights and insights from 7th edition of INDA North American Supply Report will be revealed exclusively to INDA’s members at two upcoming webinars to be held on June 23-24. The new INDA report found that North American nonwoven production exceeded capacity increases for 3rd year, while nonwoven material trade decreased due to declines with China.