nylon news

28th May 2020

Boston Materials, manufacturer of advanced carbon fibre products, has got new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to speed up the development and market introduction of new lightweight materials for transportation and electronic industries. This new funding increases NSF's non-dilutive investment in Boston Materials to nearly $1 million.

27th May 2020

With COVID-19 leading to reduced customer demand, Solvay has decided to restructure its composite material business by closing down two sites - Manchester, UK, and Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - and reducing global headcount by 20 per cent. The group aims to accelerate efficiency plans in its composite materials unit by reducing costs and improving...

27th May 2020

Strengthening local supply chains, opening borders, tying up with technology companies, optimally utilising trade finance programmes for MSMEs, and leveraging India's vibrant research and development ecosystem are among the key points to address some of the bottlenecks, and strengthen the supply distribution of PPE in both domestic and cross-border...

27th May 2020

Kimberly-Clark Corp, a manufacturer of personal care products and operator of non-woven fabric mills, has announced that Gustavo Ghory has been named senior vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective July 1, 2020. Ghory will report to Mike Hsu, chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark, and become a member of the company's executive leadership...

26th May 2020

P&G has developed a technology that converts lactic acid into bio-based acrylic acid. This could potentially make everyday products such as absorbent hygiene products sustainable when the technology is used to make superabsorbent polymers. P&G has granted Cargill an exclusive license that allows Cargill to further develop and commercialise this...

26th May 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, which has successfully developed innovative solutions for face mask applications globally, has now unveiled its Extia Protect product range, specifically designed for face mask applications. The company has expanded its capacities for protective medical products, including face mask materials, since the beginning of the COVID-19...

26th May 2020

Sigmatex, a global leader in the design and manufacture of carbon fibre textiles for the composites industry, is collaborating with Hypetex, award winning innovators and global leaders in carbon fibre colourisation technologies. The partners will work to provide aesthetically unique coloured carbon fibre solutions to new and existing customers.

26th May 2020

After years of working with Peba based products reinforced carbon fibre, Xenia Materials has come out with a new family of compounds Peba reinforced glass fibre - Xeglass 17. The new product meets the requirements of sport, consumer and industrial goods sectors. Xenia produces high-performing thermoplastic composites reinforced by fibre and additives.

26th May 2020

Mondi, developer of packaging and paper solutions that are sustainable by design, is set to build new production lines in its plant in Gronau, Germany, for melt blown nonwoven fabric and surgical face masks. This is part of Mondi’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and respond to increased demand by health authorities and businesses for face...