nylon news

27th Apr 2020

China recently unveiled its first reusable medical protective clothing approved for application in Beijing. Produced by Beijing BW Techtextile, it can solve a number of problems in disposable protective clothing, such as large consumption, long production cycle and difficulty in mass storage. It took 68 days from project initiation to production and...

24th Apr 2020

Global Protective Gear is now manufacturing AAMI level 1 and level 2 isolation gowns by using an alternative textile to help solve its shortage. With the surge in demand for gowns during the current coronavirus pandemic, the traditional supply chain has not been able to keep up and so the primary raw material used – nonwoven fabric is in short supply.

24th Apr 2020

The Internetstores group, the owner of Addnature, is set to sell OrganoTex Textile Waterproofing products in their European webshop, CAMPZ.com, with sales in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain. OrganoClick develops biodegradable industrial durable water repellent products for textiles under the brand, OrganoTex.

24th Apr 2020

PFNonwovens has announced the resignation of its chief technical officer, Frantisek Klaska, from the board of directors and from all executive positions within the PFNonwovens concern, effective May 1, 2020, and concurrently his transition to a non-executive position within the PFNonwovens Concern. The company is a leading producer of spunmelt...

24th Apr 2020

Swiss textile innovator HeiQ, has joined hands with Wacker, FHNW, and Alchemie to increase the production of HeiQ Viroblock NPJ103, an antiviral and antibacterial textile treatment. There is high demand for a solution to protect front-line emergency workers with virus-blocking textiles during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that is an enormous challenge.

24th Apr 2020

Braskem, a polyolefins and biopolymers producer, has announced its enhanced support to meet the polypropylene raw material needs of medical manufacturing customers for the production of respiratory masks as well as protective medical gear. Additionally, Braskem has deployed stringent facility cleaning protocols and social distancing practices.

23rd Apr 2020

Glatfelter, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, has unveiled the company’s redesigned website as part of its overall business transformation. Visitors to glatfelter.com can find a streamlined design that incorporates enhanced content highlighting Glatfelter’s innovative product portfolio, investor relations and corporate governance...

23rd Apr 2020

MadaLuxe, America's leading distributor of luxury fashion, has delivered millions of face masks to healthcare organisations across the US, with several million more on the way. The group is also donating hundreds of thousands of masks, importing and distributing these much-needed protective items to healthcare groups, states, and municipalities in need.

23rd Apr 2020

NatureWorks and the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) of North Carolina State University (NC State) have developed a new spunbond nonwoven technology enabling the production of at least ten million additional N95 surgical masks. NatureWorks manufactures Ingeo brand polylactic acid (PLA) and lactides, greenhouse gas-based materials for plastics and fibres.