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21st Apr 2020

Ford has taken several steps to help fight Covid-19 pandemic. With design and testing consultation from 3M, Ford has designed a new powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) which is being produced at its Vreeland facility. The company is also producing face masks for internal use globally and leading efforts to manufacture reusable gowns from airbag...

21st Apr 2020

Carrington Textiles, a UK-based largest workwear fabric manufacturer, has announced that the company has increased capacity at its main processing facility in the UK to supply the domestic and international healthcare sector with the fabrics urgently needed for Personal protective equipment (PPE) in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

20th Apr 2020

Textile industry is increasingly realising the importance of reusable protective medical garments as the COVID-19 crisis leads to shortages of PPE for medical staff, according to TRSA which says that there is ample evidence showing reusable medical textiles are better for the environment and should be a major part of the nation's stockpile and supply...

20th Apr 2020

Tredegar Personal Care, global supplier of apertured films and elastic fabrics, has increased production of breathable, liquid penetration-resistant apertured films, used in medical facemasks and N95 respirators. The company also makes elastic laminate solutions which can be used for ear loops and headbands for face masks, N95 respirators and face...

20th Apr 2020

Andritz Diatec, part of international technology Group Andritz, has set up a fully automatic, high-speed face mask converting line for manufacturing disposable face masks. In the first configuration, the new line will be able to produce masks for surgical/medical applications. Its capacity to produce other mask types – like N95/FFP2 – is being assessed.

20th Apr 2020

Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), a not-for-profit trade association, has announced the hiring of Fred Chuck as the new Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) executive director. In past two decades, Chuck has served in multiple roles at different companies within the geosynthetics industry as well as time on the GMA division board.

20th Apr 2020

As a leader in supply of nonwoven material for surgical-grade infection prevention products, Berry Global Group is working to create as much capacity and maximise output to aid fight against spread of COVID-19. It is designating additional capacity for production of face mask materials in North America and introducing a new material for face masks in...

17th Apr 2020

Reifenhäuser Reicofil has started supplying nonwoven fabric, produced in its R and D centre, to manufacturers of face masks in Germany. The material is also being supplied to public or charitable initiatives that manually produce masks for medical practitioners, hospitals and care services. However, the number of masks produced is much small than...

17th Apr 2020

Amidst increasing demand for personal protective equipment in the health sector due to Covid 19 pandemic, the technical textile materials and clothing industry in Canada, represented by TechniTextile Québec, CTT Group and Vestechpro, has geared up to supply front-line protective uniforms for doctors, nurses, paramedic and maintenance personnel.