nylon news

15th Apr 2020

Verus International has taken over a controlling 51 per cent interest in ZC Top Apparel Manufacturing, a Philippines-based maker of reusable N95 fabric masks and biohazard suits. The premium masks produced by ZC Top are N95 compliant and made up of a washable shell and a multi-layer filter than provides protection for three days before replacement.

15th Apr 2020

Amidst shortage of protective masks world over, Cummins and DuPont have joined hands to supply critical material for N95 respirator masks, essential to filter airborne Covid-19 viruses.Cummins' NanoNet and NanoForce Media technology, which uses DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT),can be used in N95 respirator masks, worn by healthcare...

15th Apr 2020

BASF, a German chemical company, has announced that as part of its “Helping Hands” campaign to fight corona pandemic, BASF is donating 100 million protective masks to the Federal Republic of Germany. BASF is also donating 1 million masks to the State of Rhineland-Palatinate. The first delivery of masks is expected at Frankfurt Airport by next week.

15th Apr 2020

The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University is proactively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the full support of NC State, NWI is dedicating its melt-blown and spun-bond nonwoven making facilities and expertise to produce specially designed fabrics that can be delivered to US manufacturers to assemble face masks.

15th Apr 2020

Andritz has announced to take over all shares of Schuler Aktiengesellschaft and for this purpose, company intends to implement a process at Schuler Aktiengesellschaft for transfer of the shares of minority shareholders. Andritz BTG IV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Andritz AG, currently holds 96.62 per cent of the share capital of Schuler...

14th Apr 2020

New Balance (NB) has developed and is currently scaling production of general-use face mask as demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to intensify across the country amid COVID-19. Developed in consultation with local medical and R&D institutions, the sports footwear and sports apparel firm recently produced its first face mask...

14th Apr 2020

Plataine, a provider of Industrial IoT (IIoT) and AI-based software for advanced manufacturing optimisation, has become a member of the National Composites Centre (NCC). This will help in digital transformation of advanced manufacturing processes. NCC brings together composite experts and leading manufacturers. Plataine now gets access to NCC’s...

14th Apr 2020

Suominen has become the first nonwoven substrate manufacturer to qualify for the Fine to Flush Manufacturer’s Generic Certificate from Water UK. The certification has been given to Hydraspun Royal, a dispersible nonwoven material specially designed for moist toilet tissues that are flushed after use. Hydraspun Royal meets stringent flushability...

14th Apr 2020

Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology leader in seating and E-systems, has enhanced capacity at its AccuMED production facility to produce protective masks to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The AccuMED production facility specialises in manufacturing medical products. The company is also designing and developing full face shield visors.