nylon news

12th Mar 2020

FiberCore and Orenco Composites have signed a deal to license the InfraCore technology in the US. The partnership provides opportunities for both companies. Orenco will not only increase its market share in the US, but with its knowledge of the engineering and production of large composite products will also grow the InfraCore technology itself.

12th Mar 2020

Finnish sustainability pioneer in sustainable workwear, Touchpoint, and Spinnova have launched their first demo product, the Tapio apron in the Gastro Helsinki event. The apron, made of Spinnova's highly sustainable fibre, is the world's most ecological piece of workwear. Spinnova develops textile fibre directly out of FSC-certified wood and waste...

11th Mar 2020

Lanxess subsidiary Bond-Laminates is developing continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites with recycled polycarbonate. Half of the matrix for the new products is recyclates, produced during recycling of reusable polycarbonate water bottles. These products will be used in laptop covers and housings for smartphones, tablets, e-books, and...

11th Mar 2020

Covestro and Toyota Boshoku, a car component manufacturer of the Japanese Toyota Group, are jointly developing a new polyurethane composite material for the new electric concept car "LQ" developed by Toyota Motor. The material is based on a combination of Covestro's advanced Baypreg F NF technology and Toyota Boshoku's expertise in using kenaf fibres.

11th Mar 2020

Monforts has been involved in R&D trials aimed at improving the performance of the fishing cage nets employed in fish farming operations at its Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Monforts is a leading textile machinery manufacturer, with a customer-friendly range of services and innovative machine portfolio for technical...

9th Mar 2020

Kokatat is undertaking a significant expansion of its manufacturing and warehouse facilities - a move that will generate an estimated 30 new engineering and production jobs at its Northwestern California headquarters. Kokatat is a leading manufacturer of high-performance paddling gear and protective garments for government and military customers.

9th Mar 2020

The UK's National Composites Centre has completed the latest phase of the most advanced composite manufacturing facility. Part laboratory, part factory, the additional venue is the result of a two-year, £36.7 million research and development programme to use new digital technologies. It has the machines to reduce wing-build time from one week to one...

9th Mar 2020

EDANA, the voice of the nonwovens and related industries, has supported EU's Plastic Strategy to reduce the plastic waste and increase its recycling, and expressed concern over plastic definition in a study published by Eunomia. EDANA has said that the study overlooks the evidence which establishes biodegradability and flushability of Lyocell and...

9th Mar 2020

TRB Lightweight Structures and Toyota Tsusho America have decided to collaborate and set up a joint venture to produce high volume composite parts for the automotive industry in North America. The new venture has opened a location near Lexington and will begin supplying composite battery enclosures to a Tier 1 supplier to the truck and bus industry in...