nylon news

2nd Mar 2020

Zoltek Companies, the global leader in low-cost industrial grade carbon fibre, has started using green energy for a portion of its carbon fibre production. The Zoltek facility located in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, the largest fully integrated carbon fibre plant in the world, began using electricity produced from renewable resources in early 2020.

2nd Mar 2020

Solvay, which has been helping the composites industry to "Progress Beyond" by developing innovative technology solutions for the cost-effective adoption of composites in large volumes, will showcase materials and processes developed for industrialised processes at JEC World. An attraction will be 3D printed parts for aerospace or oil and gas...

2nd Mar 2020

With Switzerland reporting first confirmed cases of coronavirus, Index20 - the leading nonwovens exhibition - has been postponed to October. The show, expected to be attended by over 730 exhibitors, will now be held during October 20-23. In view of the virus threat, the Swiss Federal Council has prohibited all events bringing together more than 1'000...

28th Feb 2020

US firm Alpha Pro Tech (APT), manufacturer of items to protect people, products and environment, recently announced an update to the status of orders booked for its proprietary N-95 Particulate Respirator face mask. APT had ramped up production of the mask over the last month in response to a significant increase in demand due to the coronavirus...

28th Feb 2020

Companies in the United Kingdom supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) have started feeling the strain on certain PPE items as the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is causing problems for supply chain directors, according to Richard Wilding, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield University, who feels the situation needs to be monitored.

28th Feb 2020

Autoliv has become part of Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of private sector companies working to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths on roadways. Autoliv will be a member of the Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety, that uses peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing to help smaller fleet operators create safety cultures and reduce...

28th Feb 2020

Aoc Aliancys has changed the European distribution network for its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins. Büfa Composite Systems becomes the exclusive distributor of Aoc Aliancys products in the UK, Spain, the Benelux, and Finland. Gaches Chimie Spécialités is the exclusive distributor in France. For Norway and Sweden, Nor-Komp is the exclusive...

28th Feb 2020

India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently approved setting up of a National Technical Textiles Mission with a total outlay of ₹1480 crore to make the country a global leader in technical textiles. The mission would have a four-year implementation period from fiscal 2020-21 to 2023-24.

28th Feb 2020

A printing capability for nonwoven materials that creates multiple repeat designs in same print run is now available from Personal & Home Care business unit of Web Industries. Field-tested variance-in-repeat printing gives production advantages to manufacturers of personal care items such as adult incontinence wear, feminine care products and diapers.