nylon news

23rd May 2019

Around 100 exhibitors and 4,000 trade buyers are expected to be part of the third edition of the China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil). The specialist trade fair will feature the lates technologies for nonwovens and nonwoven products, raw materials and chemicals for nonwovens, and machinery and ancillaries for...

22nd May 2019

Metsa Tissue, a part of Metsa Group, has updated its strategy including an operational review with the target to improve internal efficiency, reduce complexity and focus on the tissue business. As part of this operational review, an impairment test according to IAS 36 has been conducted. Metsä Group is a forerunner in sustainable bio-economy.

22nd May 2019

Haydale, the global advanced materials group, has been working with National Grid to calculate the benefit case of its Composite Transition Piece (CTP), using a method developed by the latter and verified by PwC during a previous audit. The approach providing risk rating for benefits, has rated Havel’s CTP as ‘low risk’ by National Grid.

22nd May 2019

Leading European fibre producer Advansa has developed a new microfibre which can find application in processes such as needlepunch, spunlace, thermo-bonding and chemical bonding for various end uses. With a diameter of only 8 μm, the new fibre known as AdvaStaple, is very soft, and suitable especially for hygiene products, medical textiles and...

22nd May 2019

Technology company Continental has developed heat protective coated fabrics for protective suits to ensure safety of workers in a whole range of deployment situations. The suits are capable of handling extremes of cold and hot temperatures. The high flexibility and low material thickness of the fabric offers a high level of comfort to wearers.

21st May 2019

McDermott International, a fully integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry, has bagged a sizeable technology contract from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) for the license, basic engineering design and proprietary catalyst supply for a 475 KTA polypropylene plant in Nagapattinam, Tamil...

21st May 2019

Klopman, an European company in workwear fabrics, exhibited its K-Flame range of flame-retardant fabrics designed to offer resistance to heat, flames and welding and give antistatic and electric arc protection, at Techtextil 2019 in Frankfurt recently. Sustainability and quality were the key words characterising the range being featured by Klopman.

21st May 2019

Borealis, a solution provider in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilisers, inaugurated a new polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, US. The 50,000 sq ft facility adds 66 million pounds of capacity to strengthen Borealis’ and Borouge’s global supply capability for thermoplastic olefin (TPO) and short-glass fibre (SGF)...

21st May 2019

At the Filtrex 2019 conference organised by EDANA in Berlin recently, delegates had the chance to hear leading spokespersons from the industry discuss future of filtration for vehicles in age of e-mobility, new developments in nonwoven media, media design and filter converting, modelling and testing for high performance requirements expected by the...