nylon news

24th Apr 2019

INDA, a global association of nonwovens fabrics industry, has published its annual North American (NA) nonwovens supply report. The report finds that in 2018, NA nonwoven capacity increased to 5.17 million tonnes, a net increase of 3.4 per cent over 2017. The increase was due to addition of new lines, machine productivity increases and line closures.

23rd Apr 2019

Ineos Styrolution, leader in styrenics, is establishing a new production site for its successful composite StyLight. The move highlights growing customer demand for the composite. While the company prioritises a location in Germany, a specific location for the new production site is yet to be defined. The new site is planned to be operational in 2022.

23rd Apr 2019

Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA) will present two nanofibre based projects for investors at the one-day National Investors’ Conclave on Technical Textiles (NICTT), to be held in Coimbatore on April 24, 2019. ATIRA will present an antiviral facemask and a water filter cartridge bottle, both of them made using nanofibre.

22nd Apr 2019

Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA) is one of the supporting partners of the one-day seminar on ‘Use of Technical Textiles in Water Resources Works’, to be held on April 29, 2019, in New Delhi. The seminar is being organised by the ministry of water resources, river development & Ganga rejuvenation, Government of India.

22nd Apr 2019

Solvay Ventures has invested in venture capital fund Longwater Advanced Materials fund managed by Longwater Investment, an invester in advanced materials and chemistry-related technologies in China. The collaboration will generate partnership and co-investment opportunities with local venture capital ecosystems and speed-up Solvay’s innovation delivery.

22nd Apr 2019

Markforged, a manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, has opened its first official European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with support of Irish government through IDA Ireland. The new HQ will serve as base of its operations in Europe to meet rapidly growing demand for affordable machines that print high-strength materials like carbon fibre & MIM...

22nd Apr 2019

Pacon Manufacturing Corporation, a manufacturer of wipes, pads, towels and others, has selected North Carolina (NC) for its new plant, creating 299 new jobs by investing $37.6 million. A performance-based grant of $300,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will help facilitate Pacon Manufacturing’s opening of its new facility in North Carolina.

19th Apr 2019

Standard Textile, a company servicing the healthcare industry, has launched Surgitex – Surgical Textile Solutions, and debuted to attendees at AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo held at Nashville from April 6-10, 2019. Surgitex is a comprehensive programme to help healthcare facilities realise maximum benefits of reusable surgical products.

19th Apr 2019

Infinited Fiber Company (IFC), a company offering carbon neutral fibre regeneration technology for textile and nonwoven industries, has raised €3.7 million in funding from investors like H&M group, Fortum and Virala. IFC is currently running a 50-ton pilot plant in Finland and plans to increase its annual capacity up to 500 tons to meet growing market...