nylon news

5th Feb 2019

EconCore and Covestro have joined hands to combine their technologies for the purpose of producing strong and lightweight honeycomb panels with outstanding performance. One of the targeted key performance aspects is to comply with fire, smoke, toxicity (FST) requirements for public transportation applications, including railway and aerospace.

5th Feb 2019

A multidisciplinary team of scientists from Imperial College London has developed technology to print metals such as silver, gold and platinum onto natural fabrics and shown that it could be used to incorporate batteries, wireless technologies and sensors into fabrics like paper and cotton textiles. This may be used in clothing for monitoring health.

4th Feb 2019

Two scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a fabric that can harvest body heat to power small wearable microelectronics such as activity trackers. Though wearable biosensors and data transmitters for personalised health monitoring have been developed, they require a lot of energy, while power sources can be bulky and heavy.

4th Feb 2019

Virgin Galactic and Under Armour are collaborating to create a new generation of space apparel and footwear, as well as an astronaut performance training programme. Over the 50-plus years since space travel began, only 568 people have ever been to space. The game is changing as visionaries come together to make space accessible to the Earth-bound...

2nd Feb 2019

Russian oil company Rosneft-led Nayara Energy recently unveiled a $850-million expansion plan for its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, marking its foray into the petrochemical business. In the first phase, the company, formerly called Essar Oil, plans to set up a 450,000 tonnes per annum polypropylene plant, according to its chief executive officer B Anand.

2nd Feb 2019

Scientists from Leeds and Stockholm say that rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful. They claim that though effective alternatives to harmful fluorochemicals used in durable water repellents (DWRs) are available, these are “being resisted by some manufacturers and...

2nd Feb 2019

Being the largest producer and exporter of nonwoven fabrics, as well as having the largest consumer market for products made from nonwovens, China’s biennial show on nonwovens - China International Nonwovens Expo and Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil) - has special significance. This year’s is event scheduled to take place during June 3-5 in...

1st Feb 2019

Suominen, manufacturer of nonwovens as roll goods for wipes, medical and hygiene products; has recorded net sales of €109.8 million in Q4 2018, an increase of 11.2 per cent from net sales of €98.7 million recorded for Q4 2017. For the financial year 2018, Suominen’s net sales jumped by 1.2 per cent to €431.1 million from €426.0 million in the previous...

1st Feb 2019

Thies will display its machines for the treatment of technical textiles at the Techtexil 2019 expo, in booth F23, hall 3. The international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens will be held from May 14-17, 2019, in Germany. Thies is known for the fabrication of high quality machines for yarn, piece dyeing, bleaching, and drying equipment.