nylon news

24th Dec 2018

Sabrina, a global leader in performance apparel, and Versalume, an integrated fibre-laser solutions provider, have announced the joint development of wearable smart garments. The introduction of lighted fibre integrated with sensors into smart clothing would help users monitor biometric symptoms of the body while running, biking, or resting in bed.

22nd Dec 2018

Arvind Ltd and JCB India Ltd have announced a partnership to introduce protective, smart, comfortable, and stylish ready-to-wear industrial uniforms. The partnership is the first of its kind to offer co-branded protective wear and industrial uniforms for India’s workforce. JCB is a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in India.

21st Dec 2018

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, is taking over Invista Resins & Fibres, which owns a high value-added PET manufacturing facility located in Gersthofen, Germany. IVL has signed a deal in this connection. The Gersthofen site has a combined capacity of 282,000 tonnes/ annum, and employs approximately 140...

20th Dec 2018

University of Sheffield is collaborating with GKN Aerospace to boost new digital technologies in aerospace manufacturing. It has become a partner in GKN Aerospace’s new £32 million Global Technology Centre (GTC), funded by a £17m commitment from GKN Aerospace and a £15m commitment from the UK government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute.

20th Dec 2018

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has planned to strengthen its global asset base for flame retardant additives with investments of around €200 million over the next three years. The company runs a strongly backward integrated production network for bromine and phosphorous based flame retardants with plants in the US, Germany, France and UK.

20th Dec 2018

Textile Instruments has won the World Textile Information Network (WTiN) Future Textile Awards for Innovative Start-up at the 2018 Innovate Textile & Apparel Conference (ITA) held in Amsterdam, Holland. At ITA, Textile Instruments showed a novel concept in smart textiles: a washable fabric that monitors health-related vitals without wires and battery...

20th Dec 2018

Suominen Corporation, a globally leading supplier of nonwovens for wipes, hygiene products and medical applications, has appointed Petri Helsky as the new president & chief executive officer of the company. Helsky was the CEO of Metsä Tissue Corporation until September 2018, and will assume charge as the president & CEO of Suominen on January 7, 2019.

19th Dec 2018

SPESA (Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas) will hold its Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference at the Raleigh convention centre in Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 27, 2019. The conference will be held in conjunction with the 2019 edition of Techtextil North America, the trade fair for technical textiles and...

19th Dec 2018

Emilia Peltola has been named as the vice president, corporate communications & IR at Suominen, supplier of nonwovens for wipes, hygiene products, and medical applications, as of February 11, 2019. She will be located in Helsinki, Finland and will report to the president and CEO (interim). She will succeed Anu Heinonen, who resigned in October 2018.