nylon news

27th Nov 2018

Chinese company Zhejiang Kingsafe Nonwovens Fabric has bought a complete line comprising a Stream winder, a Rapid rewinder, a Slittomatic, an extractor, and an automated roll handling and packaging system from the A Celli Group. The line has the start-up scheduled for the first half of 2019. The company had earlier purchased a new winder from the group.

27th Nov 2018

Directa Plus (DCTA), a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Arvind Limited covering two additional vertical markets - composites and water purification in India – following the collaboration between the companies in textiles announced in May 2018.

26th Nov 2018

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Korea University have produced a glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fibre. This they hop could someday help power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and sensors. The new fuel cell also provides twice as much power as conventional biofuel cells.

26th Nov 2018

BeBop Sensors has been honoured with the IDTechEx Wearable USA 2018 Award – Best New Material Award for BeBop Sensors wearable fabric sensor technology. With over two million units shipped, BeBop’s fabric sensors comprehend force, location, size, weight, bend, twist, and presence across any size, resolution, and geometry to make things “knowable.”

26th Nov 2018

Rock West Composites, providing composite products for variety of markets and customers, has opened new production facility in Tijuana, Mexico. Rock West Composites has facilities in San Diego, California, Salt Lake City and Utah. The grand opening event included a tour of the facilities, a presentation on business objectives, and a ribbon-cutting...

26th Nov 2018

JEC Asia, part of JEC Group, organised the annual meeting for Asia-Pacific professionals of the composites industry between November 14-16, 2018, in Seoul for the second time in a row. The meeting met with high expectations attracting more than 12 per cent participants from 230+ companies acting as a major showcase for the composites industry in the...

26th Nov 2018

Toray Industries, Inc has developed new carbon fibres that realise both higher tensile strength and tensile modulus named Torayca MX series and would expand its lineup going forward. The company will also introduce prepreg (high-performance resin-impregnated fabric) using the MX series carbon fibre to contribute to variety of applications.

24th Nov 2018

Ashland Global Holdings Inc has signed an agreement to sell its composites business and the butanediol (BDO) manufacturing facility in Marl, Germany, to Ineos Enterprises in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close prior to end of June 2019 quarter, based on certain customary regulatory approvals.

24th Nov 2018

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Sheng Hung Industrial Co, Ltd, to supply a complete spunlace plant to be installed at their site in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The investment is Sheng Hung’s fourth Andritz spunlace line and will enable it to further innovate its product offerings for specialty nonwovens and heavyweight fabrics.