nylon news

2nd Nov 2018

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions for the hygiene market and subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Plc, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, Shachar Rachim. Rachim has been a longstanding member of the senior management team at Avgol, having served as CFO and deputy CEO earlier.

1st Nov 2018

Majestic, MCR Safety, Protective Industrial Products (PIP), Superior Glove Works, Youngstown Glove have won the fifth-annual DuPont Kevlar Glove Innovation Awards. The awards mark excellence in innovative glove and sleeve designs from DuPont Kevlar licensees who push the limits of what is possible to make work gloves and sleeves more durable and...

31st Oct 2018

Drylock Technologies, a company with experience and proven capability in the absorbent hygiene industry, has invested $30 million to expand its existing production at its Eau Claire site in US with a new office building and adult incontinence machinery. The expansion comes just 18 months post the acquisition of Presto Absorbant Products in 2017.

30th Oct 2018

Burlington Glass Fabrics (BGF) Industries, a Porcher Industries’ subsidiary, has announced its planned investment of $7 million to relocate its headquarters and research & development (R&D) activities from Greensboro, NC to the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County, VA. BGF Industries was one of the first US-based weavers of fiberglass textiles in...

30th Oct 2018

Bitrez Ltd, a leading manufacturer of specialist polymers and chemicals, will show its capabilities at Advanced Engineering 2018 from Wednesday in the UK. Based in Wigan, Bitrez manufactures high performance synthetic resin, catalysts and curing agents for world-class companies across aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and general industrial.

30th Oct 2018

DuPont and Gelvenor, both leaders in the protective textile industry, have joined forces to produce DuPont's Nomex and Protera fabrics in South Africa. Both companies have a long history of working together, a relationship that has culminated in DuPont certifying Gelvenor as the South African manufacturer to produce fabrics to DuPont's high standards.

30th Oct 2018

Twelve companies from eight different countries will receive the JEC Innovation award in categories: aerospace, automotive, commercial vehicles, e-mobility, marine, railway, sports & leisure, infrastructure & civil engineering, industrial equipment, sustainability and additive manufacturing. The awards will be given away during JEC Asia 2018.

29th Oct 2018

SABIC has developed an innovative new polypropylene (PP) resin product, SABIC PP 514M12, which delivers enhanced properties in melt-blown fibres for nonwoven fabrics. The product can serve a wide range of end-use products like diapers, sanitary napkins, etc. Beyond single-material and composite nonwovens, it can act as a base for colour master-batches.

29th Oct 2018

3A Composites Core Materials, a key global supplier to the wind industry, has received the APQP4Wind certification from the Danish Wind Industry Association. The APQP4Wind, a trademark quality management system, is meant to simplify and strengthen the quality assurance demands (APQP) and product release process (PPAP) across the entire wind value chain.