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9th Jul 2020

Scientists at the North Carolina State University have found that film made of tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties because of which it may be used in next-generation smart fabrics. This film may turn out to be a key material in developing clothing that can heat or cool the wearer on demand.

9th Jul 2020

PFNonwovens has appointed Cedric Ballay as the PFN group's new chief executive officer. The appointment is the result of a long-planned succession process at the helm of the Prague-headquartered group. PFNonwovens is the global producer of polypropylene and polyethylene-based nonwovens textiles used for personal hygiene and medical purposes.

8th Jul 2020

Nanomaterials manufacturer Promethean Particles is now part of a consortium that is developing new safe and sustainable water repellent fabrics. The company is developing functionalised silica nanoparticles that can be incorporated into a water-based ink for digitally printing on to textiles. These nanoparticles help impart hydrophobic properties.

8th Jul 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the global market for a number of non-wovens-based personal protective equipment products, according to a new study. As their demand continues to soar, producers are investing in new machinery and expanding capacity to avoid supply shortfalls seen at the pandemic's onset and allow the market to renormalise, it...

7th Jul 2020

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced the recent milestone sale of a full tissue solution to Select Products. PCMC, headquartered in the US, specialises in the design and manufacture of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing, and bag-converting industries worldwide.

7th Jul 2020

Lydall, a leading US manufacturer of value-added engineered materials and specialty filtration solutions that create a cleaner, safer and quieter world, has been awarded a $13.5 million contract by the US Department of Defence (DOD). The contract will support Lydall's investment in two new meltblown production lines in its Rochester, New Hampshire...

7th Jul 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is collaborating with Spanish sports and life style accessories company Buff to supply its innovative, replaceable filter media which has been now included in Buff’s new range of face masks. The Buff face masks are available in the US and Canada following a launch in Europe in June. Each Buff face mask includes five single-use filters.

7th Jul 2020

Queensland company OZ Health Plus will establish Australia’s first manufacturing plant to make the critical fine plastic material used in most protective face masks. OZ Health Plus has purchased a plant of the Swiss-based technology company Oerlikon to establish a Queensland-based production plant for spun-bond and meltblown nonwovens.

7th Jul 2020

China has added polypropylene (PP), along with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), as a trading option on the Dalian Commodity Exchange in the country's northeastern province of Liaoning. With this, the number of options listed for trading on the Exchange has increased to seven, according to Chinese media reports.