technology textiles

27th Jan 2022

International technology group, Andritz, has received an order from the Uzbek cotton spinning specialist Texygen Textile to supply a complete neXline spunlace line. The start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023. Andritz is a leader in machinery for hydropower stations, paper and pulp industry, metal industries, and other industrial sectors.

27th Jan 2022

Kemin Industries, San Marino’s ingredient manufacturer that strives to transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, has appointed Valter Dompè the president of Kemin Textile Auxiliaries business unit (Garmon Chemicals), effective January 1, 2022. Dompè will be taking over after Kimberly Nelson.

27th Jan 2022

Swiss cutting system manufacturer Zünd Systemtechnik and Dutch composite automation company Airborne have announced the expansion of their collaboration. As a result of this new distribution agreement, the customers will be able to benefit from the state-of-the-art digital production solutions for automated processing of composite materials.

27th Jan 2022

Kimberly-Clark has been named among America’s 100 most JUST companies for 2022 by JUST Capital. The annual JUST 100 list recognises US corporations that outperform their peers on issues such as fair pay, worker health and safety, benefits and work-life balance, ethical leadership, cultivating a diverse workplace, and producing sustainable products.

25th Jan 2022

UK’s Composites Evolution has announced the launch of a new range of unidirectional thermoplastic tapes, to sit alongside its existing line-up of Evopreg prepregs. Composites Evolution is a global developer, manufacturer, and supplier of prepregs and thermoplastic tapes that are used for the production of lightweight structures from composite materials.

25th Jan 2022

Synova, an advanced technology firm focused on production of high value chemicals such as olefins and BTX from waste, has announced the appointment of Jörg Krüger as chief executive officer. He will be based in Maassluis where he will lead the planning, execution and evaluation of the Synova strategy. is an advanced recycling company from the...

25th Jan 2022

Arkema has announced a 25 per cent increase in its global Pebax elastomer production capacity by investing in Serquigny in France. The investment will notably enable increased production of the bio-circular Pebax Rnew and traditional Pebax ranges. Arkema is a specialty chemicals and advanced materials company headquartered in Colombes, near Paris,...

25th Jan 2022

Shawmut has launched a small-size NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator to help protect people with smaller faces. The US-made smaller Protex N95 Particulate Respirator Model SR9520S will be sold starting next week alongside its medium/large Model SR9520 on Shawmut’s website and other popular sites for personal protective equipment.

25th Jan 2022

UK’s Paravir has developed a novel, IP-protected, composite material using readily available dry powders impregnated into off-the-shelf, nonwoven material of the type used in face masks, surgical clothing, and equipment. Recent testing at UK laboratories has confirmed the destruction of 99.99 per cent of the microbial population in under 20 minutes.