technology textiles

21st Dec 2021

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, and Nonwovens Industry Magazine have extended the due date for nominations for the prestigious IDEA Achievement Awards to February 1, 2022. IDEA is the event for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics conference and will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, Florida, US, from March 28-31,...

20th Dec 2021

Using antibodies extracted from ostrich eggs, a team of scientists at Japan’s Kyoto Prefectural University has developed masks that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light if they contain coronavirus traces.The masks will offer users an easy way to test whether they have contracted the virus, the team, headed by university president Yasuhiro Tsukamoto,...

20th Dec 2021

Diamond Wipes International, the US’ leading wet wipe and personal care products manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Steve Gallo as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO). Prior to joining Diamond Wipes, Gallo served as CEO of POP! Gourmet Foods from 2018 to 2021, CEO of Chosen Foods from 2015-2017, and CCO of Sesajal from 2014-2017.

17th Dec 2021

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Fouani Nigeria to supply two baby diaper lines for its facilities in Lagos. The lines will produce a wide range of top-class diaper products with absorbent cores made of pulp and SAP (super absorbent polymer). The target is to serve the market in Nigeria with products produced locally.

17th Dec 2021

A team of researchers from Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam have developed a mixture of aliphatic lipidic strands and certain cyclodextrins—produced from starch by enzymatic conversion—that can reduce the amount of lipid in anti-viral walls. As a result of the silver infiltration, viral reproduction is inhibited, and infectious agents are killed.

17th Dec 2021

US’ Avient has unveiled new additives for high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters that offer consistent filtration performance to meet the requirements of the HEPA H13 standard. HEPA filters remove dust, pollen, mould, and bacteria from the air. HEPA layers use electrets, which create ‘charge traps’ that helps to improve filtration efficiency.

17th Dec 2021

W. R. Grace, US’ supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology, polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its Unipol PP process technology to Oriental Energy for its Maoming, China, plant. It is Oriental Energy’s fifth polypropylene line, and its fourth using Grace’s Unipol PP process technology with a production capacity of 400 KTA.

17th Dec 2021

Sunbelt Rentals has acquired Mahaffey USA, a leader of temporary and semi-permanent structures. For nearly 100 years, Mahaffey has been providing large-scale temporary fabric structures for businesses, from temporary warehouses and aviation hangars to fire stations and blast-resistant structures, all managed from the company’s Memphis headquarters.

16th Dec 2021

The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has registered a patent for an electrical mask to kill viruses, including the novel coronavirus. Led by Mahmoud Al Ahmad, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the university has developed and patented a device that has two flexible graphene electrodes connected to a power source such as a battery.