technology textiles

20th Sep 2021

Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, has announced that effective immediately, it will increase prices for all composite fibre products by 12 per cent, or as customer contracts permit. The decision is driven by continued price increases of raw materials including pulp, synthetic fibres, chemicals and packaging...

18th Sep 2021

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of personal care products and operator of non-woven fabric mills, has announced that it has elected Deirdre Mahlan and Jaime Ramirez to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mahlan and Ramirez each will serve on the Kimberly-Clark’s audit committee, according to the company.

17th Sep 2021

PureCycle Technologies, a company revolutionising polypropylene recycling, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui, an investment firm in Japan with a diversified business portfolio, as a first step for developing a recycling facility in Japan to transform polypropylene (PP) waste into Ultra-Pure Recycled Polypropylene (UPRP).

16th Sep 2021

More than a hundred Italian exhibitors, including about eighty textile machinery manufacturers, are slated to exhibit at the world’s leading nonwovens trade show Index20 to be held in Geneva from October 19-22. As in the past editions, Italian Trade Agency will organise an Italian Pavilion, where 13 Italian manufacturers will exhibit their equipment.

16th Sep 2021

Japanese company Toray Advanced Composites, Electroimpact, and Janicki Industries have entered into a joint agreement for the high-speed manufacture of large thermoplastic composite parts. Electroimpact is a leader in assembly and manufacturing automation. Janicki Industries is a leading supplier of composite and metal tools, prototypes and parts.

15th Sep 2021

A Composites UK report on the UK composites industry shows that in 2021, the number of companies trading fell by 6.3 per cent, in comparison to 2020. The companies no longer trading fell proportionately across all UK regions. The 2021 Hub Report is a summary of the UK composites industry and includes how it has fared against the pandemic and EU Exit.

14th Sep 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), a leading manufacturer of high-performance materials, aims to achieve climate positivity by 2030. For this, it has already set targets and planned actions to reduce emissions and environmental impact, compensate for unavoidable emissions with high-quality carbon credits, and invest in carbon removal...

14th Sep 2021

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET), a UK-based specialist extrusion equipment exporter for textile, medical and composite sectors, has delivered its ninth meltspinning systems in the biomedical sector since the onset of COVID-19. This confirms FET’s position as a world leader in meltspinning equipment for precursor materials used in medical devices.

13th Sep 2021

Satair, Denmark’s airbus services firm, and FACC, a manufacturer of advanced aircraft components and systems, have signed their first agreement. The multi-year agreement covers the global exclusive distribution of Airspace XL bins (overhead stowage compartments), the entrance area, ceiling panels, and all related spares for the entire A320 aircraft...