technology textiles

11th Aug 2021

3M, a US-based technology company, has posted 24.7 per cent sales jump to $8.9 billion in second quarter (Q2) of FY21 ended on June 30, 2021, compared to $7.1 billion in same period of previous fiscal. Based on strong first half results, the company has raised its full year guidance for 2021, and now expects sales to rise between 7-10 per cent during...

11th Aug 2021

Composite materials will play a fundamental role in enabling the UK to achieve a Net Zero future, according to the Composites Leadership Forum (CLF). Composites – will all their unique properties – are the key enabling technology that will help the UK achieve decarbonisation. They are both a strategic asset and key differentiator for the UK.

10th Aug 2021

H.B. Fuller has announced a strategic investment to build a new facility in Cairo to support increased demand in the fast-growing markets of Egypt, Turkey, Middle East, and Africa. The world-class production facility will fulfil industry-leading sustainability standards. The US-based firm develops adhesives, sealants, and other specialty chemical...

10th Aug 2021

The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU), affiliated with Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has settled its 2021-2022 wage negotiations in the nonwoven textile sub-sector to secure a 5.5 per cent wage hike for its members. The backdated agreement is effective for a 12-month period until June 30, 2022.

9th Aug 2021

Markforged, creator of the integrated metal and carbon fibre additive manufacturing platform, The Digital Forge, has unveiled two new composite materials, to support aerospace, defence and other manufacturers in highly-regulated industries. Onyx FR-A and Carbon Fibre FR-A, are aerospace-ready versions of its Onyx FR and Carbon Fibre FR materials.

9th Aug 2021

Germany’s Nordex group and the American rotor blade manufacturer, TPI Composites, have agreed on a unique strategic partnership in addition to collaborating in Turkey and India. As part of this innovative collaboration model, the Nordex group will transfer the operation of its Mexican rotor blade production in Matamoros to TPI for a period of three...

9th Aug 2021

Teijin Ltd, a Japanese manufacturer of carbon fibre products, posted 26.1 per cent sales increase to ¥225.9 billion (Japanese yen) in first quarter (Q1) FY21 ended on June 30, 2021, against ¥179.1 billion in the same period of FY20. Operating income grew 37.1 per cent to ¥17.2 billion (¥12.6 billion), while profit improved to ¥10.4 billion (¥6.2...

9th Aug 2021

A Texas Tech University's professor has shown that commercially available three-ply masks are up to 80 per cent effective in protecting individuals against smaller viral particles, similar in size to coronavirus. Three-ply masks filter out 60-80 per cent of simulated viral particles between 150 and 30 nanometres in diameter, respectively, his research...

6th Aug 2021

Scientists at the University of Georgia have produced a new composite material with properties ideal for medical products such as masks and bandages. The material, produced using nonwovens and cotton, is stretchable, breathable and absorbent. It is comfortable on skin and easier to compost, therefore, better for the environment than the materials in...