textile technology

8th Feb 2022

Sweden’s hygiene and health company Essity has been included in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2022. In its review of more than 7,000 companies globally, Essity received a silver medal within the category household products, and is ranked as one of the 150 most sustainable companies. S&P Global is an international finance and analytics company.

8th Feb 2022

PPE manufacturer, Globus group and UK’s Heriot-Watt University are set to develop a bespoke PPE recycling process and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2027. Globus will ensure all its European-made products launched after 2024 are net-zero and develop and implement a robust product life cycle management process with more than half of its customers.

7th Feb 2022

Hohenstein has extended its accreditations as a testing laboratory and certification body to include FFP respiratory protection masks in accordance with DIN EN 149. The company now covers all types of textile masks (medical, FFP and community masks) with functional and safety tests. Hohenstein is a German partner for independent testing and...

7th Feb 2022

Business Finland, a public firm under the Finnish ministry, has granted Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto (LSJH) circular economy investment aid for building a full-scale end-of-life textile refinement plant in Topinpuisto in Turku. The investment is approximately €20.5 million, and the share of the circular economy investment grant is approximately €5.2...

7th Feb 2022

Japan’s Toray has joined hands with blockchain technology firm Soramitsu to initiate a proof-of-concept trial to be held in March 2023 for a blockchain-based traceability system. One key goal of the Toray group sustainability vision is to help the world manage resources sustainably by 2050. Toray manufactures industrial products and raw materials.

7th Feb 2022

Czech Republic’s PFNonwovens and Smart Plastic Technologies have announced that they have signed an exclusive joint development agreement for the use of Smart Plastic’s patent-pending SPTek Eclipse technology in PFNonwovens’ hygiene and medical nonwoven products. PFNonwovens is a leading global producer of customised nonwoven fabrics to make products.

7th Feb 2022

UK’s international PPE manufacturer Globus group has announced that it has committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2027. As part of its commitment the company will ensure all its European-made products launched after 2024 are net zero and develop and implement a robust product life cycle management process with more than half of its...

4th Feb 2022

The 2022 Marine Fabricators Conference which was recently held at Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms, S.C., ended on a successful note. With 220 attendees, a record 90 first-time attendees and 46 exhibitors, conference-goers enjoyed a wide variety of education sessions, networking events, an over-the-top shop tour and a buzzing exhibitor show floor.

4th Feb 2022

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has signed contracts for civil works and machinery to build a new glass fibre tissue line facility located in Madisonville, Kentucky, US. The construction of the building will start in February 2022. The building and civil works are scheduled to be fully completed in summer 2023. Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fibre-based...