21st Sep 2021
Freudenberg, a supplier of innovative technical textiles, has received the STeP (Sustainable Leather & Textile Production) and Made In Green label by Oeko-Tex. Evolon fabric, well-known for combining high performance technical properties with ecological benefits in durable applications, met the stringent requirements in terms of sustainability and...
21st Sep 2021
Interweave Textiles, a healthcare textiles supplier, has announced the acquisition of healthcare and emergency services supply manufacturer, Orvecare. Using the knowledge of over 40 years’ manufacturing experience and with the aid of qualified clinicians, Orvecare has designed a range of cost-effective products to aid with patient and clinician safety.
21st Sep 2021
Tufropes, an Indian global leader for ropes and netting solutions, has partnered A.Celli Nonwovens for supplying strategic technologies for their new patent-pending spunlace line. This greenfield project, the first global industrial-scale line capable of producing five different nonwovens types, will be located in Gujarat, India, according to the...
21st Sep 2021
International tech Group Andritz has received an order from Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper to supply a complete tissue production line – from stock preparation to a double-width tissue machine (TM13), including automation – for energy-efficient production of high-quality grades at its mill in Jiangmen Xinhui, China. Start-up is planned for the end of...
20th Sep 2021
Berry Global has joined the Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, which is aimed at increasing recycling access for polypropylene. This announcement extends Berry’s goal of enhancing recycling infrastructure as part of the quest toward a circular economy. Berry Global is an US-based packaging and engineering products company.
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
A team of scientists from Russia’s Ural Federal University (UrFU) and Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology in India have developed the world's first method for the synthesis of quaternary nanocomposites based on zinc, lead, cadmium, and copper oxide (ZnO-PbO-CdO-CuO). These composites decolorise textile dyes and have antibacterial activity.
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).