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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...

5th Aug 2021

ARRK, a Japanese company that provides extensive prototyping & 3D printing services, has joined UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC) as an affiliate member. ARRK’s technical centre in Nuneaton has an established history in providing a range of engineering, tooling and composite solutions to leading aerospace, automotive, F1, and defence related...

5th Aug 2021

HB Fuller, a global adhesives provider, is collaborating with Covestro, one of the world’s largest polymer suppliers, to deliver an adhesive with a reduced climate impact for the woodworking, composites, textiles and automotive industries. The new ingredient used in HB Fuller's adhesive is a bio-attributed raw material created via a mass balance...

4th Aug 2021

Specialist extrusion equipment exporter for textile, medical and composite sectors Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) of UK has installed a new meltspinning system to upgrade research facilities and fast track textile research and innovation at the Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI) UK, a leader in nonwoven engineering and product...

4th Aug 2021

Michael Luthi, a member of the founding family, has been named the CEO of the Switzerland-based Sanitized company group, a producer of antimicrobial hygiene function and material protection for textiles. He will take over the position from Urs Stalder, who will join the administrative board after working for the company for over 30 years.

4th Aug 2021

Close to 96.59 km of road in Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu has been constructed using coir geo-textiles as on July 28. The material is used for improvement of sub-grade soil strength in road pavements and stabilisation of side slopes. About 311.29 km of road construction using this material has also been sanctioned.

3rd Aug 2021

A team of researchers from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has collaborated with French specialty materials leader Arkema to develop a safer bicycle helmet using a combination of materials. Its outer shell is made from a new thermoplastic resin developed by Arkema named Elium.

3rd Aug 2021

EDANA and INDA, the leading global nonwovens associations, have jointly announced the launch of the 2021 edition of standard procedures for the nonwovens and related industries. These nonwovens standard procedures help technically define the nonwovens industry, with specifiers for the properties, composition, and specifications of its products.