textiles raw materials news

29th Jun 2021

NLR has built the largest known single thermoplastic piece for bottom half of the fuselage structure for The Clean Sky 2 Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD), part of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 initiative. Through the Clean Sky 2 initiative, the aerospace industry is looking to transition from aluminium to next-gen carbon-fibre reinforced composites.

29th Jun 2021

Ontex, a Belgium-based international personal hygiene group, has developed a smart continence management service - Orizon - for care homes and hospitals. Orizon, alerts caregivers via an app when a resident’s smart incontinence protection gets close to saturation. The service increases comfort for residents and staff, and increases the dignity of...

28th Jun 2021

Integrated Polymer Solutions (IPS), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has taken over Swift Textile Metalizing (STM), a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered metalised fabrics used in electromagnetic and radio frequency interference shielding applications. The acquisition is meant to strengthen the materials science business.

28th Jun 2021

Scientists at North Carolina State University have been able to print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be used to make wearable devices in future. Since the process can be done at room temperature in normal atmospheric conditions, inkjet printing may offer a simpler way of making electronic...

28th Jun 2021

Apply Carbon, part of Belgium's Procotex Corporation, is scaling up production of recycled carbon fibres. For this, it is integrating its recently acquired short carbon fibre business of ELG UK with its plant in Plouay, in Brittany, France. Apply Carbon is a leader in the production of sustainable technical fibres such as carbon, para-aramids, and...

25th Jun 2021

Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), Sabic and Procter & Gamble have worked together in a circular economy pilot project, to demonstrate the feasibility of closing the loop on facemasks to help reduce plastic waste. Under the project, scientists have been able to convert used face masks into nonwoven fibre...

25th Jun 2021

Teijin Limited, a Japanese company engaged in aramid, carbon fibre and composite moulding material, has announced that it has joined the Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC) organised by Spirit AeroSystems, one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft structural components. Teijin will work directly alongside Spirit and other members of the AIC.

25th Jun 2021

Shawmut Corporation, which uses materials innovation to improve lives, has established a Military and Protective Materials Business Unit that will use the company’s trademark advanced materials, textile manufacturing and process innovation techniques to produce high-quality, US-made, ultra-high-specification and high-performance technical fabric...

25th Jun 2021

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) has established Nexx Technologies Advanced Materials Business Unit, marking its entry into the advanced composites market. Nexx is to function within MGC America (MGCA), a subsidiary in the United States. MGC has developed a unique portfolio of advanced composite materials for all kinds of customers and market segments.