8th Apr 2022
Glatfelter, a supplier of engineered materials, has announced that Ramesh Shettigar, vice president, ESG, investor relations and corporate treasurer, will be promoted to the role of senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer, effective May 6, 2022. Glatfelter is known for its technology-driven and customisable nonwovens solutions.
8th Apr 2022
Fabiosys Innovation, a deep-tech healthcare start-up incubated at IIT Delhi, has developed medical textile called Fabium. It is formed using a technology called Hi-PAT, making it highly effective against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Fabium starts working within seconds of contact with the pathogens and destroys 99.9 per cent of them within 30 minutes.
7th Apr 2022
US’ Kindthread has unveiled its transformative new company within the healthcare apparel industry as a result of the recent acquisitions of Landau, White Cross, Chefwear, and Scrubs & Beyond by an affiliate of LKCM Headwater Investments, a leading middle-market private investment firm. Kindthread will establish a new headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.
7th Apr 2022
High-performance yarns now offer almost unlimited possibilities for replacing traditional raw materials in a vast range of technical applications. Often tailor-made, these filament yarns go way beyond the conventional idea of ‘textiles’ – finding new uses in sectors such as automotive, aviation, maritime, medical and construction, among many others.
7th Apr 2022
This May, Techtextil North America, co-located with Texprocess Americas, will return to Atlanta for the first time since 2018 to reunite the technical textiles, nonwovens and sewn products industries. With travel restrictions easing across the globe, organisers are eager to welcome the return of international participants from May 17-19, 2022.
7th Apr 2022
Japan’s Mitsubishi and Toyota Tsusho have joined hands to manufacture ethylene, propylene, and their derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material, with an aim to commence operation in 2025. The companies will evaluate the manufacture of 100 per cent plant-derived ethylene (bioethylene) and its derivatives using bioethanol as a raw material.
6th Apr 2022
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) has announced Airtech International as its global distribution partner for its NEXX Technologies business division. Airtech will be distributing NEXX technologies’ Enduredge Max lines of modified epoxy prepreg fabrics and unidirectional tapes. Airtech is a leading manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling...
6th Apr 2022
Angelini Industries, an Italian industrial firm, has signed an agreement with P&G to buy the latter's stake in Fameccanica, which until now was a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies. Angelini Industries will thus go on to own 100 per cent of the international company which specialises in automation and robotics for the consumer goods industry.
5th Apr 2022
Approximately 5,000 participants embraced the opportunity to again engage in face-to-face business meetings with global leaders in nonwovens and engineered materials at IDEA 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida, co-located with the second exhibition FiltXPO, North America’s only exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to filtration and separation.