9th Feb 2022
Sweden’s hygiene and health company, Essity, has acquired the US professional wiping and cleaning company, Legacy Converting. The company offers products within the categories of sanitizing and disinfecting wet-wipes, chemical-ready wipes and dry wipes. Essity’s products portfolio contains one-use products such as tissue paper, baby diapers, feminine...
8th Feb 2022
Hyundai is set to present a colour-material-finish (CMF) concept seat model using sustainable leather and other regenerative materials from tanning waste at Lineapelle from February 22-24, 2021, at pavilion 9. The international leather trade show will be held at Milan, Italy. Hyundai is a multinational automotive manufacturer, based in Italy.
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.
8th Feb 2022
Japan’s Toray has developed a new analysis technology for multi-material structures consisting of both UD tape (unidirectional continuous fibre-reinforced tape) and injection moulding materials. The invention makes it possible to more precisely predict the properties of parts made up of multiple materials and more swiftly develop high-performance...
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.