20th Jan 2022
Pectiv, a growing e-commerce marketplace for innovative sanitary pads based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been named as the most innovative sanitary pad for the year 2021 by MEA Business Awards. The upcoming brand is focused on delivering refined products that effectively address any problems that may arise during a menstrual period.
20th Jan 2022
Ascend Performance Materials has announced that it has signed an investment agreement to construct a new hexamethylene diamine and specialty chemicals plant in Lianyungang, China in the Xuwei New Area Park. The new plant will be Ascend's first chemical production facility and the largest investment the company has made outside of the United States.
19th Jan 2022
Topspin Consumer Partners, an operationally driven private equity firm focused on the consumer sector, has announced that it has made a growth investment in Mission, a pioneer in cooling solutions used in sports, outdoor and jobsite applications. Topspin is partnering in the deal with the founders of Mission, DCF Capital and Allstar Innovations.
19th Jan 2022
SK geo centric (SKGC) and PureCycle Technologies, a US advanced recycling company revolutionising plastic waste, have signed a non-binding head of agreement to open Asia’s first recycled polypropylene (PP) plant in Ulsan, South Korea. The facility is expected to have an annual capacity of 60,000 tons and an expected completion at the end of 2024.
19th Jan 2022
France’s Eurazeo has announced a $75 million minority investment in Jaanuu, a direct-to-consumer designer and manufacturer of performance-oriented medical apparel and accessories. Jaanuu is one of the fastest growing brands in the multi-billion-dollar medical apparel market as a result of its designs which deliver maximum functionality and comfort.
19th Jan 2022
Malouf is set to launch hybrid mattresses. The Peak line is the product of the three-tier Malouf mattress offering, which also includes Embark and Ascend mattresses. The mattresses will all be available for preview at Las Vegas Market from January 23-27, 2022, in the Malouf showroom at, B1350. Customers buy the brand to complete their sleep system.
18th Jan 2022
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (BPCL) Super Absorbent Polymer technology (SAP) demonstration plant of 200 tonne per annum at the Kochi Refinery was inaugurated recently. Commencement of SAP production at the refinery could result in setting up of ancillary industries in the vicinity including at the KINFRA’s new Ambalamugal Petrochemical Park.
18th Jan 2022
The German Institutes of Textile and Fibre Research Denkendorf (DITF) have signed an agreement with Saint-Gobain Ceramics on cooperation and joint development in the field of metal oxide ceramic fibres. Saint-Gobain is a French that designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions for the construction and other industrial application...
18th Jan 2022
UK’s PRF Composite Materials has named Dave Ellson as managing director from January 2022. PRF has expanded enormously over the last few years, and has invested considerable funds into this expansion and paving the way for future growth. PRF Composite Materials is a manufacturer of high-performance materials for the advanced composites industry.