9th Aug 2021
Teijin Ltd, a Japanese manufacturer of carbon fibre products, posted 26.1 per cent sales increase to ¥225.9 billion (Japanese yen) in first quarter (Q1) FY21 ended on June 30, 2021, against ¥179.1 billion in the same period of FY20. Operating income grew 37.1 per cent to ¥17.2 billion (¥12.6 billion), while profit improved to ¥10.4 billion (¥6.2...
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
Owens Corning has bought vliepa, which specialises in the coating, printing and finishing of nonwovens, paper and film for the building materials industry. The acquisition expands Owens Corning’s significant global nonwovens portfolio to better serve European customers and accelerate growth of building and construction market applications in the region.
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.