1st Jun 2020
Carbonado, Indian company Bplugd IOT’s flagship brand and an award-winning maker of high-tech urban mobility gear, has introduced AerFit NEO respirators which have been treated with Polygiene ViralOff technology. AerFit NEO is a filtering face-piece respirator (face mask) that is reusable. The company has a broad distribution network in India.
29th May 2020
Berry Global Group is making investment in its global meltblown nonwoven fabric capacity for South America, strengthening its global reach and position as nonwovens manufacturer. This line is Berry’s first meltblown asset, based on its Meltex technology, to be located in South America. It will support the demand for health and wellness products.
29th May 2020
INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry, has announced the publication of the seventh edition of the annual North American Nonwovens Supply Report for its members. INDA, the leading nonwovens association headquartered in the US, serves hundreds of member companies in the nonwovens/engineered fabrics industry in global commerce.
29th May 2020
CIRFS, the European man-made fibres association, has announced the election of Robert van de Kerkhof to take on the role of president at company’s AGM. Kerkhof succeeds Necat Altin, general manager of Korteks and head of Zorlu Holding Textiles Group, whose mandate has expired but will remain a member of the board as the past-president.
28th May 2020
MakerBot has introduced the Method Carbon Fibre Editions, stepping into the next level of 3D printing. The new Method Carbon Fibre Editions are designed to enable engineers to print stronger and more accurate parts for manufacturing tools, jigs and fixtures, and end-use production, and can be used to print metal replacement parts in some applications.
28th May 2020
Diab group is setting up a PET foam production line in Zhangjiagang to support growing demand of core material from wind industry in china. The production line will produce Diab's Divinycell PET range of products. The material is designed to meet blade designs in an optimal way with the aim to reduce the cost in wind rotor blade manufacturing.
28th May 2020
Boston Materials, manufacturer of advanced carbon fibre products, has got new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to speed up the development and market introduction of new lightweight materials for transportation and electronic industries. This new funding increases NSF's non-dilutive investment in Boston Materials to nearly $1 million.
27th May 2020
With COVID-19 leading to reduced customer demand, Solvay has decided to restructure its composite material business by closing down two sites - Manchester, UK, and Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - and reducing global headcount by 20 per cent. The group aims to accelerate efficiency plans in its composite materials unit by reducing costs and improving...
27th May 2020
OrganoClick, a public Swedish cleantech company, has announced the launch of its OrganoTex in the UK with the sport and outdoor agent FTUK as the sales partner. OrganoClick is since two years supplying fluorocarbon-free and biodegradable textile impregnations and maintenance products for clothes and garments under the brand OrganoTex.