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17th May 2020

The National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), a US-based non-profit organisation and the Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products (BAHP), a trade association for personal hygiene products, have called on the Congress to provide financial support of $200 million in emergency grant funding for the purchase and distribution of diapers for babies and...

15th May 2020

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) today conducted a webinar on ‘Medical Textiles (PPE) – Marketing Opportunities’ to identify market opportunities for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in government. About 1,800 participants, mainly apparel exporters from across the country, logged on to the webinar to understand the scale of business...

15th May 2020

Representing the importance of plastics industry in fighting coronavirus, Nordson Corporation has supplied large quantities of gear pumps and screen changers to producers of melt blown polypropylene microfibre sheet for personal protective equipment such as masks and gowns. There has been an increase in demand for microfibre fabrics from healthcare...

15th May 2020

Mitsui Chemicals is collaborating with Nagoya University and Friend Microbe, a spinoff venture from Nagoya University to develop a new, reusable 3D-printed mask. The mask filters out viral particles and can be reused. The mask has a reusable body and a disposable filter. Mitsui Chemicals is providing the nonwoven disposable filter, which removes...

15th May 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Filterpak and K Group will cooperate to produce and supply face masks for civil use in Finland. The first batch of masks will be available end of May. Ahlstrom-Munksjö is responsible for production of fibre-based mask materials at its plant in Tampere, Filterpak for assembly of masks in Hanko. K Group will take care of logistics &...

15th May 2020

Hexcel has announced its role as materials development partner for Institut de Soudure Group’s winning JEC project - the Innovative Solutions for Welding (ISW) of Thermoplastic Composites. ISW is a novel solution co-developed and patented by both Institut de Soudure Group (IS Group) and Arkema, providing high-performance welding for thermoplastic...

15th May 2020

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET), a supplier of state of the art process technology for the man-made yarns, has reportedly received unprecedented enquiries for non-woven melt spinning system since the onset of Coronavirus. Worldwide demand for medical grade masks has stretched manufacturing capacity which relies on specialist meltblown process for...

14th May 2020

SME, the association committed to advancing manufacturing professionals, academia and communities, along with its Composites Manufacturing Tech Group, has recognised an industry leader and two prominent composites manufacturing companies with 2020 Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Awards. These awards are being presented independently in 2020.

14th May 2020

Midwest Textiles and Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) have joined hands to make available new ready-to-sew face mask kits for the general public. The partnership imoroves the level of protection for everyday consumers by adding a layer of Nanoweb FM to the mask. Nanoweb FM is new filtration media made by H&V, designed for use in homemade face masks.