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1st Apr 2020

In an effort to fight against COVID-19, Eastman has joined hands with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Austin Peay State University to support the local production of 10,000 protective face shields for medical personnel in the state capital of Nashville. Based in the US, Eastman is a global leading specialty materials company.

1st Apr 2020

Standard Textile, a leading global manufacturer of healthcare and hospitality products, has restructured its supply chain to provide support for America's frontline medical workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The company has increased the production of Personal Productive Equipment (PPE) for hospitals and healthcare workers in the US.

1st Apr 2020

Rockwood Composites has earned an order for parts for 130 decoy launch systems for Babcock International's Eurofighter programme. Under the contract, Rockwood Composites is to supply parts for the towed decoy launch structure to be installed on the Eurofighter. Rockwood has been supplying aerospace, defence and nuclear sectors for over 25 years.

1st Apr 2020

Bond-Laminates’ tepex continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials have been shown to have excellent fire resistance even without flame-retardant additives due to the special structure of the semi-finished products. The investigations to show this have been carried out by the Lanxess subsidiary, partly in cooperation with external...

31st Mar 2020

Brussels-based EDANA, the International Association Serving the Non-wovens and Related Industries, recently sent a letter to the European Commission requesting its support in working with member states to ensure all production units where disposable hygiene and medical products are manufactured are kept fully operational in the interest of public...

31st Mar 2020

SGL Carbon, a manufacturer of high-quality materials, posted 4 per cent sales growth to €1.1 billion in fiscal 2019 ended on December 31, 2019. Due to ongoing weakness in market segments textile fibres and industrial applications, business unit CFM (Composites Fibres & Materials) recorded a non-cash impairment loss of €75 million in the Q3 FY19, as...

31st Mar 2020

Zilingo, a Singapore-based technology & commerce platform, is able to supply for stocks of FDA approved grade PPE such as Nitrile gloves, N95, kn95 and surgical masks, single use gowns and medical grade protective suits for hospitals across India, Indonesia and Singapore. The company can now deliver this worldwide, its co-founder & CEO Ankiti Bose has...

31st Mar 2020

India has decided to go ahead with the ambitious ₹1,480-crore National Technical Textiles Mission and has planned to implement it through a three-tier institutional mechanism, the textiles ministry said. The mission, which aims at improving penetration level of technical textiles in the country, has a four year implementation period from 2020-21 to...

30th Mar 2020

The Americas Apparel Producers’ Network recently opened an online sourcing centre connecting its supplier and producer members to make masks, gowns and other urgently required medical garments and sewn products. The Industrial Fabrics Association International, which has a partnership with AAPN, is offering the service free to its members and network.