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21st Oct 2019

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Adani Group, BASF SE and Borealis AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility study to further evaluate collaboration for establishment of a chemical complex in Mundra, Gujarat, India. This is the next step of BASF’s and Adani’s investment plans as announced in January 2019.

21st Oct 2019

Total Composites Solutions (TCS) will introduce its new Fortis Resins advanced epoxy resin systems on stand O50 at this year’s Advanced Engineering Show from October 30-31 at NEC, UK. The Advanced Engineering exhibition is UK’s largest annual advanced manufacturing trade show that provides opportunity to meet and network with OEMs and supply chain...

19th Oct 2019

The Nukkua Weighted Blanket with VentoFlo Cooling, a first of its kind thermoregulation technology that enables users to keep cooler longer with a weighted blanket, has been unveiled on Kickstarter. Nukkua is designed to enable natural ventilation in weighted blankets by including ‘breathe openings’, mapped based on the human body’s thermal heat map.

19th Oct 2019

Colloids Group, manufacturer of innovative masterbatches, compounds, and performance enhancing additives, is financing a joint collaborative PhD research project with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at the University of Manchester. The centre specialises in the rapid development and scale up of graphene and other 2D materials...

19th Oct 2019

Elemental Essentials, a New York City based sustainable clothing brand, has paired anti-microbial zinc technology with sustainable or regenerated fibres in what is called Zincore Technology. The technology uses the power of zinc to prevent and eliminate over 99 per cent of bacteria and has been used to produce a line of socks, tee-shirts, and...

19th Oct 2019

Over 100 R&D and innovation managers, product developers, researchers and students from Europe to the Middle East, India and North America gathered for an intense conference programme and networking, at The Nonwovens Innovation Academy 2019 (NIA), held at Deutsche Institut für Textil and Faserforschung (DITF) in Denkendorf, Germany from October 16-17.

18th Oct 2019

FACC has been awarded with an "Innovation Award" by Airbus. The award was given to FACC for its outstanding innovative performance towards development of a major component as part of the "Airbus Wing of Tomorrow" project. The objective of the project is to develop a composite aircraft wing for maximum performance and manufacturing efficiency.

18th Oct 2019

Bombardier has won the MacRobert Award 2019 for developing an innovative, resin-infused advanced composite aircraft wing, which currently flies on the Airbus A220. This is the only certified commercial aircraft wing designed and produced with resin transfer infusion (RTI) rather than pre-impregnated carbon fibre used on other aircraft programmes.

18th Oct 2019

Sales revenues of FACC grew 1.6 per cent to €373.4 million in H1 of 2019 compared to €367.4 million in H1 of 2018. Reported earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to €16 million in H1 2019 (comparable period 2018/19: €28.5 million). FACC is a worldwide leading aerospace company in design, development and production of aerospace technologies.