13th Jun 2019
The supervisory board of Lanxess AG has appointed Anno Borkowsky to the board of management of the specialty chemicals company, effective June 1, 2019. In his new role, Borkowsky, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, will take responsibility for the Specialty Additives segment. Currently, he is heading the Additives business unit at Lanxess.
12th Jun 2019
The technical textiles industry accounts for 30 per cent of global textile production and is expected to expand at an annual growth rate of more than 4 per cent to $198 billion by 2022, said Michael Jaenecke, director for brand management, technical textiles and textile processing, Messe Frankfurt. The leading regions are Asia-Pacific, Europe and the...
12th Jun 2019
Scapa Healthcare, a partner to companies in advanced wound care, medical device and consumer wellness markets, has inaugurated its new medical device manufacturing facility in Knox County, US. The 152,000-square-foot facility doubles Scapa's Knoxville hub into a single site of operations allowing for greater operational efficiency through proximity and ...
12th Jun 2019
From material requirements in ‘New Mobility’ and construction sector to progress in large-scale production of composites components to new markets, the International Composites Conference (ICC) 2019 will cover innovations in the market. It will bring together processors and users of fibre-reinforced plastics from across Europe in Stuttgart from Sept...
12th Jun 2019
Cobra International is collaborating with Flite, the Australian-based electric foiling surfboard manufacturer, on Fliteboard and Fliteboard PRO – two electric foiling composite surfboards that reach speeds upto 45 kmh. Cobra along with Flite are involved from design and engineering through to the prototyping of the boards plus supply of foils and...
11th Jun 2019
The 18th Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition (SINCE 2019) will be held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center on Dec 11-13, 2019. The event hosted by CNTA and Informa Markets, has formed an industry value chain including nonwovens raw materials, nonwovens production machinery, auxiliary equipment & accessories, nonwoven roll...
11th Jun 2019
Henkel’s adhesive technologies business unit has inaugurated its new production facility for aerospace applications at Henkel site in Montornès, Spain. With investment of about €35 million, it aims to serve growing demand for high-performance solutions supporting key trends in global aerospace industry such as light weighting, fuel efficiency and...
11th Jun 2019
Covestro, a global supplier of polymer materials, has delivered its first commercial order of polyurethane (PU) raw materials for wind blades to China. The blades produced by Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology (TMT) were then delivered to Envision, a wind turbine technology company. They are scheduled to be installed in a wind farm in East China in...
11th Jun 2019
Owens Corning, a global leader in insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composite materials, presented new technologies that demonstrated how the company’s building science is advancing sustainability, safety, transparency and technology in buildings across North America at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019 held recently in Las Vegas, Nevada.