world fashion designers news

18th Mar 2019

Berry Global Group, has announced a recommended superior offer to acquire all of the issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of RPC Group for 793 pence ($10.52) per share in cash. Total price will be approx £5 billion ($6.5 billion) including refinancing of RPC’s net debt. The buyout will make Berry a global leader in plastic packaging solutions.

18th Mar 2019

A.Celli will supply two new ‘Iridium mod. 8105’ printing machines to Chinese company Foshan Huahan Sanitary Material, specialists in flexo printing process of baby diapers. The machines will be installed in Foshan’s branch in December 2019. Using A.Celli Iridium press, Foshan can quickly respond to customers’ production needs for short and long runs.

18th Mar 2019

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, leader in fibre-based materials, has unveiled a new product from its HighFlow platform. HighFlow Marine glass and carbon fibre reinforcement fabrics are positioned for the marine industry. HighFlow fabric delivers good resin infusion speed and minimises air voids in the structure. This makes manufacturing process faster and more...

16th Mar 2019

Technical Absorbents is set to display new SAF superabsorbent fabrics at Techtextil exhibition in hall 4.2, stand B20. The leading technical textiles and nonwovens trade fair will be held from May 14-17, 2019, at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. Technical Absorbents, headquartered in the UK, manufactures super absorbent fibre materials, fabrics, and yarn.

16th Mar 2019

SFS intec has joined hands with TxV Aero Composites to re-design an aircraft storage bin bracket. The aim is to achieve weight and cost savings within the quality and price-sensitive air transportation industry. Originally made from aluminum, the new bracket will be made of Victrex AE 250 composites overmolded with Victrex PEEK(polyetheretherketone)...

16th Mar 2019

Hexion, a global leader in thermoset resins, is showcasing its newly developed line of Resonance catalysts that enhance flexibility in various composites manufacturing processes and environments at the ongoing JEC World in Paris. Resonance catalysts increase latency of the company’s Cellobond phenolic resin systems extending pot life by 100 per cent or ...

15th Mar 2019

MIT scientists along with others have found that spider silk, already known as one of the strongest materials for its weight, has another unusual property that might lead to production of new kinds of artificial muscles or robotic actuators. The fibres respond strongly to changes in humidity and above a certain level, they suddenly contract and twist.

15th Mar 2019

Victrex and Coriolis Composites are working to improve the manufacturing efficiency of composite parts. They will jointly present the results of their efforts in this direction that is how to make composite parts at high speed and lower processing temperatures at JEC World Technical Conferences 2019 in Paris. This is also aerospace industry’s key...

15th Mar 2019

Hexcel has partnered with Lyon-based startup, Lavoisier Composites and developed Carbonium, a new generation of material sourced entirely from carbon composite by-products generated by the French aerospace sector. Carbonium reduces overall environmental impact by 40-50 per cent compared to equivalent products derived from virgin materials.