world textiles research news

27th Nov 2020

EconCore is working with AZL, Audi and others to explore the use of composites in battery housings. The eight-month collaborative project will assess the technical challenges, opportunities, and benefits of developing battery casings for electric vehicles using a variety of materials, including thermoplastics. The project has been established by AZL.

27th Nov 2020

BMW M has chosen Ineos Styrolution’s aesthetic composite StyLight as the material of choice for a new generation of ergonomically optimised carbon shift paddles. The StyLight solution has been specifically developed for automotive interior and exterior applications and a range of applications in the electronics as well as the sports and leisure...

26th Nov 2020

Bally Ribbon Mills, leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialised engineered woven fabrics, has unveiled new advanced textile products to increase part functionality and utility. The two new products offer superior features, including lighter weight, specific strength, durability, stability, abrasion resistance, and...

26th Nov 2020

Safran Cabin and 3M are collaborating to design cleaner aircraft cabin interiors. These solutions can be permanently embedded into aircraft interior surfaces during manufacturing, or applied to existing interiors. The pandemic has had a large impact on global air travel and the industry needs solutions to restore passenger confidence and promote a...

26th Nov 2020

Nice-Pak, a global producer of wet wipes, is increasing its manufacturing capacity at its Jonesboro facility. This is expected to more than double the company's capacity to produce disinfecting wipes and significantly increase capacity for other product groups. The expansion will also increase employment by adding more than 300 associates by the end of ...

26th Nov 2020

Scotland recently made sanitary products free. Members of the Scottish parliament unanimously passed the Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill on November 24 making it legally mandatory for all public institutions to provide period products, including tampons and pads, to everyone who needs those. This is a first such step in the world.

25th Nov 2020

Texon, a leader in sustainable, structural material solutions for the footwear industry, has earned two significant industry accreditations for its nonwoven facility in Dongguan, China. The site now has SATRA Laboratory Accreditation Status and is certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). The accreditations mark Texons' commitment to...

25th Nov 2020

Mcell, a technology-based startup specialised in developing smart textiles for various usages with advanced nano-coating technology, has built a mass production system for functional fibres using its coating technology. Mcell's smart textile can implement not only the surface heating function but also functions to recognise health and emergency...

25th Nov 2020

Newport, UK-based Red Composites Ltd, Europe’s leading manufacturer of carbon and glass fibre Towpregs, has secured qualification and long-term supply agreements for use of its products at Draeger Safety Ltd. The Blyth, UK-based Draeger will utilise Towpregs to manufacture composite cylinders for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).