26th Oct 2020
Sabic, a leader in the chemicals industry, has joined hands with Fibertex Personal Care, one of the largest manufacturers of spunbond nonwovens for the hygiene industry, to produce nonwovens using high-purity recycled plastics from Sabic’s Trucircle portfolio and services. This will be the first nonwovens range from recycled plastics in the hygiene...
26th Oct 2020
A researcher at the University of Borås has succeeded in creating luminescent textiles using luminescence phenomena in nature, while pursuing her doctorate. Her work in textile technology can be useful in several areas since luminescent materials have a wide range of applications including in biomedicine, biosensors, safety, architecture and...
23rd Oct 2020
Sanitized and Ferro-Plast have entered into a sales partnership. The Sanitized antimicrobial additives for hygiene and material protection for polymers will be marketed in Italy by Ferro-Plast. The polymer industry uses antimicrobial additive in flooring, industrial coatings, artificial leather, roof membranes, pool liners, tarpaulins, and extruded...
23rd Oct 2020
Nathan Jackson, CEO of Resore, along with his business partners, Evah Jackson, creative director and Sarah DeBoer, chief operating officer have launched a clean beauty towel. Resore, a medically graded antibacterial beauty towel that kills 99.9 per cent of bacteria, has officially launched at select retailers across US, UK, Australia and on Resore.com.
22nd Oct 2020
Avgol, an Indorama Ventures Limited company and a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions, has confirmed it is relocating an existing asset to India as part of an immediate strategic investment in the region. The move is part of Avgol’s commitment to increase its presence and service across India and South Asia.
21st Oct 2020
Lanxess has unveiled new flame-retardant thermoplastic composite materials with a polyamide 6 matrix. These are for applications, such as housings for control cabinets or components of high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles, for which a V-0 classification in the UL 94 flammability test from the US testing institute Underwriters Laboratories is...
20th Oct 2020
Scientists at Osaka University have used silk nanofibres, which they produced by mechanical disintegration, to enhance the 3D printing process so that the cells or cell assemblies are not damaged. Silk is considered to be safe for humans. Therefore, its use will help bring 3D cell printing research out of the laboratory into real-world biomedical use.
16th Oct 2020
Bedgear, a US leader in bedding, together with Polygiene has announced the new germ shield protector that incorporates a lab-tested anti-microbial technology that inhibits 99 per cent of microbes and germs. This is part of Bedgear’s longstanding commitment to provide sleepers with clean, and safe products that deliver a healthy sleep environment.
16th Oct 2020
Edana, the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has announced that with over 100 delegates from across the nonwovens industries in attendance, the first edition of Edana’s new Circular Nonwovens Forum successfully created a new platform for discussion on sustainability and circularity within nonwovens sector.