world textiles research news

8th Oct 2020

The winners of the 2020 edition of Edana’s prestigious INDEX Innovation Awards have been announced. The ceremony was originally programmed to take place during INDEX 20 exhibition in April 2020, now scheduled to be held from September 7-10, 2021. Edana, therefore, decided to honour the seven award winners in a ‘live’ online ceremony on September 7,...

8th Oct 2020

Central National Gottesman (CNG), which owns sales and distribution businesses in global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products, has announced that its Central National division will expand its product offering to include nonwovens & fibres. The new category includes viscose and lyocell, the plant-based fibres used in textiles, nonwovens, etc.

7th Oct 2020

ExxonMobil has launched a new solution to produce nonwoven fabrics with lofty thickness, ultra-cushiony cotton-like softness, and a silk-like smooth touch. Providing low lint and uniformity, the solution provides a tailored balance of properties for nonwovens used in premium diapers, pant-type diapers, feminine care and adult incontinence products.

7th Oct 2020

Suominen has launched a new nonwoven Biolace Combo. Based on a 2-in-1 concept, it combines all the features of a top sheet and an acquisition and distribution layer (ADL) into one nonwoven. Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes and other applications. Its vision is to be the frontrunner for nonwovens innovation and sustainability.

7th Oct 2020

Bolger & O'Hearn has been named the 2020 manufacturer of the year on behalf of the Fall River, Massachusetts, legislative district by house representative Alan Silvia on behalf of the Massachusetts' legislature's House/Senate Manufacturing Caucus. The company makes over 2,500 specialty chemical products for the nonwovens, textiles, and paper industries.

6th Oct 2020

Siren, a technology company that produced smart textiles for remote patient monitoring (RPM) applications, has generated an additional $9 million for the company's Series B financing. Siren raised $11.8 million earlier this year, which was led by Anathem Ventures with participation from existing investors DCM, Khosla Ventures, 500 Startups and Founders ...

6th Oct 2020

Sabic, a leader in diversified chemicals, is strengthening partnership with Brückner Maschinenbau, a leader in film manufacturing technologies. The collaboration is aimed at encouraging flexible packaging manufacturers to use Sabic's Trucircle solutions for certified circular polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) to create more sustainable products.

5th Oct 2020

Freudenberg Performance Materials is expanding its production capacity for nonwoven media used exclusively to manufacture certified face masks of the mouth-nose protection type pursuant to the EN14683 standard, as well as FFP1, 2, and 3 masks pursuant to the EN149 standard. The company is a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles.

5th Oct 2020

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-Chemie Holding and globally active in the business areas of high performance polymers and specialty chemicals, achieved net sales of CHF 451 million in the third quarter of 2020, showing a drop of 13.3 per cent compared to the same month of the previous year. Net operating income (EBIT) was also...