18th Jun 2020
INDA has announced that FiltXPO, the exhibition dedicated to filtration and separation, will now co-locate with IDEA, the triennial global nonwovens and engineered materials exposition, at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, in Florida. IDEA will be held from March 28-31, 2022, and FiltXPO will be held from March 29-31, 2022, as two different events.
18th Jun 2020
SGS-IPS Testing of Appleton, Wisconsin, has enlarged the scope of its packaging testing lab and services. The company now offers the full suite of International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) packaging tests including ISTA 6-Amazon.com test methods. SGS-IPS Testing has received certification to perform all of the tests specified in ISTA's 7-part...
18th Jun 2020
Suominen has developed a nonwoven material for the manufacturing of face mask applications. The new nonwoven has passed European Standard EN 14683:2019 Type II requirements in terms of filtration efficiency and pressure drop. Suominen is a Finnish company that makes nonwovens for wiping and hygiene products, and for healthcare applications.
17th Jun 2020
Archroma, a leader in colour and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has joined hands with Liberty Textile Mill Ltd, a leading producer in healthcare textiles to produce high quality personal protective equipment (PPE). Liberty will be benefitting from Archroma’s specialty solutions for hygiene protection, and in the area of medical...
17th Jun 2020
Atelier Merci, a Romania-based social business, has announced that it is producing 4000 protective suits for hospitals in partnership with tailors and tailoring workshops in Bucharest. Local production of protective equipment and prevention through adequate protective equipment are two important lessons that Romanian society has learned from the...
17th Jun 2020
Thermore, an Italy-based company specialised in development and production of high quality thermal insulation, has announced that its new expanded offer includes the revolutionary Ecodown Fibres 2.0, a super puffy blown fibre product suitable for wider baffle widths (up to 20cm). It offers amazing loft and visuals that are unmatched in the industry.
16th Jun 2020
Malaysian firm NanoTextile Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Thomas Ong P S is hopeful of seeing the textile industry seeking to revive with a new growth engine based on high-tech products. The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely offered a sudden stroke to the industry in terms of development and advancement, while consumers are adapting to the new norm, he ...
16th Jun 2020
Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, is buying the assets of NCM (Changshu), and Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou), located in Changshu Yushan High-tech Industrial Park, one of the major advanced manufacturing parks in the eastern coastal area of China. The company has signed an agreement to this...
16th Jun 2020
Turkmenistan-based Abraýly Dostlar has started production of polypropylene (PP) multifilament yarn under the brand name Polyyarn at its 1,700-square-metre factory located in Ak Bugday etrap in Ahal velayat. Conforming to the European quality standards, the PP multifilament yarns are in 150-6000 denier range with a tenacity of 6.8-7.5 g/denier.