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2nd Apr 2020

According to figures compiled by European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA), production of nonwovens in Europe has reached 2,782,917 tonnes. This compares with 2,774,194 tonnes in 2018 when annual growth was 1.5 per cent. Despite these two low growth years, European production has recorded an average growth rate of 4.4 per cent over last...

1st Apr 2020

In an effort to fight against COVID-19, Eastman has joined hands with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Austin Peay State University to support the local production of 10,000 protective face shields for medical personnel in the state capital of Nashville. Based in the US, Eastman is a global leading specialty materials company.

1st Apr 2020

Chemical Process Services, a new specialist polymer design and development company, has come out with a new series of 'green' epoxy curing agents. The Furalkamine range of polymers make up for the withdrawal of conventional Mannich base grades, prohibited in Europe under REACH regulations or due to inclusion of undesirable residual monomers.

1st Apr 2020

Rockwood Composites has earned an order for parts for 130 decoy launch systems for Babcock International's Eurofighter programme. Under the contract, Rockwood Composites is to supply parts for the towed decoy launch structure to be installed on the Eurofighter. Rockwood has been supplying aerospace, defence and nuclear sectors for over 25 years.

1st Apr 2020

Bond-Laminates’ tepex continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials have been shown to have excellent fire resistance even without flame-retardant additives due to the special structure of the semi-finished products. The investigations to show this have been carried out by the Lanxess subsidiary, partly in cooperation with external...

31st Mar 2020

Brussels-based EDANA, the International Association Serving the Non-wovens and Related Industries, recently sent a letter to the European Commission requesting its support in working with member states to ensure all production units where disposable hygiene and medical products are manufactured are kept fully operational in the interest of public...

31st Mar 2020

SGL Carbon, a manufacturer of high-quality materials, posted 4 per cent sales growth to €1.1 billion in fiscal 2019 ended on December 31, 2019. Due to ongoing weakness in market segments textile fibres and industrial applications, business unit CFM (Composites Fibres & Materials) recorded a non-cash impairment loss of €75 million in the Q3 FY19, as...

31st Mar 2020

Zilingo, a Singapore-based technology & commerce platform, is able to supply for stocks of FDA approved grade PPE such as Nitrile gloves, N95, kn95 and surgical masks, single use gowns and medical grade protective suits for hospitals across India, Indonesia and Singapore. The company can now deliver this worldwide, its co-founder & CEO Ankiti Bose has...

31st Mar 2020

India has decided to go ahead with the ambitious ₹1,480-crore National Technical Textiles Mission and has planned to implement it through a three-tier institutional mechanism, the textiles ministry said. The mission, which aims at improving penetration level of technical textiles in the country, has a four year implementation period from 2020-21 to...