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26th Mar 2020

German machinery and plant manufacturer Reifenhäuser Reicofil has temporarily converted two of its own meltblown test lines to production and is hence supplying material for up to one million face masks daily. This is the company's response to the current emergency in the supply of medical protective material due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

26th Mar 2020

India's ministry of textiles has set up an Emergency Control Room to monitor production and supply of medical textiles (N-95 mask, body coveralls and meltblown fabric) which are required in connection with Covid-19. The emergency control office will work under the supervision of special secretary PK Kataria. Field level officers have also been...

25th Mar 2020

The European Union (EU) has approved a support grant of €5 million for the 'Transformation to Technical Textiles in Denizli' project in Turkey. Denizli Chamber of Commerce (DTO) president Ugur Erdogan said the project is a first in the history of the industrial city. Willing entrepreneurs can work in this centre and produce samples, he said.

25th Mar 2020

International technology group Andritz has announced that due to the global Covid-19 crisis it expects a negative impact on the development of its sales and earnings in the 2020 business year. As a result, Andritz has suspended its sales and earnings forecast for the fiscal 2020 as disclosed at the presentation of the results for 2019.

24th Mar 2020

The Indian government has approved the proposal for creation of a four-year-long National Technical Textiles Mission from fiscal 2020-21 to 2023-24 with an outlay of ₹1,480 crore, textiles minister Smriti Irani told parliament upper house recently. The focus is use of technical textiles in various flagship missions and programmes, including strategic...

24th Mar 2020

Sage Automotive Interiors (an Asahi Kasei company) is taking over the automotive fabric business of Adient to expand capacity and capability for automotive interior products to the European market. With several locations in Europe, the textile facilities are suited for the company to supply the automotive cut and sew facilities in Central and Eastern...

21st Mar 2020

The Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) has announced selection of Dr Tulinda Larsen as new executive director. UAMMI is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to bring together public, private, community, industry and education partners to assure growth and sustainability of Utah’s advanced materials and manufacturing...

20th Mar 2020

Chemical Process Services, a new specialist polymer development company, has produced a new series of 'green' epoxy curing agents. A patent is pending for the new chemistry. The Furalkamine polymers combat the withdrawal of conventional Mannich base grades prohibited in Europe under REACH regulations or due to inclusion of undesirable residual monomers.

20th Mar 2020

Shape has been in discussions with suppliers to ensure production remains stable with sufficient contingency stock in the wake of fears rising due to coronavirus outbreak. Shape provides precision composite machined tooling to the motorsport, automotive and aerospace industries as well as 5 axis machining foams and carbon composite materials.