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22nd Jan 2020

Sympatex, a provider of sustainable functional textiles, will show the rEvolution Hybrid, an upcycled functional jacket made from 30 per cent recycled used textiles and 70 per cent PET bottles, at ISPO 2020, in hall A1, booth 300, in the press centre west. The leading trade fair for sports business will be held from January 26-29, 2020, in Munich,...

21st Jan 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has carried out the initial analysis and designing of its project to strengthen manufacturing platform for high performance filtration and energy storage applications. The company will now start the second phase of the project, which involves significant expansion of its micro glass capacity and increase in industrial filtration...

20th Jan 2020

Pinnacle Textile Industries has purchased a majority of the assets of Topps Safety Apparel, a manufacturer of public safety and flame resistant uniforms offered through a network of leading distributors and garment rental operators. Pinnacle is a manufacturer of service apparel, aprons, and napery dedicated to servicing the rental and hospitality...

20th Jan 2020

NexTex Innovations will unveil TurboDry technology for high-performance fabrics at the Outdoor Retailer Show during January 29-31. The technology is based on the principals of biomimicry - design inspired by nature. It transports moisture in one direction, away from the wearer’s skin to its exterior. The process keeps wearers dry and is more durable.

20th Jan 2020

Berry Global Group has started shipping nonwoven product from its Reicofil R5 asset in Nanhai, China. With bi-component and high-loft soft capabilities, Berry’s is the third R5 start-up in the world. The company is a global supplier of a broad range of rigid, flexible, and non-woven products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets.

17th Jan 2020

The FiltXPO International Filtration/Separation Exhibition & Technical Conference, to be held during February 26-28, in Chicago, will address topics such as gas phased filtration, biomanufacturing technologies, desalination developments, solution blow spinning, and breakthrough filtration and separation product designs. There will be 32 presentations.

17th Jan 2020

BÜFA Composite Systems, the German-based supplier of tailor-made unsaturated polyester resins and formulations, is taking over Manningtree-based AOC (UK), a UK supplier of composite products with over 25 years of experience in providing distribution and mixing service. The acquisition materialises on March 3. The UK company will trade as BÜFA...

17th Jan 2020

Myant, pioneers in textile computing, and Helly Hansen, the global technical and safety apparel brand, unveiled a line of active thermal workwear at the recently held CES 2020, which dynamically regulates body temperature for workers in cold climates. CES has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years.

17th Jan 2020

SGL Carbon has won a substantial contract from a North-American automaker for high-volume serial production of carbon and glass fibre-based composite top and bottom layers for battery enclosures. The components' production will begin end of 2020. The carbon fibres and fabrics, and the assembled components come from SGL Carbon's fully integrated value...