world textiles research news

28th Dec 2019

ATL Composites has signed deals with new European distributors after exhibiting at this year's Metstrade Amsterdam in November, the company's seventh show with joint venture partners vdL Composites. The new distributors will stock a mixture of DuFlex/Foam and Featherlight panels with single and double layers of e-fibreglass skins to service local...

27th Dec 2019

Patcraft, a leader in high-performance commercial flooring, has introduced its first non-woven composite flooring collection, Dichroic. Designed to create an innovative platform for commercial flooring featuring a new option in materiality, the Dichroic flooring gives the warmth of soft surface and the durability and cleanability of hard surface.

26th Dec 2019

Gurit has signed a supply contract for core materials with a Chinese wind turbine blade producer, supplying international and domestic OEMs. The three-year contract covers the years 2020 to 2022 and is a continuation of an existing deal for the supply of core materials. Gurit will increase its Pet extrusion capacities in 2020 in Tianjin and Matamoros.

26th Dec 2019

The European Commission will not impose any anti-dumping measures on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products originating in Bahrain and Egypt. A consortium of European importers and end users which included GRP Solutions, has been fighting the imposition of anti-dumping duties on glass fibre. Investigations into the case had begun on May 3, ...

25th Dec 2019

The tunnel portal sliding gate with large-sized wings produced by ORPE Technologiya is now placed in operation in the Baikal railway tunnel of the East Siberian railway (section Delbichinda - Daban). The strong and lightweight gate leaves from polymer composites will provide a stable microclimate in the engineering structure and the rolling stock...

24th Dec 2019

EconCore, the technology provider for continuous production of thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich materials, has entered into a license deal with Japan-based Kotobukiya Fronte, a leading manufacturer of car interior components. The Japanese company has installed EconCore’s production technology to meet the market demand of weight and cost efficiency.

24th Dec 2019

The University of Kentucky Centre for Applied Energy Research (CAER), leader in carbon fibre research, has got a US Department of Energy grant to transform coal tar pitch into high-value carbon fibre for use in aircraft, automobiles, sporting goods and other high-performance materials. The $1.8 million project involves industry and university...

24th Dec 2019

It is not just fuselage panels and wings of an airplane, there is more carbon fibre in a passenger plane than most people think, Rock West Composites, which supplies carbon fibre parts and materials for commercial aircraft manufacturing, said in a recent blog on its website. It is due to many factors including carbon fibre being lightweight yet strong.

24th Dec 2019

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has become part of a new industry alliance - 4evergreen. The alliance is working to increase the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular and sustainable economy. It aims to increase awareness about the benefits of fibre-based packaging materials, and advocate for EU legislation supporting product design for recyclability.