world textiles research news

2nd Dec 2019

The supervisory board of Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has announced the upcoming succession of CEO Feike Sijbesma, who will hand over his duties to his managing board colleagues Geraldine Matchett and Dimitri de Vreeze as co-CEO’s in February 2020 and will support a smooth transition until May...

2nd Dec 2019

Stora Enso, along with other members of CEPI, the European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry, have joined hands with companies across the value chain in an initiative called 4evergreen, to drive the recycling of fibre-based packaging and collaboration in circular design and materials to move towards circular economy.

29th Nov 2019

Arkema is making new partnerships to expand the use of its high-performance solutions to 3D manufacturing of composite materials. The new technology, which combines the power of 3D printing and composite materials, will be of use in the aeronautics, automotive, energy and construction sectors to meet the growing demand for lightweight materials.

29th Nov 2019

Composite Technology Centre and Plataine, provider of industrial IoT and AI-based optimisation solutions for advanced manufacturing, have joined hands for optimising production processes of 3D printed parts for the aerospace industry. CTC will manufacture parts for Airbus using Stratasys Fortus 450MC printers. Plataine will help increase CTC’s...

29th Nov 2019

MoistureShield has introduced new Elevate, which provides advanced protection, beauty and durability within an entry-level budget, making capped wood composite decking affordable for contractors and homeowners. Elevate capped wood composite decking features a strong, protective cap which shields each board from impact, corrosion and harsh weather.

29th Nov 2019

The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University, has created an online platform –Texspace, a digital tool for innovation scouting in field of technical textile technology. Together with its partner Innoloft GmbH and all players from industry, science and start-up scene, Texspace looks forward to producing textile innovations for a better ...

28th Nov 2019

Evonik is enhancing production of Rohacell high-performance rigid, closed-cell foams at its Mobile, Alabama site in the US. The production expansion is scheduled to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020. This will significantly increase the company’s production capacity for high-temperature resistant polymethacrylimide (PMI) foams in North America.

28th Nov 2019

Arevo, the Silicon Valley company impacting composites manufacturing through digitalisation, has named AGC as its strategic business partner in Japan to provide MaaS for on-demand production of ultra-strong, lightweight 3D-printed composite parts. AGC is the first to install Arevo’s industrial-grade composite 3D printing equipment in Japan and offer...

28th Nov 2019

General Motors (GM) has made the world’s first curved pultruded carbon fibre bumper beam of the new 2020 mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with Vectorply carbon non-crimp fabrics. The multi-hollow bumper beam has garnered national attention of its own within the composites industry. Vectorply makes reinforcement fabrics for composite applications.