world textiles research news

26th Nov 2019

Toray Industries has produced the world's first porous carbon fibre with a nanosized continuous pore structure. Using this fibre as a support layer could lighten advanced membranes used in greenhouse gas separation and hydrogen production and make them more compact, thereby enhancing performance. The company plans to further develop the new material.

26th Nov 2019

India's ministry of commerce and industry has initiated a sunset review of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of nylon tyre cord fabric from China. The Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry, on behalf of SRF Ltd and Century Enka Ltd, had filed a review petition for continued imposition of the duty on imports of nylon tyre cord fabric from China.

25th Nov 2019

Michelman, a developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials, has announced the appointment of James Xue as the company's new country manager for Greater China. Hired in 2017, he has lead Michelman's sales efforts over the past two years, developing meaningful customer relationships and building Michelman's regional sales team.

25th Nov 2019

Wave Company, a sports garment technology company based in South Korea, has produced EMS (Electronic Muscle Stimulation) suit - WaveWear - the first performance wear which uses genuine kinesiology taping. It reduces muscle fatigue and can be used for various purposes such as pain-reducing, posture correcting, performance-enhancing, and injury...

25th Nov 2019

W L Gore has joined hands with Checkerspot, bringing together Checkerspot's expertise in bio-based polymers and biotechnology with its experience in high performance apparel. Together, the two will explore innovative performance materials development with the goal of delivering high performance textile coatings with improved environmental profiles.

25th Nov 2019

A Texas Tech University material scientist who proved that raw cotton works best to clean spilled oil in 2017, has now successfully turned the idea into a product – Towelie. The product has been used in a real-life situation when there was a minor oil spill in a National Thermal Energy Corporation plant in Vallur on November 2, and found to be...

25th Nov 2019

McLaren Automotive has acquired rights to the Elva name for its new Ultimate Series roadster, the McLaren Elva. It is the brand's first open-cockpit road car. The two-seater celebrates Bruce McLaren-designed 1960s McLaren-Elva sportscars that embody McLaren's pioneering design and engineering principles. Just 399 cars are being offered for customer...

23rd Nov 2019

Aimplas, a plastics technology centre, will hold its international seminar on biopolymers and sustainable composites on March 4-5, 2020 in Valencia, Spain. The seminar is aimed at raw material suppliers, processing companies, machinery manufacturers, end users, companies in plastic waste management & treatment, public administrations, research centres, ...

22nd Nov 2019

Specialty chemicals company, Solvay, has joined the ThermoPlastic Composites Research Center (TPRC). The TPRC is the world-leading research, development and innovation centre for thermoplastic composites (TPC) focused on enabling the use of this technology in large volume applications and eliminating technological barriers towards its widespread...