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15th Nov 2019

National Safety Apparel (NSA) has announced a partnership with HauteWork, an upscale brand of flame resistant clothing (FRC), to design safe, comfortable, and stylish FRC that is flattering for all women. The partnership of HauteWork and NSA further represents NSA's commitment to having a house of FR brands and supporting women in the work force.

15th Nov 2019

Valmet, a developer of services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, has unveiled Valmet Pressure-fed Bow Screen, a versatile new addition to its stock preparation offering. The solution reinvents the traditional bow screen with a new, user-friendly design and better nozzle arrangement enabling higher capacity and greater runnability than before.

15th Nov 2019

Based on unaudited results, PFNonwovens, a producer of nonwovens textiles, recorded consolidated revenues of CZK 4,817.4 million in the first nine months of 2019, up by 0.3 per cent year-on-year (yoy). Sales volumes in tonnage terms decreased. On the other hand, the development in the price of polymers had a positive effect on the yoy development of...

14th Nov 2019

Technical textiles specialist Arville has taken over Delta Filter Services, towards its goal to position itself as 'best-in-class' specialist in the design, weaving, finishing, coating and fabrication of technical textiles. Delta's business, equipment, order book and customers have become part of Arville's existing fabrication business unit in...

14th Nov 2019

Hexion has completed construction of its Application Development Centre (ADC) in Shanghai in order to strengthen industry-leading research and development and technical services capabilities. The 4,800 square metres ADC will support new product development and customer collaboration to accelerate growth in waterborne coatings and composite applications.

14th Nov 2019

Bindatex, known for precision cutting of difficult to cut materials, has doubled its capacity by investing in a new composite slitting line. The new line has increased composites slitting capacity to 30 tonnes per year. The line can cut UD, prepreg, and composite materials to widths of just 3.175mm. The investment has also generated five new jobs.

14th Nov 2019

Airborne UK has joined the National Composites Centre (NCC) as a member, allowing the two companies work together on automation and collaborative digital projects, with the goal of reducing the cost of manufacturing composite structures. Airborne UK will now have access to the NCC's facilities, capabilities, and the expertise needed to support its...

14th Nov 2019

Net sales for Garware Technical Fibres Ltd, a manufacturer of technical textiles for Indian and global markets, declined by 11.2 per cent to ₹232.42 crore in Q2 FY20 ending September 30, 2019, as compared to ₹261.83 crore in Q2 FY19. The net profit after tax grew by 40.5 per cent to ₹46.26 crore in Q2 as against ₹32.93 crore in corresponding period of...

13th Nov 2019

Cristex, a supplier of high performance fibres and fabrics for composites and reinforced plastics markets, showed products for various markets like aerospace, automotive, marine, and construction, at the recently held Advanced Engineering Show for the ninth consecutive year. The show is the UK's only dedicated event to the composites manufacturing...