world textiles research news

10th Jun 2019

Nouryon has completed a €20 million project at Sundsvall, Sweden that raises production capacity for its Expancel expandable microspheres which are used as lightweight filler and blowing agent to make end products lighter, create attractive textures, protect against damage or shield against elements. It also reduces costs as less raw material is used.

10th Jun 2019

Freudenberg Performance Materials presented a number of innovative solutions at the European Wound Management Association Conference (EWMA) held recently in Gothenburg, Sweden. These included foams with an innovative direct coating of silicone adhesives, multilayer foam-fleece components with superabsorbent nonwovens and more efficient polyurethane...

7th Jun 2019

Safety Supply Corporation, manufacturer of high quality personal protective equipment (PPE) and parent company of Radians, has taken over Neese Industries, leader in FR clothing and protective rainwear for almost 60 years. Radians and Neese combined will have manufacturing capabilities in Mexico which will improve lead times on several product lines.

7th Jun 2019

ReStore Exo-Suit by ReWalk Robotics, a manufacturer of robotic medical devices for lower limb disabilities, has received CE marking. This is the first clearance of a soft exo-suit, a next generation medical device which can serve a larger and more diverse patient population facing mobility challenges. ReStore Exo-Suit is used for stroke rehabilitation.

6th Jun 2019

The e-textiles industry, which are limited by cost and ability to scale, does not grow in the fashion field but in personal protective equipment (PPE), consumer products and functional wear, according to Madison Maxey, founder of San Francisco-based Loomia, which designs and manufactures soft circuit systems that can be produced at scale.

6th Jun 2019

Saertex, the manufacturer of multiaxial fabrics and core materials for the production of fibre-reinforced composites, has produced a prototype of a wind turbine blade with probably the longest carbon fibre spar cap made in vacuum infusion technology so far. Other than Saertex, the prototype production was supported by Windnovation, Composyst and CTP AM.

6th Jun 2019

Ineos has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco and Total, France, to build three new plants in Saudi Arabia. As part of a $5 billion petrochemical complex (Jubail 2), the three plants will produce key building blocks for carbon fibre, engineering polymers and synthetic lubricants that are pivotal to economic growth in the region.

5th Jun 2019

The overall production of nonwovens in Europe grew by 1.3 per cent in 2018 to reach 2,760,000 tonnes, according to the annual European statistics for 2018 released recently by Brussels-based EDANA, an international association for the nonwovens and related industries. The annual average growth rate has been nearly 4 per cent over the last decade, it...

5th Jun 2019

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has partnered with Adaptive3D, an additive manufacturing polymer resin supplier. DSM will help produce, distribute and sell Adaptive3D’s newest product, Soft ToughRubber, a new 3D printable photopolymer. This will guarantee its availability in production volumes...