world textiles research news

13th May 2019

Porcher Industries through its US subsidiary BGF, a global designer of high-performance technical textiles solutions, has received Innovation in Technology Large Business Award from Southern Piedmont Technology Council (SPTC) for showing excellence in technological innovation. The award was given during SPTC’s Innovative Stars Awards Banquet held on...

13th May 2019

SWM International, a provider of high performance specialty papers and nonwovens, has joined Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), a consortium of companies dedicated to eliminating self-ignition in lithium ion batteries. SWM supplies nonwoven battery separator papers to alkaline battery market and is expanding its solutions for global energy storage ...

10th May 2019

Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT), a US manufacturing institute operated by American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), has announced a new project with Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to test and evaluate mixed-material joining technologies such as metals and polymer composites in automotive applications.

10th May 2019

Teijin’s Sereebo carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. Sereebo will be used to make the optional Carbonpro pickup box’s inner headboard, side and floor panels, and will be jointly developed by Teijin and GM for the GMC Sierra Denali 1500 and GMC Sierra AT4 1500.

10th May 2019

Consolidated net sales of Glatfelter, a global supplier of engineered materials, totalled $229.1 million and $211.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Advanced Airlaid Materials’ net sales increased by 19.2 per cent and Composite Fibers’ net sales decreased by 3.3 per cent on a constant currency basis.

9th May 2019

Saint-Gobain Adfors, a global leader in manufacturing of customised reinforcement solutions, has partnered with ABH Enterprises and Strategic Sourcing Group to be official distributor of American Road Patch peel and seal pavement patch. American Road Patch was developed to cure repetitive cost of pothole repairs and is manufactured in US by ABH...

9th May 2019

Nilit, a worldwide leader in premium nylon 6.6, will present its portfolio of Nilit fibres for technical applications at the upcoming Techtextil show in Frankfurt, Germany from May 14-17. Nilit technical fibres offer a range of proven performance attributes to enhance industrial and tactical fabrics, medical textiles, automotive upholstery, and outdoor ...

9th May 2019

Alexium International Group has got US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval under TSCA for the manufacture and sale of Alexiflam NF in the US. Alexiflam NF is a patent pending flame retardant for treating cotton and cellulose-based textiles. The EPA approval provides Alexium with access to the largest market region for flame retardant cotton.

9th May 2019

NorthShore Care Supply, a Buffalo Grove Illinois-based company founded to empower those with heavy bladder or bowel leakage, and which introduced SupremeLite absorbent brief, has now added vibrant shades of blue, green and purple to the product. This will help people feel good. Those with heavy incontinence often struggle with depression and anxiety.