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10th Apr 2019

Alexium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICL, a global specialty minerals and chemicals company, under which ICL will be granted sole global marketing and sales rights for Alexiflam NF, the terms of same are subject to final agreement. The MoU furthers Alexium’s strategy to increase global sales channels for its flame-retardant (FR)...

9th Apr 2019

Leading global nonwovens associations, Edana and INDA, have announced the programme of speakers and topics for Outlook Plus Latin America to be held in Sao Paulo, from May 7 to 9, 2019. The third edition of the networking conference and exhibition will examine the latest regional developments in the nonwoven personal care and absorbent hygiene sectors.

9th Apr 2019

Beaulieu Fibres, Europe’s largest producer of polyolefin fibres, was nominated for essenscia Innovation Award 2019 for its recently introduced UltraBond fibre. UltraBond is a cost-effective solution for fully recyclable, latex-free, sustainable carpets that leads to significant reductions in ecological footprint and cost for carpet manufacturers.

9th Apr 2019

The American Filtration & Separations Society has awarded Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Extia with the new product award in its annual awards luncheon held from April 1-3 at FiltCon 2019, Philadelphia, NJ, US. Extia, a breakthrough highly durable filtration media, is designed to extend filtration lifetime for Air Pollution Control (APC) applications.

8th Apr 2019

At Techtextil 2019, Covestro will be presenting new and sustainable developments with Insqin technology for aqueous textile coatings as well as a water-based polyurethane dispersion enabling biodegradable textile coatings. Techtextil, the international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, will be held at Frankfurt, Germany from May 14-17.

8th Apr 2019

Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) and Mandela Bay Composites Cluster (MBCC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the MOU, the MBDA has resolved to prioritise the use of advanced materials including composites in selected products falling within its mandated area and to attempt to collaborate with the composites cluster.

8th Apr 2019

Borealis and Borouge ‘s new polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina (NC), has started up during Q1 2019, with its inauguration scheduled for May 16. The new plant will significantly strengthen Borealis and Borouge’s global supply capability for thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) and short glass fibre (SGF) compounds.

8th Apr 2019

Orchids Paper Products, a manufacturer and supplier of high quality consumer tissue products, paper towels, paper napkins, etc, has entered into an option agreement with Orchids Investment LLC (OI). The option gives Orchids right to execute an asset purchase agreement with OI, if exercised grants OI permission to acquire all of Orchid Paper Products’s...

6th Apr 2019

For the first time ever, technical textile project proposals would be easily explained by eminent speakers from all fields of technical textiles at a one-day National Investors’ Conclave on Technical Textiles in Coimbatore. Novel technologies in the field of technical textiles would be explained to potential new investors at the event to be held on...