world textiles research news

11th Dec 2018

Chomarat, the specialist in composite and construction reinforcements and coated fabrics, has demonstrated the group’s determination to pursue a sustainable process by earning environmental management (ISO 14001) and energy management (ISO 50001) certification for its French sites. The two-fold certification is in keeping with Chomarat‘s long-term...

11th Dec 2018

The Netherlands ‘Country on Stage’ will be presented during JEC World 2019, the largest composite trade fair in the world, to be held from March 12-14 in Paris. In collaboration with the ministry of economic affairs & climate policy and top sector HTSM, CompositesNL, the trade organisation for composite industry, will organise the Holland High Tech...

10th Dec 2018

An international team of scientists, led by Professor Monica Craciun from the University of Exeter Engineering department, has developed a new technique using graphene to create fully electronic fibres for clothing. Currently, wearable electronics are produced by gluing devices to fabrics, which makes them rigid and susceptible to malfunctioning.

10th Dec 2018

Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre have partnered to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite materials to be used by other companies to make products such as electronic accessories and automotive equipment. The agreement will cover excess carbon fibre from 11 Boeing airplane manufacturing sites and will reduce solid waste by more than one million pounds a...

10th Dec 2018

Valmet has been selected by Spanish company Papel Aralar as supplier for a new nonwovens rewinder to be installed in the existing PM 4 lines at the latter’s plant in Amézqueta, Guipúzcoa, Spain. The new installation includes a Valmet Focus Reelite T15 E rewinder - the last stage of the innovative scalability concept of the Reelite T15 rewinder.

10th Dec 2018

Warson Brands, official licensee of Reebok for duty and uniform footwear, has launched two new additions to its popular Reebok Sublite Cushion Tactical series of footwear for law enforcement and military professionals. The new RB8809 offers a coyote brown version with composite safety toe and side zipper for wear with the new Air Force uniform.

7th Dec 2018

Teijin has announced that on November 29, 2018, it acquired 25,000 shares or 20 per cent of the outstanding shares of Elitac, a start-up company that develops textiles and clothing integrated with wearable sensing devices, from the Netherlands. The shares were purchased through Teijin Aramid, the core company of Teijin’s aramid business, in the...

7th Dec 2018

Shape Composites, supplier of thermoset and thermoplastic composite performs, has developed a new process for high-volume composite parts manufacture. Recent improvements to the way in which thermoplastic carbon fibre parts are press moulded, has resulted in a significant reduction in the time taken to mould a carbon fibre part in a closed metallic...

7th Dec 2018

Hanwha Total Petrochemical, a joint venture between Total and Hanwha, has invested nearly $500 million in setting up a new polypropylene plant and thereby further expand its Daesan integrated refining and petrochemical complex in South Korea. With this investment, Daesan will be able to capture margins across the propylene-polypropylene value chain.