Ahlstrom-Munksjö New product portfolio for medical and civil use face masks Pixabay The TenderGuard product portfolio from the fiber-based materials solution supplier Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oy, Helsinki/Finland, consists of soft, comfortable, and protective fabrics. » Friday, February 19, 2021
Borealis Borealis Thomas Gangl new CEO Following the acquisition of the majority shares in Borealis AG by OMV AG the Supervisory Board of Borealis has decided to appoint Thomas Gangl to the position of CEO of Borealis, effective April 1, 2021. » Thursday, February 18, 2021
Hexcel Hexcel Surface technology for wind turbine blade surface finishing The latest surface technology significantly reduces shell manufacturing time within the wind blade surface finishing process by up to 2 hours and by banishes surface defects that require rework before painting. » Thursday, February 18, 2021
HS Niederrhein HS Niederrhein Robert Groten cooperates with NCSU Since September 2020 Prof. Dr. Robert Groten is also “Adjunct Full Professor of NCSU and the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science in the Wilson College of Textiles”. » Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Pexels Sukano Masterbatches tested and confirmed effective against Covid-19 The new high-performance Antiviral Masterbatch protects surfaces from acting as a transmitter of the corona virus. » Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Bindatex Bindatex Nonwovens slitting and sheeting capacity expanded Very low slitting widths can be achieved for the nonwovens industry (20 mm, lower on request) and at very large diameters. Solution are also provided for uneven tension in winding the roll and enables material salvage. » Monday, February 15, 2021
Filtech Filtech Next edition in March 2022 Trends and innovations for filter media will be presented at Filtech 2022 from March 8-10, 2022 in Cologne/Germany. » Friday, February 12, 2021
Trützschler Trützschler Nonwovens/Voith Start-up of machine for sustainable wet wipes A new system for specialty paper production from the manufacturer of paper technology Voith Paper Walztechnik AG, Zurich/Switzerland, part of the Voith Group, Heidenheim/Germany, and the textile machinery manufacturer Trützschler Nonwovens & Man Made Fibers GmbH, Egelsbach/Germany, has been delivered » Wednesday, February 10, 2021
imago Suominen Record year in 2020 with sales +11.5% 2020 was characterized by the Covid-19 pandemic. For financial year 2020, the nonwovens producer Suominen Corp., Helsinki/Finland, saw sales increase by 11.5% to €458.9 million. » Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Edana Brexit – EU-UK nonwovens trade facilitated with specific rules of origin The Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed in December 2020 between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) and, in particular, its specific rules of origin for nonwovens has been welcomed » Monday, February 08, 2021
Oerlikon Oerlikon Production expansion with double-beam meltblown line A doublebeam meltblown plant with ecuTec+ electro charging unit from Oerlikon Nonwoven, a business unit of the Manmade Fibers segment of Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, has been successfully commissioned » Friday, February 05, 2021
dfv Techtextil/Texprocess New dates announced Due to the worsening pandemic situation, the current ban on trade fairs in Germany and the continuing international travel restrictions the 2 leading international trade fairs » Thursday, February 04, 2021
Andritz Andritz Wetlace line for biodegradable, plastic-free wet wipes to Turkey An order to supply a neXline wetlace CP (carded pulp) line for the production of biodegradable, plastic-free wet wipes has been received by the international technology group Andritz AG, Graz/Austria, » Thursday, February 04, 2021
Infinited Fiber IFC Regenerated fiber gets a new name Recognizing that the nonwovens industry is ready for a more sustainable future, the new pure and biodegradable fiber called Infinna produced by IFC is made from resources that already exist. » Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Imago Rockline Higher wet wipe production capacity The producer of wet wipes Rockline Industries, Inc. Sheboygan, WI/USA, has announced that it will be investing over US$18 million this year » Wednesday, February 03, 2021
PrimaLoft PrimaLoft Cross Core platform integrates aerogel in fibers The manufacturer of insulation materials and functional textiles, PrimaLoft, is increasing the use of post-consumer recycled content in its high-performance PrimaLoft Cross Core Series. » Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Johns Manville Johns Manville Thermal recycling unit for glass fiber waste A thermal recycling unit for waste glass fibers has been launched by the producer of nonwovens and glass fibers Johns Manville Corp. (JM), Denver, CO/USA, in its Engineered Products plant in Trnava/Slovakia. » Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Renewcell Renewcell Valmet is main equipment supplier for new recycling plant As a main supplier for its planned textile recycling plant in Sundsvall/Sweden, Renewcell, a company providing an alternative raw material for textile production, has signed a contract with Valmet. » Monday, February 01, 2021
Freudenberg Freudenberg Competence centers in Europe for the production of interlinings More and more consumers are following the trend towards casual wear in many areas of life. This also affects the sales of interlinings. » Friday, January 29, 2021
Heat-MX Heat-MX New flame retardant insulations for apparel and home textiles A new product category of flame retardant (FR) insulations is being launched by the supplier of thermal insulation products, » Friday, January 29, 2021
