Mehler Adhesive based on lignin Solutions are searched for the increased requirements and restrictions on the market to replace the chemicals formaldehyde and resorcinol which are included in RFL treatments » Friday, May 07, 2021
Ahlstom-Munksjö Fiber-based separator for lithium-ion batteries The company will proceed with the technical ramp-up to manufacture fiber-based separator solutions to the lithium-ion battery industry. » Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Sympatex Global increase of volume of rPET Over 80 textile manufacturers and fashion brands accepted the Recycled Polyester Challenge from Textile Exchange, O’Donnell, TX/USA. » Wednesday, May 05, 2021
University of Bayreuth Researching new generation of carbon fiber for high-tech applications New material to be characterized by increased strength and the ability to remain stable even at temperatures of more than 400°C. » Thursday, April 29, 2021
EU Due Diligence Law Improving health and safety standards across the value chain Today, April 28, 2021 is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. » Wednesday, April 28, 2021
PrimaLoft/Origin Materials Carbon-negative insulating fiber for outdoor gear, bedding, and apparel A collaboration has been formed which will focus on developing fibers from PET and next-generation polymers produced with the Origin Materials technology platform. » Wednesday, April 28, 2021
DSM/MKU Cooperation for ballistic protection to police in Brazil Next generation armor technology with Dyneema unidirectional (UD) material will be supplied to support the Sao Paulo police in Brazil. » Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Sanitized Antimicrobial protection confirmed The antiviral efficacy (99.84 %) of the Sanitized T 99-19 product has been officially confirmed by tests conducted by external labs. » Monday, April 26, 2021
Freudenberg Sales increase in 2020 for Performance Materials In 2020 Freudenberg SE suffered a 6.6% drop in sales to €8.84 billion. However, it also achieved an EBIT of €669.9 million (2019: €820.0 million). » Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Empa Where the streets are made of textiles Robot-assisted construction techniques for road building are being tested, that have so far only been used in structural engineering. » Saturday, April 17, 2021
Gore Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals A strategy to implement social and environmental programs is being introduced by the Technical Oriented Fabrics (TOF) business unit of the producer of functional textiles W. L. Gore » Friday, April 16, 2021
Pexels BontexGeo Acquisition of Stratex The manufacturer of geotextiles BontexGeo Group, Zele/Belgium, acquires 100 % of the shares of the Stratex SA, Delémont/Switzerland. » Friday, April 16, 2021
Kyocera Kyocera Named as "Supplier Engagement Leader" Kyocera Corp. was recognized for reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout its value chain. For the 2nd consecutive year and based on the 5th annual survey of suppliers of CDP » Wednesday, April 14, 2021
JEC JEC/AVK New composites event for DACH region On November 23-24, 2021, the 1st edition of the JEC Forum DACH will take place in Frankfurt Germany at Messe Forum. JEC Group and AVK have joined forces to organize a new annual event for the DACH Region, » Wednesday, April 14, 2021
FET FET New laboratory spinning system for driving technological innovations In Indonesia at the Center for Textile, Bandung, a new FET-100 Series Laboratory Melt Spinning System for continuous filament yarn applications has been installed by FET, Leeds/UK. » Monday, April 12, 2021
RWTH Aachen RWTH: Aachen Reinforced! symposium now free of charge RWTH: Aachen Reinforced! symposium now free of charge The 2021 Aachen Reinforced! symposium is being made free of charge for all attendees. » Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Hexcel Hexcel Accelerated development of lightweight advanced composites Hexcel will contribute to the ASCEND project framework, with a new fast cure prepreg system that will significantly reduce component processing times. » Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Myant Inc. Myant First commercial scale run of devices for Skiin Textile computing involves the integration of electronics within textiles, creating new ways for people to interface with the digital world. » Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Peppermint ZKS Climate neutral yarn Avoiding, reducing and, if there is no other way, offsetting the emission of climate-damaging CO2. With this approach, ZKS, a company of Peppermint Holding, offers a complete service for a completely climate-neutral yarn. » Thursday, March 25, 2021
Starlinger Starlinger Technologies for cement packaging and plastics recycling By March 2022 Chinese cement producers are required by law to switch their packaging to one of the 3 specified cement sack types. » Thursday, March 18, 2021
