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The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed merger of Ahlstrom and Munksjö. 

The US Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) is working on a project focused on the optimization of vinyl ester resins and fibre sizings for the fabrication of carbon f

Cygnet Texkimp will be launching what it claims to be the world’s first robotic, high-speed, three-dimensional (3D) winding machine capable of making curved composite parts at

Researchers in California, USA, are three-dimensionally (3D) printing aerospace-grade carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs)—an achievement they claim is a world first. 

Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (TTE) of Wuppertal, Germany, has developed a compound based on recycled carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK). 

Artificial leather manufacturer Huafon Microfiber Co Ltd has placed orders for 10 complete high-capacity needling lines with DiloGroup for its new plant in Qidong, China, since 2015.

Porcher Industries and Airbus Helicopters have worked together to develop a carbon fibre-reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rotor hub—the first of its kind.

Mogul has increased its production capacity for nonwoven spunlace through the addition of a crosslapped spunlace line at its plant in Luleburgaz, Turkey. 

An aqueous acrylic binder for nonwovens, particularly those used in construction and abrasives, is to be launched by BASF at

Electronic devices continue to achieve increasing levels of ubiquity, but for this to continue, market research company IDTechEx says that electronics need new form factors in order to integrate se

Hartmann Group, a supplier of medical and hygiene products, is to acquire Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) Lindor brand of adult incontinence products sold in professional channels in Spain and P

An absorbent article that addresses the problem of maintaining the difference between the dry flexural rigidity and wet flexural rigidity at a bonding part (e.g.

A wound dressing for managing would fluids is disclosed in US Patent 9 517 164 by Covidien.

DSM Dyneema says that a recent study has proven the long-term performance of soft ballistic personal protection equipment based on its Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibr

Pegas Nonwovens has confirmed its intention to invest in a production plant for nonwovens in the Republic of South Africa.

A lightweight and portable fabrication device that can quickly produce nanofibres with precise control over fibre orientation has been developed by researchers at the Harvard John A.

Micronaire – a measure of the air permeability of compressed cotton fibres that is often used as an indication of fibre fineness and maturity – plays a key role in determining cotton's ability to a

Early work from SGL Group’s Lightweight and Application Center (LAC) in Meitlingen, Germany, will be on show at this year’s

Recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK, is taking a prominent role in a project to develop a novel composite bogie frame for use in rail vehicles. 

A system capable of determining the properties of rovings quickly and efficiently will be launched at JEC World