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Recycler of carbon fibre and composites, Vartega of Golden, Colorado, USA, and composites manufacturer, Syensqo, of Brussels, Belgium, have entered into an agreement to produce post-industrial recy

A chemical process that can dissolve and re-spin para-aramid fibres into continuous, high-performance fibres is being developed by Uplift360 of Bristol, UK.  

An airlay line that can convert recycled fibres into nonwovens for automotive and industrial applications has been installed at Carolina Nonwovens' new plant in Fostoria, Ohio, USA.

Bridgwater, UK-based technical-fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn is to invest a further £5 million in its business to support the next phase of its expansion and development.

A robotic system developed by Loop Technology, of Dorchester, UK, for the high-rate manufacturing of large-scale composite structures attracted significant attention at JEC World.

A strong, heat-resistant polyimide fibre has been launched for the reinforcement of composites by Industrial Summit Technology (IST) of Shiga, Japan.

US manufacturer of basalt fibres, Rock Fiber Inc, has formed a joint venture with Norwegian supplier of composite reinforcements for concrete, ReforceTech, a global leader in composite reinforcemen

Owens Corning is to sell its glass-fibre reinforcements business to the Mumbai, India-based Praana Group for US$755 million.

A range of lightweight surfacing veils (Surfacetec) that impart high-quality, resin-rich surface finishes to composites and a range of electrically conductive nonwovens (Emitec) that provide shield

Producer of flax-fibre reinforcements Bcomp has formed a strategic collaboration with composites manufacturer SFG Composites to mass-produce flax-fibre composites for the automotive industry.

A trio of reliable methods for testing the comfort and mobility of the soft ballistic inserts used in body armour have been developed by Hohenstein, of Bönnigheim, Germany, and DuPont, of Wilmingto

The roll-out to armed forces in the Nordics of the new Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU), which features several technologies from W.L.

An airlay line that enables the production of insulation panels from glass-wool waste that would otherwise be sent to landfills has been installed at Revibat's facility in Monthyon, France, by Andr

Research demonstrating that carbon-nanotube (CNT) fibres can be recycled without any loss to their structure or properties has been published by a team at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA.

Pilot spinning systems for the development of new products, such as renewable precursors for carbon fibres, are to be shown by Dienes Apparatebau GmbH of Mühlheim am Main, Germany, on its stand at

After three years of work and €2 million in investment, Chomarat has started-up a new line for the production of unidirectional (UD) carbon-fibre reinforcements at its headquarters plant in Le Chey

IPCO will use JEC World to showcase a number of applications for its double-belt press systems, precision-scattering lines and continuous film-casting process.

The developers of an environmentally friendly, prefabricated carbon fibre-reinforced stone wall element for houses have been presented with a JEC Composites Innovation Award.  

Coatings, finishes and fibres with a long-lasting and effective antimicrobial effect are being developed by researchers at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) using novel met

Numerous reports in the German press and knitting trade journals suggest that Karl Mayer is considering the divestment of the flat-knitting machine builder Stoll in 2025.