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Hexcel of Stamford, Connecticut, USA,  has formed a joint venture with Chinese aerospace parts manufacturer Future Aerospace of  Sichuan Sheng to establish a materials testing laboratory in China.

Guidelines concerning both the assessment and labelling of goods regarding their suitability for flushing away in wastewater systems have been made stricter, according to the co-publishers of the l

A fast and simple way to make super-elastic, multi-material fibres has been developed at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. 

Surgical reconstruction company Tela Bio of Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA, has announced that its partner Aroa Biosurgery, a soft-tissue repair company based in Auckland, New Zealand, has been granted

Pressure-sensing fibres that change colour when stretched have been woven into a compression bandage by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA.

FiberVisions Corp has received approval to expand its capacity for making bicomponent fibres at its plant in Covington, Georgia, USA.

An overmoulding process that can produce strong components with both soft and hard sections has been demonstrated by KraussMaffei of Munich, Germany.

The crosslapped hydroentanglment line installed at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Phoenix Textile at its plant in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang province, China, has reached full capacity, it is reported.

Vestagen Protective Technologies, a supplier of healthcare worker uniforms, scrubs, laboratory coats and other garments using a barrier fabric, has announced that Vestex apparel has received 510(k)

Directa Plus has entered into an exclusive agreement with Indian textile conglomerate Arvind to infuse Directa Plus’ G+ graphene-based products into denim fabrics.

A lightweight ballistic protection structure that contains a textile layer of synthetic fibres has been co-developed by two Italian companies, SAES Getters of Lainate (Milan) and Gruppo Rold of Ner

A university spin-out business that specializes in developing high-performance nonwoven products has invested in a range of equipment and moved to a dedicated new facility in Leeds. UK.

A flame-resistant (FR), high-visibility fabric for use in safety apparel and apparel components has been disclosed by Davey Textile Solutions of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc's joint venture with Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd, Prime Polymer Co Ltd, intends to establish new production facilities for its Mostron-L glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene (GFRPP).

A method for activating the surfaces of boron nitride nanotubes so that they disperse well in polymer matrices has been developed by researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA.

A composite that spontaneously repairs itself after extreme mechanical damage has been developed for use in electronics by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

A textile composite comprising a laminate of at least two nonwoven layers has been developed by J.H. Ziegler.

Prague, Czech Republic-based investment firm R2G, which owns a majority interest in Pegas Nonwovens, is to acquire First Quality Enterprises’ nonwovens operations in the USA and China.

Irving, Texas, USA-based Kimberly-Clark is to spend $30 million for expansion and improvements to its nonwovens manufacturing facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA.

A textile material for lining large-diameter pipes such as oil rig caissons is disclosed by Scott & Fyfe of Tayport, UK.