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Magna International Inc and Ford Motor Co have developed a prototype carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) subframe that reduces mass by 34% compared with a stamped steel equivalent.

The Germany-based Perlon Group, a specialist in the manufacture of synthetic filaments, has announced investments in its facilities in the USA and China.

Methods for forming absorbent articles with nonwoven substrates are disclosed by Procter & Gamble in US Patent 9 504 610.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, USA, have taken delivery of a melt-spinning system capable of extruding high-performance multifilament yarns.

Wound dressings with enhanced gas permeation are highlighted in US Patent 9 468 700 by the University of Akron of Akron, Ohio, USA.

The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) and ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the recycling of carbon fibre.

A carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) from Lanxess of Cologne, Germany, is being used to produce a module rack for the S-Class convertible from Mercedes-Benz.

A garment that includes an integral tear-off bandage has been developed by Sheila Ross of Monrovia, California, USA.

A thermoset prepreg resin system developed specifically for high-volume automotive applications has been launched by Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, at JEC World in Paris, France (14–16 March

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