News

Prepreg producer North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) of Renens, Switzerland,  has been chosen to supply composites for a proposed Thin Aperture Light Collector (TALC) space telescope project.

Composites able to heal themselves at low temperatures are being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK and the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. 

Screen-printed military textiles that enable wearable energy storage are being assessed at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Massachusetts.

ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK, has started to produce nonwoven mats on a new line designed specifically to process recycled carbon fibres. 

Mikrosam has delivered a fully automated filament winding line for compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks to global automotive supplier Magna’s plant in Graz, Austria. 

Medical technology company ConvaTec has announced the US launch of Aquacel Ag Surgical SP dressing, which extends the company’s range of Aquacel Ag Surgical cover dressings to help reduce the incid

SGL Group has inaugurated a production line for polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon fibre precursor at its Fisipe site in Lavradio, Portugal. 

The global traditional wound management market is expected to reach a market value of US$5.75 billion by the end of 2026, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% during the foreca

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) of Cambridge and Tufts University of Medford, Massachusetts (both in the USA)  believe that nanofibrils extracted and reassembled fro

Italian spunmelt manufacturer Union Industries has purchased a Reicofil production line to make nonwovens for speciality hygiene applications.

EconCore of Leuven, Belgium, has licensed its technology for the continuous production of honeycomb sandwich materials to what it describes as “a leading textile manufacturer in North America.” 

Clarcor, headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, has acquired Fiberio, the manufacturer of technology for nanofibre nonwoven filter media.

A researcher at Deakin University claims to have improved the methods for the design and synthesis of carbon fibre precursor polymers.

Seattle-based start-up company Sewbo says that it has achieved the long-sought goal of automated sewing, by using an industrial robot to sew together a T-shirt.

European polypropylene (PP) staple fibre supplier Beaulieu Fibres International (BFI) has announced a €30-million investment to extend production capacity at its Meraklon plant in Terni, Italy, and

Huntsman Advanced Materials has revealed some of its initial results from its work incorporating graphene into its Araldite epoxy resins. 

A polyethylene (PE)-based fabric that could become the basis for garments which keep people cool in hot climates without the need for air conditioning has been developed by researchers at Stanford

Teijin Ltd is to acquire North American automotive composites supplier Continental Structural Plastics Holdings (CSP) Corp for US$825 million. 

BASF has announced that it will be reducing its European production capacity for caprolactam by 100 kt – to 400 kt – over the next 18 months. 

Imagine IM of Rosebery, New South Wales, Australia, has completed the first independent field trials of its imgne X3 conductive geotextiles enhanced with graphene in Melbourne, Victoria.