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The Lenzing Group plans to become the sole owner of its Chinese subsidiary Lenzing (Nanjing) Fibers (LNF) Co Ltd.

Arville is investing £1.2 million in six rapier looms and a high-grade warping machine to expand production capacity by 20% at its site in Wetherby, UK.  

UltraMend of Ramsey, New Jersey, USA, has developed  a nanotechnology-based delivery platform for the controlled release of therapies and medications directly into a wound site.

Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, have developed cathodes based on a porous titanium monoxide nanofibre mat that could enable the wider adoption of high-energy-ca

Carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) structural batteries – which carry mechanical load and store electrical energy – are being developed by researchers at Chalmers University in ‎Gothenburg, Swe

A prosthesis for inguinal hernioplasty has been developed by Angelo Guttadauro of Milan, Italy.

Volt Smart Yarns of Hickory, North Carolina, USA, has established a new division in an effort to drive the use its highly conductive yarns for the manufacture of wearable technologies.

A composite cantilever support for rail passenger seating has been developed using a bio-based prepreg by Composites Evolution, Bercella and Element Materials Technology.

Wind turbines with blades made using Covestro’s polyurethane (PU) infusion resin system have been put into operation for the first time.

Lanxess has launched reinforced polyamide 6s (PA 6s) that it claims are several times more resistant to fatigue under cyclic loads than standard products with the same glass fibre content.

Carbon fibre recycling start-up Vartega of Golden, Colorado, USA, is leading a project to develop a closed-loop process for recycling scrap from the manufacture of automotive parts made of carbon f

A textile composite designed to absorb sound in vehicles has been developed by Freudenberg of Weinheim, Germany.

Carrington Textiles of Adlington, UK, is set to launch its first stretchable flame-retardant (FR) fabric (Flameflex 275).

Bond-Laminates GmbH of Brilon, Germany, is increasing the production capacity for its continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (Tepex).

A project in the UK aims to accelerate the development of smart clothing.

A wound dressing material that contains sodium bicarbonate to control odour has been developed by Medline Industries of Northfield, Illinois, USA.

A flameproof woven fabric for aircraft seats has been developed by Greiner Aerospace.

Mitsui Chemicals of Tokyo, Japan, has added 6000 t of annual capacity to its subsidiary, Mitsui Hygiene Materials in Rayong, Thailand, to make high-performance, premium nonwovens, including the com

Nippon Shokubai of Osaka, Japan, has opened a new production line for acrylic acid (AA) and expanded production of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at its Nippon Shokubai Europe (NSE) subsidiary in An

Ten months after re-entering the disposable diaper market with the launch of the Mama Bear brand, Amazon’s first private-label diaper since dropping the Amazon Elements range in January 2015, the U