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Researchers working under the European Union (EU)'s Graphene Flagship have demonstrated that graphene-based materials can be used to boost the properties of spider silk.

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) of Cary, North Carolina, USA, has launched its Directory of Pilot Lines for Nonwoven/Engineered Materials Product Development in pri

Engineered biomaterials such as scaffolds derived from plant products have been developed by researchers from Drexel University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Fibres and textiles manufacturer Asahi Kasei has opened a research and development (R&D) centre in Dormagen, Germany. 

Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins that utilize multiple absorbent cores have been developed by Procter & Gamble.

Product- and application-specific reference cleaning processes for high-visibility clothing are being developed by researchers at the Hohenstein Group in Boennigheim, Germany.

A uniform for firefighters incorporating a wearable device that monitors body heat has been developed by Teijin of Tokyo, Japan. 

Gurit of Zurich, Switzerland, is to transfer its UK prepreg business to its Spanish prepreg production facility in Albacete by the middle of 2018. 

Porcher Industries has completed the acquisition of technical fabrics manufacturer Interglas Technologies from the Preiss Daimler Group. 

Ontex Group of Erembodegem, Belgium, is to build a new production plant in Radomsko, Poland, to further expand its personal hygiene business.

A multilayered absorbent article in the form of a thin absorbent composite has been developed by DSG International of Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.

Hexcel Corp of Stamford, Connecticut, USA, has completed the acquisition of Structil SA, a producer and supplier of high-performance composites based in Vert-le-Petit, France.

A vaginal mesh implant (TVT-Secur) made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was launched without a clinical trial, and was sold for five years after the company learned that it had a higher failure

Compression garments that provide selective support to different parts of a woman’s body, including the back and abdomen, and can increase wardrobe options during and after pregnancy, are disclosed

Consumer products, including wipes and personal hygiene products, account for more than one-third of nonwovens sales in disposables markets, according to a new report from Freedonia.

Pegas Nonwovens has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Reifenhäuser Reicofil GmbH & Co.

Manufacturer of computer numerical control cutting (CNC) systems Lectra has renewed its partnership with Faurecia’s Seating Business Group.

EDANA, the international association for nonwovens and related industries, announced new testing guidelines for feminine hygiene products at the Outlook conference for nonwoven personal ca

A £100 000 grant from Innovate UK will be used by a company from Leeds to develop melt-blown processes able to deal with polymers that have a high melt viscosity.

Vestagen Protective Technologies, which develops and markets Vestex Active Barrier fabric healthcare uniforms, laboratory coats and patient garments, has announced that a US federal court in Califo