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A strong, heat-resistant polyimide fibre has been launched for the reinforcement of composites by Industrial Summit Technology (IST) of Shiga, Japan.

Ahlstrom, a developer and producer of fibre-based speciality materials based in Helsinki, Finland, is now able to provide product-specific carbon-footprint data through an automated life-cycle asse

US manufacturer of basalt fibres, Rock Fiber Inc, has formed a joint venture with Norwegian supplier of composite reinforcements for concrete, ReforceTech, a global leader in composite reinforcemen

Owens Corning is to sell its glass-fibre reinforcements business to the Mumbai, India-based Praana Group for US$755 million.

A range of lightweight surfacing veils (Surfacetec) that impart high-quality, resin-rich surface finishes to composites and a range of electrically conductive nonwovens (Emitec) that provide shield

Producer of flax-fibre reinforcements Bcomp has formed a strategic collaboration with composites manufacturer SFG Composites to mass-produce flax-fibre composites for the automotive industry.

A trio of reliable methods for testing the comfort and mobility of the soft ballistic inserts used in body armour have been developed by Hohenstein, of Bönnigheim, Germany, and DuPont, of Wilmingto

The roll-out to armed forces in the Nordics of the new Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU), which features several technologies from W.L.

An airlay line that enables the production of insulation panels from glass-wool waste that would otherwise be sent to landfills has been installed at Revibat's facility in Monthyon, France, by Andr

Research demonstrating that carbon-nanotube (CNT) fibres can be recycled without any loss to their structure or properties has been published by a team at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA.

Pilot spinning systems for the development of new products, such as renewable precursors for carbon fibres, are to be shown by Dienes Apparatebau GmbH of Mühlheim am Main, Germany, on its stand at

After three years of work and €2 million in investment, Chomarat has started-up a new line for the production of unidirectional (UD) carbon-fibre reinforcements at its headquarters plant in Le Chey

IPCO will use JEC World to showcase a number of applications for its double-belt press systems, precision-scattering lines and continuous film-casting process.

The developers of an environmentally friendly, prefabricated carbon fibre-reinforced stone wall element for houses have been presented with a JEC Composites Innovation Award.  

Coatings, finishes and fibres with a long-lasting and effective antimicrobial effect are being developed by researchers at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) using novel met

Numerous reports in the German press and knitting trade journals suggest that Karl Mayer is considering the divestment of the flat-knitting machine builder Stoll in 2025.

An application laboratory, a range of peel-ply textiles and a prototype composite cockpit panel are to be unveiled by Porcher Industries, of Badinières, France, at JEC World.

An elastane-free, elastic continuous filament yarn (Integr8) has been launched for use in apparel, footwear and home furnishings by Unifi of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

Rotary screen-printing technology has been installed at the Adlington, UK-based facility of printer, dyer and finisher of military fabrics, Pincroft, which has invested £1.5 million in the project.

Invista is developing two technologies that it says could enable the increased use of post-industrial and post-consumer waste in the manufacture of polyamide (PA) 66.