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Automotive parts supplier Magna Exteriors used JEC World (held on 6–8 March 2018 in Paris, France) to show a graphene-enhanced composite tailgate and to announce the opening of a developme

Covestro is to begin the commercial production of continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) at a facility in Markt Bibart, Germany.

Filtration media designed specifically for pulse-jet gas turbine applications has been launched by Ahlstrom-Munksjö of Stockholm, Sweden.

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is demanding that European Union (EU) limits for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis) content in industrial

ELG Carbon Fibre is to increase the recycling capacity at its facility in Coseley, UK, to satisfy increasing demand. 

Toray Industries has acquired a 350 000-m² plot of land in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India, as a new base for its local subsidiary, Toray Industries (India).

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a fast and cheap method for converting waste cotton into aerogels, lightweight and versatile substances previously produced

Nonwovens producer Berry Global has announced plans to invest in a Spinlace production line, which will provide an additional 17 kt of capacity at a yet-to-be-decided location in North America.

A medical bandage capable of being adjustably, intuitively and universally fitted on a head, limb or stump to conceal and protect a wound has been developed by BYO Health of Jacksonville Beach, Flo

Fibre-based medical devices for improving the wound cicatrization (scarring) process are disclosed by Brazilian speciality chemicals producer Rhodia Poliamida e Especialidades, part of the Solvay G

A French consortium claims to have demonstrated the feasibility of manufacturing large, net-shape composite parts for the automotive industry on an industrial scale.

Medical devices that provide high oxygen content for the treatment of wounds have been developed by TheraCell of Littleton, Massachusetts, USA.

HanesBrands – the apparel manufacturer behind the Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali and Maidenform brands – has invested in 19 Baldwin Technology precision spray application textile finishing systems

Pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibres for use as negative electrodes in lithium secondary batteries have been developed by Teijin of Osaka, Japan.

Haydale Graphene Industries has signed an annual supply agreement for the supply of specific functionalized graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) to River Runs, a Korean maker of high-performance fishing r

Clothing and textile items with integrated radio-frequency (RF) shielding materials have been developed by inventors from Quebec, Canada.

A process for the densification of wood creates a material with mechanical properties similar to steel and carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs), but at a fraction of the cost.

As part of its plan to produce cheap, high-quality carbon fibre using a plasma oxidation process, Woodland Holdings of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, is to change its name to 4M Carbon Fiber.

Andritz is to supply a needlepunch line (neXline) for the manufacture of geotextiles to Manifattura Fontana.

An absorbent article such as a diaper that is comfortable to wear has been developed by Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.