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Spain-based Nylstar, which supplies nylon 6.6 and is best known for the Meryl brand, is investing €1.2m to increase its production capacity from 15,000 to 17,000 tons per year.
Tennessee Apparel Corp (TAC), a US manufacturer of military garments, is supplying chemical and biological protective garments under the Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 1 (UIPE I1) effort in a contract valued at $129m.
Stellar Films Group has established a new silicon release and coating business in Malaysia called Akronn Industries. The company has a new purpose-built production facility in Nilai, near Kuala Lumpur, and is equipped to manufacture high-quality release liners for the hygiene market, among others. The films and laminates are used in the disposable diaper industry and other hygiene applications.
Additive manufacturing has been the talk of the industry for a while but, despite high hopes, a large-scale commercial strategy has yet to emerge in the textiles industry, until now. Tara Hounslea speaks to Tamar Giloh, the CEO of the company that could take 3D printing to the masses
The Hassan Group has invested in a new SMS line through its Aksis company, which produces spunbond nonwovens. The company has an annual capacity of 3,600 tons that will increase to 9,000 tons with the addition of the new line, which is expected to be operational by the first quarter of next year.
News25 Nov 2013DuPont Protection Technologies has launched two new solutions for body armour utilising its Kevlar fibre, including a new water repellent ballistic fabric. The company has developed DuPont Kevlar XP 2104 to offer strong ballistic performance and comfort in wet or tropical climates.
Speakers from organisations including 3M, Unilever, Danone, Lego, Kimberly-Clark, Kodak, the US Green Building Council, the Green Sports Alliance, Green Blue and European Bioplastics are headlining NatureWorks’ Ingeo biopolymers conference Innovation Takes Root, which will be held from February 17-19 in Orlando, Florida.
Ahlstrom has signed an agreement to sell the converting operations of its West Carrollton plant in Ohio, USA, to West Carrollton Parchment and Converting Inc, an Ohio-based family-owned company. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 and financial details have not been disclosed.
SWM, which produces papers and filtration materials primarily for the tobacco industry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based DelStar Inc. The deal is valued at $231.5m and is expected to close before the end of the year.
Profile19 Nov 2013Fiberweb Geosynthetics has been busy over the last two years – merging two businesses, acquiring a controlling stake in another and adding needlepunch technology to its portfolio, as well as the more general task of raising the profile of geosynthetics within the industry. Tara Hounslea visited the company’s Maldon site to find out more
News19 Nov 2013Adhesive specialist Bostik has unveiled a new visual identity as part of a makeover if its brand positioning. The campaign is designed to streamline the company’s brand portfolio and increase its global visibility, as part of Bostik’s on-going growth strategy.
Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) is to produce Technostat filtration media at its plant in Floyd, Virginia, USA. The production line is expected to begin operation by the fourth quarter of 2014 and will support production of Technostat and Technostat Plus in Europe.
