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RheTech Inc, a producer of filled and reinforced polypropylenes and color concentrates and additives for the automotive, truck, electronics, construction, and consumer markets, has added 10,000 sq ft of warehouse space to its facility in Michigan, US.
News21 Feb 2014Zünd will highlight its high-end automated digital cutting solutions for a diverse range of industrial manufacturers at the InPrint exhibition in Hannover, Germany, from April 8-10, 2014.
News21 Feb 2014Xeros, the producer of a patented polymer bead cleaning system, intends to raise funds and to apply for the admission of ordinary shares to trading on AIM - with an expected value of about £100m.
Ahlesa Blankets (Pty) Ltd has been able to increase the efficiency of its acrylic fibre dyeing processes by 25% after adding a new Thies eco bloc X dyeing unit to its South African production facility.
News21 Feb 2014BASF, the chemical company, is to increase the prices for all polyamide 6 base polymer grades and the polyamide Intermediates caprolactam and adipic acid in Europe by €110 per metric ton for each product, with immediate effect or as soon as existing contracts allow.
News21 Feb 2014Radici Fil SpA, a leader in the manufacture of PA6 and PA6.6 BCF yarn for the contract, residential, automotive and upholstery sectors, has been awarded UNI EN ISO 14001:2004 certification for its environmental management systems at its production site.
News20 Feb 2014Following discussions with the Cambodian Government about minimum wage reform, trade union legislation and 21 imprisoned garment workers, the IndustriALL Global Union is cautiously optimistic that change could occur to create a sustainable garment industry in Cambodia.
News20 Feb 2014Versace has stated that it complied with European Union legislation and regulation with regards to its textile production, despite the Greenpeace Detox campaign revealing that it had found traces of hazardous chemicals in the fashion house’s children’s clothing.
News19 Feb 2014A novel enzymatic approach to develop a lignin-based adhesive aimed at replacing synthetic latex in wool floor coverings could mean that carpets can be recycled at the end of their life, according to researchers at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain.
News19 Feb 2014Members of the US Olympic Snowboarding Team competing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi are wearing jackets that are not only waterproof and breathable, but also comfortable and warm, which is, in part, due to research conducted by the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC).
