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Review19 Sept 2013FESPA China 2013 is taking shape as an important and influential event for the region’s printers, with strong involvement from major international suppliers and an increased emphasis on digital technologies.
Review19 Sept 2013Over 170 exhibitors from across the Asian region will showcase their latest products at Interstoff Asia Essential – Autumn which runs from September 25-27, 2013, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
BASF has entered talks with Sibur, a leading Russian gas processing and petrochemicals company, over the potential use of Sibur’s polypropylene (PP) based nonwoven fabrics in the future.
Profile19 Sept 2013American Engineered Fabrics (AEF), of New Bedford, Massachusetts, originally started out as a wool trading and blending company, but now it manufacturers the Green Geotextiles brand, a proprietary and eco-friendly nonwoven fabric made from 100% post-consumer polyester.
News18 Sept 2013Toho Tenax Europe GmbH, the German subsidiary of Toho Tenax, has received the 2013 AVK Innovation Award in the category of Innovative Products for its newly developed high-efficiency production technology for thermoset carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP).
News18 Sept 2013The 2013 cotton harvest is underway in Uzbekistan, however, this year a team of International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives has been deployed to monitor the activities and report on any human rights, and child labour, abuses in the country.
News18 Sept 2013The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control over a newly created joint venture (JV) by the Joint Stock Company United Petrochemical Company (UPC) of Russia and Grupo Petrotemex S.A. de C.V. (GPT) of Mexico.
News18 Sept 2013DiloSpinnbau, a manufacturer of high capacity carding machines used to process nonwoven fibres, has upgraded its 6,600sqm manufacturing facility in Bremen, Germany, to the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System, saving 91% of its lighting energy costs annually.
News17 Sept 2013Rennovia, a privately held company that develops novel catalysts and processes for the cost advantaged production of chemical products from renewable feedstocks, has stated that it is in the process of integrating mini-plants to test the effectiveness of its latest bio-based solutions.
News17 Sept 2013The number of countries producing cotton with biotech traits has grown to 15, and more are completing the processes associated with regulatory approval prior to adoption, according to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).
News16 Sept 2013Invista is considering the possibility of constructing a new, combined hydrogen and anhydrous ammonia manufacturing unit - valued at more than $500 million - within the existing footprint of the company’s nylon intermediates production facility in Victoria, Texas.
News16 Sept 2013Speciality materials company Celanese has stated that its “aim to make the world a better place” has been a driving force behind its new International Impact Program, an employee volunteer programme of the Celanese Foundation that will help organisations and people around the world address economic, social and environmental challenges.
