December 21, 2024
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Nonwovens Manufacturers Poised To Meet Rising Textile Recycling Demands

As the need for textile recycling grows, nonwovens manufacturers are stepping up to play a crucial role. The European Union will implement a ban on the landfilling and incineration of post-consumer clothing waste starting January 2025, alongside an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme requiring brands and manufacturers to finance the collection and disposal of
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Milliken To Supply Flame-Resistant Fabrics For NASA’s Artemis Missions

Milliken & Company, a global leader in diversified manufacturing, has announced its collaboration with NASA to design and manufacture flame-resistant (FR) undergarment fabrics for the Artemis missions. Artemis III, scheduled for no earlier than 2026, will be the first U.S. crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Through the JSC Engineering, Technology & […]
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Trützschler, Texnology Partner With O.R.V. To Install Europe’s Largest Nonwoven Line

Trützschler Nonwovens and Texnology S.r.l. have secured an order from O.R.V. Manufacturing S.p.A. to deliver a state-of-the-art production line for needle-punched and thermo-bonded polyester media. The new line, which will cater to applications such as filtration media, is set to become one of Europe’s largest multi-purpose plants. This collaboration between the
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Fight Against Ghost Gear: Waterhaul Turns Ocean Pollution Into Purposeful Products

UK-based company Waterhaul is tackling one of the ocean’s most pressing challenges: ghost gear, or abandoned fishing nets that continue to trap marine life and pollute waters long after their useful life. These discarded nets, made from resilient plastics like nylon and polypropylene, constitute nearly half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as noted by […]
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High-Efficiency Electrostatic Air Filter Media Available With Activated Carbon

Gessner has announced that their Alphastar tribo-electric nonwoven and NeenahPure meltblown nonwoven filter media now come with an activated carbon layer for pleatable and bag filters. These high-efficiency electrostatic filter media can be customized to meet specific requirements, ranging from high-efficiency filtration to standard needs. The activated carbon air filter
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DRDO And IIT Delhi Launch Lightweight ABHED Bulletproof Jackets For Soldiers

In a remarkable advancement for defence technology, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have unveiled ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat), a new line of lightweight bulletproof jackets. This innovative collaboration, realized at the DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE)
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ForeBond To Unveil Waterproof Breathable Membrane At TITAS Expo

ForeBond Advanced Materials is set to unveil its innovative high-performance polypropylene (PP) waterproof breathable membrane at the 2024 TITAS Exhibition, poised to transform the industry’s understanding of waterproof breathable membranes. In anticipation of forthcoming PFAS ban regulations in Europe and the US, ForeBond has engineered this advanced PP membrane utilizing