Nonwovens News

First for bio-based feedstocks in Japan

Thu, 29 July 2021

ESPOO – Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Toyota Tsusho Corporation are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons. In this collaboration, Mitsui Chemicals will use Neste RE 100% ...

Finishing centre expansion for Shawmut

Thu, 29 July 2021

BURLINGTON – Shawmut Corporation has expanded its Park Avenue Technical Centre – one of the largest and most technologically advanced fabric finishing operations in the USA, supplying more than 50% of all the cars produced in North America with laminated ...

Creating human virus neutralisers

Wed, 28 July 2021

MILTON KEYNES – A range of wearables which use virus neutralising technology to kill off Covid-19 and other infectious diseases such as flu and norovirus has been launched by the UK’s Akhand Armour. The company says its technology – which it has initially rolled out ...

Features
- Dramatic fall in infections with FFP3 masks
  
  Friday, 02 July 2021
  CAMBRIDGE – When Addenbrooke’s Hospital upgraded its face masks for staff working on Covid-19 wards to FFP3 (filtering face piece) respirators, it saw a dramatic fall – up to 100% – in hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among staff. The findings are reported by a...
  
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- What’s next for automotive nonwovens?
- The Single-use Plastics Directive: what next, and when?

- Nippon Shokubai receives certification for bio-based SAP
  
  Wednesday, 14 July 2021
  OSAKA - Nippon Shokubai has obtained ISCC biomass certification for superabsorbent polymers...
  
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- Building on the benefits of Bemliese
- Soiled to soil

- Ahlstrom-Munksjö responds to growing filtration demands
  
  Tuesday, 27 July 2021
  TURIN - Ahlstrom-Munksjö is to ramp up the saturating capacity at its Turin plant in Italy to...
  
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- FET commissions spunbond system for Leed...
- Glatfelter to acquire Jacob Holm

- New members for Responsible Flushing Alliance
  
  Monday, 26 July 2021
  SEATTLE - The US-based Responsible Flushing Alliance has welcomed Andritz and Dude Products as its...
  
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- Unicharm to launch organic cotton wipes ...
- Tokyo 2020 protection for athletes

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  Friday, 23 April 2021
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