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SAF’s value to key industries
At the forthcoming Filtech show which takes place in Wiesbaden, Germany from October 22-24, the UK’s Technical Absorbents (TAL) will demonstrate how its superabsorbent fibre (SAF) technology can be used to effectively remove water from aviation and automotive fuels, in addition to hydraulic oil.
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Renewable PET at the next stage
Gevo, the commercial producer of bio-isobutanol, has opened a demonstration-scale paraxylene plant in Silsbee, Texas, adjacent to its existing jet fuel plant, establishing the site as a biorefinery to serve both the renewable chemicals and true drop-in biofuels markets.
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Low and Bonar acquires Slovakian firm
Low and Bonar is to acquire Texiplast, a Slovakian producer of high strength woven, knitted and nonwoven geosynthetic products serving the civil engineering market, for €18.9 million.
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Adding sustainable strength
OC-biobinder is a system for improving the mechanical properties of fibre-based materials such as nonwovens, developed by OrganoClick AB, a Swedish university spin-off company working with environmentally-friendly fibre chemistry.
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CRUK drive for landfill diversion
In 2011, an estimated 750,000 carpet tiles – a significant percentage of which were needlepunched nonwovens – were reused or recycled in the UK, representing a diversion rate of just 1.4%.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY – Development Manager • NIRI, Leeds – UK.
As nonwoven materials specialists we help organisations develop commercially-viable nonwoven fabrics and products. This involves improving the performance of existing nonwoven components or developing completely new materials and technologies.
As Development Manager, you will apply your scientific knowledge, technical skills and initiative to help deliver new or improved products. Working in close cooperation with our customers and managing an experienced technical team, you will help ensure projects are delivered to a very high technical standard, on time and to budget.
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ADVERTISE with Sustainable Nonwovens
It’s no longer a case of ‘business as usual’ for the global nonwovens industry.
Big changes are taking place, impacting on everything from the raw materials used and the processes developed, to the role nonwovens will play in existing and future end-use products for myriad markets.
SUSTAINABLE NONWOVENS shares these changes, and advertising in the web-site and printed magazine combination will ensure that your company is seen as one of the pioneers in the fast moving sector of the industry.
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