9th Jul 2016
Germany’s specialty chemicals group, Altana, has acquired the Dutch enterprise Addcomp Holland BV, a developer and manufacturer of unique polymer additive solutions.Addcomp will be integrated into the plastic additives business line of Altana’s largest division, BYK Additives & Instruments, leading suppliers in the field of additives and
8th Jul 2016
ALT LLC., a premier additive manufacturing firm, has launched a 3D printing service bureau in California. ALT has a multitude of additive manufacturing tools capable of fabricating complex multi-material multiple-colour objects using custom designed advanced materials with a wide range of physical properties. Customers can upload models to get
4th Jul 2016
Germany based F.O.S. Group has launched an improved tester, the TX15, which makes it easy to determine the fibre density in a fabric. “The new device is not only of interest to textile and paper manufacturers, but to all companies that need to determine the quality of textiles they use in their products and processes,” the company said.
7th Jun 2016
Coats, an industrial thread manufacturer, has acquired Gotex, a Spain-based company that designs and manufactures high performance fibres, yarns, and tapes with applications in the oil and gas, telecommunications, and energy sectors. Gotex will become a part of Coats Speciality with immediate effect. The acquisition reinforces Coats’ strategy of...
3rd Jun 2016
Olbo and Mehler Tex, a producer of industrial textiles has joined activities and business operations with Synteen and Luckenhaus, producer of innovative technical textiles under the leadership of a management team led by Alberto Tavares, a leader of Olbo and Mehler Tex. Both companies are dedicated to the production of technical textiles and are a part ...
26th May 2016
BWF Envirotec, world’s leading provider of filter media for industrial filtration has recently acquired a majority share in the dedusting technology sector of Jack Filter. “We highly welcome this merger and are giving a clear signal to the market: proximity to the market and customers are essential aspects for us. In Jack, we have found a partner who...
23rd May 2016
Arville, the technical textiles specialist has completed the latest phase in a £1m upgrade of its fabric coating plant following a two year project to overhaul the site. Arville has undertaken the investment programme with the strategic aim of positioning the business as a ‘best-in-class’ specialist in the design, weaving, finishing, coating and...
13th May 2016
Germany based specialty chemicals leader Evonik Industries has developed a new hollow fibre membrane, Sepuran N2 for efficient separation of nitrogen from air. Evonik’s Sepuran N2 membranes offers lower cost solution due to the high capacity and low air requirement. The Sepuran N2 hollow-fibre membrane consists of polyimide, a high-performance polymer ...
10th May 2016
DuPont Performance Materials and EconCore have collaborated their technologies to produce wide, strong and rigid honeycomb panels with high temperature resistant performance. DuPont’s range of polymers, Zytel nylon resin and Surlyn ionomer resin materials have been used to prepare the ultra-light core of sandwich panels. “The patented continuous...