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As a pioneer in the development of high-performance bio-based epoxies, Sicomin is pleased to confirm the use of its GreenPoxyÒ resins in the build of a uniquely sustainable new Mini 6.5 class yacht, the FLOKI 6.5.  Designed by Antoine Mainfray, Atelier Interface, a leading naval architect and bio-composite specialist who ...

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2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine reveals interesting connection with textiles. Today, Stockholm-based The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute announced the coveted prize for the discoveries on receptors related to touch and temperature. Dr. David Julius of the University of California, San Francisco, and Dr. Ardem Patapoutian of the Howard Hughes ...

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Asahi Kasei’s recent survey shows growing global needs towards a hygienic automotive interior space   The COVID-19 pandemic has changed mobility. It has also changed the car user’s perception of safety and comfort inside the automotive. As a result, the global car user’s willingness to invest into solutions against pathogens ...

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After almost 30 years with the company, Monforts Vice-President Klaus Heinrichs has retired at the end of May. A very well-known and respected figure in the industry, Klaus began working in marketing for the company in 1992. “From the very beginning until today Klaus used his great flair and networking ...

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Rönesans Holding partnered with Algerian national energy company Sonatrach to develop a polypropylene production plant in the Ceyhan Mega Petrochemistry Industry Zone with a $1.2 billion investment The proposed facility, which will become the first investment in the area, will feature a production capacity of 450,000 tonnes. Set to become ...

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OEKO-TEX® set an example in the fight against COVID-19 and donate a part of their proceeds in connection with the «TESTEX Community Mask» label. The aim of the campaign is not only to do good, but also to test as many textile masks as possible for their safety. The outdoor ...

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Swiss weaving machinery manufacturers are in the forefront of novel application development Shoes and electronic calculators are probably not the first products people would associate with the textile weaving process. But they certainly signpost the future for woven fabrics, as two examples of the ever-wider possibilities of latest technology in ...

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Royal DSM, a global science- based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, announces that its DSM Engineering Materials business will launch mass-balanced bio-based Arnitel®, a thermoplastic elastomer, together with Sympatex Technologies. To address growing consumer and legislative demand for lower carbon footprint and more sustainable feedstock, the sports and ...

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The financial problems that many global brands experienced due to pandemic in the textile sector bring hand-over and partnership opportunities. İTHİB Chairman Ahmet Öksüz stated that this movement in the sector is an opportunity for Turkish textile sector. Öksüz said “The financial problems global brands and textile plants experienced offer important possibilities ...

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The global consumption of fibers is constantly increasing. This trend is partly due to the increasing demand for staple fiber yarns. The fiber consumption among spinning companies in 2016 was around 50 million tons. Thereby worldwide 250 million short staple spindles and 30,000 long staple spindles consume around 50 million ...

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