Space honour for aerogels
The Space Foundation has inducted low-density, light-weight flexible aerogel insulating nonwovens into its Space Technology Hall of Fame.
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Aramid nanofibre nonwovens breakthrough
Teijin Techno Products reports the development of the world’s first mass-producible aramid nanofibres offering reliable heat and oxidation resistance along with high quality.
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At the core of Audi’s new carbon appeal
The carbon fibre composite side panels of the latest Audi R8 GT super sports car are built around advanced nonwovens which are employed to both significantly reduce weight and create extra stiffness.
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Costin invests to meet filter boom
A huge surge in demand for bag filters and other filter media is being experienced in China following a change to the nation’s emissions laws introduced at the start of the year.
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Merging for scope and scale
As localisation increasingly becomes a factor in international trade, Colbond and Bonar Technical Fabrics are to merge under organisational changes being introduced by parent company Low & Bonar.
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Early warning against flooding
TenCate Geosynthetics and AGT International are to collaborate on the installation of GeoDetect technology in a dyke body at the Yellow River in Dayulan in the Henan province in China.
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High consistency in performance
At this week’s JEC Composites show in Paris, Frenzelit, based in Bad Berneck, Germany, introduced its new Hicotec range of needled nonwovens and films.
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Freudenberg expands in India and China
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies is to acquire Pyramid Filters, based in Pune, India.
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Waiting for the building boom
Despite the weak US construction market, Alpha Pro Tech achieved record sales in 2011 for its Building Supply business, which now accounts for over 56% of the company’s consolidated revenue.
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Nonwovens for nurture
Fiberweb Geosynthetics company Tubex, based in Maldon, UK, has launched two new videos explaining the benefits of its polypropylene nonwovens as tree and vine shelters.
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