In the German research project bioPEtex, BB Engineering (BBE) is working with other partners to develop textiles made from 100% bio-based polyethylene (PE). The aim is to make use of this polymer, ...

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bast Fibre Technologies (BFT), a manufacturer of specialty natural fibres for the global nonwoven industry, announces the acquisition of ...

Barnet and Carbon Fiber Conversions (CFC) announce the launch of a strategic partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to grow the global market for recycled carbon fibers in plastics. As a ...

Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen, University of Helsinki and Professor Herbert Sixta, Aalto University, for ...

The project, aimed at accelerating the shift to a circular future, will see used textiles collected by Salesianer Miettex that are not suitable for reuse passed on to ARA (Altstoff Recycling Austria ...

Click here for a full listing of Edward Smith's publications and outputs. Chemical processing of bast fibre (flax and hemp) and developing analytical techniques in assessing fibre quality of both ...

Panda Biotech's 500,000-square-foot facility in Wichita Falls, TX will be the first facility in the U.S. to cottonize hemp fiber on a commercial scale. Dallas-based Panda Biotech has selected Wichita ...

Link Composites will act as a distributor of Sigmatex textiles, serving the region’s rapid scale-up of composites-focused ...