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FIBRE GLASS USES AND RECYCLING BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AS MANUFACTURERS’ APPRECIATION OF THIS MATERIAL VALUE GROWS
Global production of fibreglass is predicted to soar over the coming decade, as appreciation grows of its utility and cost effectiveness in expanding materials manufacturing sectors.
Driven by a push to increase reliance on renewable energy sources to help tackle the climate crisis, manufacturers of wind turbines are increasingly reliant on glass – and carbon – fibres to produce rotor blades, for instance.…
TURKISH TEXTILE COMPANY ENTERS INNOVATIVE RECYCLED POLYESTER FEEDSTOCK JOINT VENTURE WITH INDIAN RECYCLING MAJOR
A joint venture between Turkey’s Kıvanç Tekstil and India’s Reliance Industries involves the Turkish textile manufacturer producing textiles from supplies of 2,500 tonnes of recycled polyester feedstock received every year. Through an agreement inked in July 2019, Kıvanç Tekstil can manufacture and market Reliance’s R|ElanTM GreenGold fabrics under licence.…
BIRLA SPRING SUMMER 2021 COLLECTION FOR PREMIER VISION, PARIS
Global viscose giant, Aditya Birla Group, that opened its Spring Summer 2021 collection at the Première Vision show in Paris from February 11 to 13, is experimenting with apparel rather than fashion stories this year to showcase the versatility, sustainability and longevity of its fibres.…
RESTRICTIVE UK IMMIGRATION POLICY IS MISGUIDED AND WRONG – THE ELDERLY IN CARE WILL SUFFER
THE RELEASE this week of an immigration policy by the British government that is designed to emulate the points-based systems of Canada and Australia is yet another example of how Brexiteers ignore the reality that Britain is a small island off the coast of a populous and rich continent – Europe.…
SPANISH PETROCHEMICAL UPGRADES WITH INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION PROCESS WITH EIB LOAN
A Spanish petrochemicals manufacturer is to by mid-2020 install new environment friendly production methods as a result of a EUR60 million European Investment Bank (EIB) loan, guaranteed by the European Commission. Spain’s CEPSA is installing the Detal system it developed with technology company UOP (Universal Oil Products) – whose parent is US-based Honeywell.…
EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS WORK HARD TO PROMOTE HYDROGEN VEHICLES AND REFUELLING SYSTEMS, BUT ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH HIGH COSTS
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is taking a hard look at hydrogen as a low carbon option to help make Europe a first climate-neutral continent by 2050, a key policy goal that is at the heart of policy-making within the new European Commission of its president Ursula von der Leyen – however he need to make H-vehicles and renewables-based H-fuel cheaper is a major challenge. …
COATINGS APPLICATIONS OF SUPER MATERIAL GRAPHENE CONTINUE TO GROW IN SOPHISTICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS
THE MANY properties that have contributed to graphene being described as a ‘super material’ make it an increasingly attractive choice as an ingredient in a wide range of coatings with special functionalities say researchers and manufacturers. And, with Many of these properties offering environment-friendly and sustainable benefits, graphene is being considered as a key part of the coatings industries efforts to reduce carbon emissions and hence climate change.…
EUROPEAN NONWOVENS INDUSTRY FOCUSES ON INNOVATION TO STRENGTHEN ITS INTERNATIONAL MARKET POSITION
WORRIES about the future of manufacturing in Europe are certainly not being applied to the continent’s nonwovens industry, which has been growing steadily in recent years. Indeed, last year, the overall production of nonwovens in Europe in 2018 grew by around 1.3% year-on-year to reach 2.76 million tonnes, (the most recent Europe wide figures released by industry association EDANA).…
EU ROUND UP - EUROPEAN COMMISSION RELEASES BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE EU-UK CHEMICAL CONTROL RELATIONS
THE EUROPEAN Commission has released a blueprint for negotiations on agreeing a permanent relationship between the European Union (EU) and the UK, which would forge chemical and environmental control relations as close as possible.
With final status talks about to begin in earnest and a UK position paper awaited, the EU executive European Commission has said that the UK should maintain the level of chemical pollution controls it has followed as an EU member state.…
ACAMS/RUSI STUDY SHOWS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FAILING TO CHECK FOR PROLIFERATION FINANCE
AN INTERNATIONAL survey has revealed significant gaps in understanding among financial institutions about proliferation finance, with compliance policies requiring improvement. Indeed, the study by the London-based RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) and the US-based ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) noted that only 33% of institutions checked worldwide conducted standalone proliferation finance risk assessments.…