Archive: July 2024
Recaro Automotive Seating files for bankruptcy in Germany
Car seat manufacturer Recaro Automotive, which makes seats for automakers, including BMW, Ford, Volkswagen, Mazda and Honda, racing teams and others, has entered bankruptcy in…
Korean steel maker donates old work uniforms to Philippines
POSCO, a South Korean steel manufacturer headquartered in Pohang, has donated 30,000 old work uniforms to the Philippines to help support the livelihoods of poor…
3D knitting could make ‘solid’, soft furniture
A new fabrication technique from Carnegie Mellon University called solid knitting could one day knit solid three-dimensional items such as footwear or furniture.
Bio-based aviation fabric launched
Ultrafabrics and its partner Tapis, a US-based supplier of aircraft interiors fabrics, have launched AV Bio, a bio-based performance fabric that was unveiled at Aircraft…
Chinese automotive firm leases industrial space in Slovakia
Jiangsu Xinquan Automotive Trim, a Chinese company producing interior parts for the automotive sector, has leased an industrial and logistics space in Slovakia from CTP,…
Lead, arsenic and other toxic metals detected in tampons
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley, USA, have discovered toxic metals, including arsenic, lead and cadmium, in tampons, highlighting significant health risks associated with…
Biodegradable superabsorbent made from hemp
Researchers at the Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, are using cellulose extracted from hemp and refined through treatments to create patent-pending, superabsorbent materials,…
Polymer fibres deliver active ingredients over the long term
Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, are developing polymer fibres that can deliver active ingredients precisely over the long…
First-half increase in revenue and profit for Autoneum
Despite the flat market development in the first half of 2024, Autoneum, the Switzerland-based supplier of vehicle acoustic and thermal management solutions, managed to increase…
National Kebaya Day to be held annually
The 2024 National Kebaya Day celebration marked its inaugural event in Indonesia and will now be observed annually on 24 July.
Polish fashion retailer launches second e-commerce warehouse in Romania
LPP Logistics, a division of Polish fashion group LPP, has inaugurated its second e-commerce warehouse in Romania to support the growing demand for the group’s…
Transforming waste textiles into smart wearables
Researchers at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Australia, have employed MXene functionalisation to upcycle waste textile fabrics, such as cotton, hemp and polyamide,…
Freudenberg inaugurates thermal insulation factory in Vietnam
Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel has opened its state-of-the-art thermal insulation factory in Long Thanh District, Vietnam.
Superabsorbent wound dressing with dressing-full indication
A superabsorbent wound dressing configured to provide an indication as to when the dressing has reached a maximum absorption capacity has been developed by Solventum…
Flexible e-skin combines liquid metal circuits with fibrous substrates
Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and other institutes in China have developed an intrinsically permeable, three-dimensional integrated and flexible electronic skin.
Bulgarian brand enters second-hand clothing market
Bulgarian brand Textales has opened its first store in the centre of Sofia for second-hand clothing.