Insightful presentations, stimulating discussions, innovative product displays, great networking opportunities- the 5th Edition of LYCRA RENDEZVOUS in Mumbai has all this in store for the participants this year! The two day event being ...
Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
Tags: Bioplastic Revolution
Novomer Inc., a sustainable materials company pioneering a family of high-performance polymers and other chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide (CO2), recently announced a major new application of its catalytic ...
Tags: Coatings Market, Paint
Wichita, Kan.-based polymers, fibers and chemical intermediates producer Invista has acquired the Netherlands-based polyester producer Advansa BV's assets related to specialty polyester products for apparel end-uses. Terms of the ...
Every company in the textile and apparel industry aims to stand out in the competitive world but only the companies with right strategy in their approach achieve success. Some of the industry representatives here talk about the most ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Right Strategy
Montreal-based Enerkem has raised a further C$50 million ($48.2 million)to move forward with its waste-to-ethanol technology, the company said lateThursday. The new investment brings the total equity raised by Enerkem this yearto C$87 ...
INVISTA celebrated the successful start-up of its recently expanded air bag fiber manufacturing plant in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. With this expansion, INVISTA becomes the first air bag fiber producer in Asia to exceed the 20 ...
Tags: Airbag Fibre, INVISTA
Sartomer USA, LLC, has appointed a team of dedicated market managers to drive growth and leadership in each of the company’s major markets (Coatings, Graphic Arts, Adhesives, Electronics and Advanced Materials). Each manager is ...
INVISTA Technologies S.à r.l. and Arzeda Corp. announce collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable novel bio-derived processes. The agreement brings together complementary technologies: INVISTA's capabilities ...
BASF and Purac,a subsidiary of CSM,are establishing a joint venture for the production and sale of biobased succinic acid.The company will be called Succinity GmbH and will be operational in 2013.The establishment of Succinity GmbH is ...
Tags: CSM, BASF, JV, biobased succinic acid