1:22 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material

TekniPlex Consumer Products acquires Ematec, expanding portfolio of sustainable materials science solutions for fresh foods

TekniPlex Consumer Products, a globally integrated provider of innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies, has acquired Empaques Moldeados de America Tecnologias  S. de R.L. de C.V. (EMATEC), a Mexico-based manufacturer of molded fiber ...
2:70 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
ISEC evo shredder-extruder combination

PURE LOOP: High-strength synthetic nonwoven made with a recycled content of 10 percent

Inhouse recycling is nothing new, but it is worth taking a closer look when it comes ...
1:50 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, PET recycling systems
Acquisition

PET Baltija agrees to acquire Czech fibre producer

PET Baltija, a PET recycler in Northern Europe, announces an agreement to acquire Czech fibre producer Tesil Fibres s.r.o, a spin-off of SILON s.r.o.
0:30 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material
Fibre bottle

Avantium and Carlsberg sign offtake agreement on PEF

Avantium announces that Carlsberg Group and Avantium have agreed to take the next ...
3:30 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material
Fibre bottle

Carlsberg makes bio-based and fully recyclable bottles available to consumers in its largest ever trial

In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new ...
2:30 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
Fibre-to-fibre recycling

New technology enables easier recycling of polyester by deploying carbon dioxide and separating dyes from fibre - Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize

A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
1:20 min Facts & Figures, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments
Acquisition

Indorama Ventures completes acquisition of Brazil’s Largest polyester fibers plant

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced the completion of its acquisition of M&G Fibras Brasil, in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil. The Cabo plant manufactures and supplies Polyester Staple Fiber, with total polymerization capacity of ...
3:34 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Fiber lines, …

A new playground for PET

Polyester is a widespread polymer: PES fibers have been used for decades in textile ...
2:50 min Staple fibers, fibers, filaments, Biobased Material, PET materials

Toray succeeds in production of the world's first fully renewable, biobased polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber

Toray Industries, Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President, CEO & COO: ...
3:17 min Facts & Figures, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments

IVL to acquire Wellman International's recycling and fiber business

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, the world's leading vertically integrated Polyester Value Chain producer, has signed an agreement to acquire Wellman International's recycling business in Europe from AURELIUS AG, to pursue customers' sustainability needs and meet the demands ...