Oerlikon has announced that it has acquired Primateria AB in Sweden und signed an agreement to acquire the assets of DiaPac LLC and Diamond Recovery Services Inc (DRS) in the US.

Archroma, a global leader in colour and speciality chemicals, has announced solid progress on Phases 3 and 4 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, etc.

The 10th JEC Asia will be held from November 1 to 3, 2017 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. JEC Group, the leading composites organisation in the world, brings to South Korea not only its business platform for networking but also its top-notch conferences especially designed for the Asian composites markets.

It’s one of the strongest rubber timing belts in the market: The Synchroforce Carbon is technology company ContiTech’s new heavy-duty timing belt with a hybrid tension member made of a glass carbon compound, which offers a similar performance to polyurethane belts.

The cotton sector in India has clocked an envious growth and it has carved a niche for itself in the international market. India has the largest acreage under cotton, which is about 1/3rd of the world’s total cotton acreage.

Teijin Limited has developed a smart uniform for firefighters incorporating a sophisticated wearable device that monitors body heat.

Cotton market will show signs of pressure, for at least a short timeframe. Looks like, there is going to be lot of cotton world over. Addressing the 95th Annual General Meeting of Mumbai-based Cotton Association of India, Nayan Mirani stated recently, “cotton prices are likely to witness a depressing trend.”

The project on “Cleaner environment in campus using kenaf fibre” carried out by students Niveda and Gowtham of the Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT) under the mentorship of Dr G Ramakrishnan,etc.

The Jammu and Kashmir Government is mulling over a comprehensive package to address problems faced by the State’s carpet sector, the State Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu said. A delegation of carpet traders and manufacturers recently met him and urged for reducing the 12 per cent tax on carpets under the goods and service tax (GST) regime.