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Related Keywords: Evonik, Kullmann growth, manufacturing, nylon, Plant, polymerization, Singapore

Evonik Industries AG has broken ground on a 400 million euro ($442.1 million) production plant for nylon 12 at its manufacturing site in Marl, Germany.

The new unit, which represents Evonik’s biggest single investment in Germany to date, will expand the company’s nylon 12 production capacity by more than 50 percent, Evonik officials said in a Sept. 17 news release which did not provide specific capacity details.

Related Keywords: fabrics, fashion, Knit, manufacturing, NGO, nylon, plastic, polyester, Recycle, sustainability, swimwear, Textile, waste

Plastic waste is one of the big problems of this time. By 2050, the oceans could contain more waste than fish. Consumer demand for recycled fashion is on the rise, and more and more sports and fashion companies work with it - in different ways.

It’s an unsightly plight and causing damage to marine life globally, as plastic from our lifestyles ends up in the oceans. According to data UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) eight million tons of waste ends up in our seas every single year, 640 thousand tons of fishing nets abandoned at the bottom of the ocean.

Related Keywords: adiponitrile, China, China Tianchen Engineering Corporation, hexanediamine, manufacturing, nylon, nylon 66, production, raw material, TCC

A giant production site broke ground on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, with an annual production capacity of 1 million tonnes of new nylon materials.

With a total investment of around 20 billion yuan (around 2.83 billion U.S. dollars), the site covers an area about 200 hectares in the city of Zibo.

It will also have an annual production capacity of 500,000 tonnes of hexanediamine, 500,000 tonnes of adiponitrile and 500,000 tonnes of acrylonitrile.

Related Keywords: BASF, DOMO, Europr, France, nylon, nylon 66, Poland, polyamides, polymer, raw material, Recycle, Spain, supply, US

DOMO Chemicals and Solvay have signed today an agreement for DOMO to acquire Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe. This includes Engineering Plastics operations in France and Poland; High Performance Fibers in France; Polymer and Intermediates operations in France, Spain & Poland. The agreement also involves a joint venture between BASF and DOMO in France for the production of Adipic Acid. The Business comprises Production, Sales, Technical Support, R&D and Innovation services which currently have a combined headcount of approximately 1100 employees.

Related Keywords: clothing, innovation, material, nylon, polymers, synthetic, technology, Textile

As the microelectronic industry is now shifting toward wearable electronic gadgets and electronic (e-)textiles, the comprising electronic materials, such as ferroelectrics, should be integrated with our clothes. Nylons, a family of synthetic polymers, were first introduced in the 1920s' for women's stockings and are nowadays among the most widely used synthetic fibers in textiles. They consist of a long chain of repeated molecular units, i.e. polymers, where each repeat unit contains a specific arrangement of hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen with carbon atoms.

Related Keywords: Aquafil, fabric, fashion, greenhouse gases, nylon, Paris, plastic, sustainability, sustainable, yarn

British fashion brand Burberry has announced the launch of a collection made with Econyl; a ‘sustainable’ nylon yarn made from regenerated fishing nets, fabric scraps and industrial plastic.

This marks the latest brand to incorporate the increasingly popular Econyl into its range, joining counterparts such as Levi’s, Prada and Tchibo.

Related Keywords: BOPA plant, chemical chain, Domo Chemicals, Europe, Nyleen, nylon, packaging, Quantis, recycle partnership

Materials engineering company Domo Chemicals (Leuna, Spain) is changing the name of its cfp flexible packaging business to Domo Film Solutions, effective immediately. The stated reason for the change is to emphasize the company's position as a provider of nylon film solutions in Europe.

Related Keywords: anti dumping, DGTR, duty, government, Imports, India, nylon, WTO, yarn

The government may impose anti-dumping duty on imports of certain types of filament yarn from China, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand as the commerce ministry has started investigation into alleged dumping of the product following complaints from domestic players.

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the commerce ministry, has initiated the probe as it has found "sufficient evidence" of dumping of nylon multi-filament yarn from these countries.

Related Keywords: Aquafil, fashion, fashion industry, nylon, ocean plastics, Prada, Re-Nylon, recycling, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable manufacturing, waste materials

The Italian house has partnered with Aquafil to create the signature fabric from ocean plastics and waste materials

All the way back in 1978, Miuccia Prada took over the helm of family brand Prada, and a year later debuted the house’s iconic nylon – previously used by her grandfather for trunk coverings – in the form of backpacks and totes.

Related Keywords: brrr, clothes, cool, fabrics, Intertek, nylon, Omax, polyester, Taiwan, technology, Textile, yarn

Cool is a science. And this is about textile technology, not fashion.

Although clothes make from brrr° yarn may look good, the cool factor is in the company's Triple Chill Effect, according to a company rep.

The newest news from the Atlanta, Georgia, startup is test data from an independent lab that shows brrr°'s technology can keep people cooler and more comfortable in everyday activities. As The Fonz would say, "Aaaay!"