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Reju expands textile-to-textile recycling network with six international fabric manufacturers
Reju, a textile-to-textile regeneration company, is expanding its industrial network through collaborations with six fabric manufacturers in Europe and the Americas. The initiative aims to accelerate the integration of regenerated polyester into textile manufacturing and support the development of finished fabrics for commercial applications.
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Magnera highlights HighPleat™ filtration media technology at FiltXPO 2026
At FiltXPO 2026, held on October 28–29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Magnera highlighted advances in air filtration media architecture, with a particular focus on its HighPleat™ platform for MERV 8–10 applications. The technology combines a lofted fiber structure with optimized pore architecture to address the challenge of balancing filtration efficiency, airflow resistance and contaminant-holding capacity.
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Ahlstrom expands depth filtration media production capacity at US facility
Ahlstrom has completed a major investment in its Kingston manufacturing facility in New York, USA, expanding production capacity for high-performance depth filtration media. The modernization of Line 3 is designed to improve manufacturing efficiency, enhance quality control and increase flexibility in producing different product widths.
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Autoneum to acquire Trèves Group, creating automotive supplier with over CHF 2.9 billion in revenue
Swiss automotive supplier Autoneum has announced an agreement to acquire the French Trèves Group, a specialist in automotive acoustic and thermal insulation, interior trim and trunk solutions. The transaction is expected to create a combined organisation with pro-forma revenue exceeding CHF 2.9 billion in 2026, strengthening Autoneum's position in the global automotive supply industry.
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Freudenberg presents Filtura® filter media for demanding industrial applications at FSA 2026
Freudenberg Performance Materials will present its Filtura® filter media for demanding industrial filtration applications at Filtration & Separation Asia (FSA), taking place from November 18 to 20, 2026, in Shanghai, China. The focus will be on pleatable filter media for air pollution control (APC), designed for applications including metal processing, lithium-ion battery material production and recycling, and metal additive manufacturing.
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Freudenberg and UMT present expanded advanced wound care portfolio at COMPAMED 2026
Freudenberg Performance Materials and UMT will present their combined expertise in advanced wound care at COMPAMED 2026, taking place from November 16 to 19 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Following the merger of the two companies, customers now have access to an expanded portfolio of medical materials and technologies, ranging from gelling wound dressings and silicone-coated foams to non-invasive wound closure solutions.
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