The invention by Milliken & Co generally relates to creating magnetic scrims for easier processing for molding applications.

At the beginning of July last year, a number of amendments came into force under the REACH legislation and the POPs Regulation (read more). It is now announced that a very important exception is foreseen for medical devices, which will allow certain companies to continue to use these components up to a certain level. But for medical devices only!

New Regulation 2016/26 on nonylphenol ethoxylates in water-washable textiles was published 13/01/16 and enters in force as from 03/02/21. The regulation sets the limit value of NPEO in washable textiles at 100 mg/kg.

The industry can submit information on substances of very high concern in their articles to ECHA's SCIP database. The aim is to make product recycling safer and improve information on hazardous chemicals in products.

New SARS-CoV-2 Decontamination Methods Reported: "Methylene blue with light activation shown to decontaminate N95 respirators and medical masks without affecting the performance."

Centexbel, the Belgian research centre for textiles and plastics, is part of the newly approved Horizon 2020 project HEREWEAR. Within this innovation project, Centexbel will, as part of a European consortium, aim to develop biobased circular textiles.

L'AFMPS a pris un certain nombre de mesures exceptionnelles durant les premiers mois de la pandémie de COVID-19 afin de garantir une disponibilité suffisante de masques buccaux chirurgicaux répondant aux exigences minimales de qualité pour une utilisation en tant que dispositifs médicaux. Ces mesures exceptionnelles seront levées à partir du 1 février 2021.

Un fonds de subventions de 20 millions d’EUR destiné à aider les PME à tirer le meilleur parti de leurs actifs de propriété intellectuelle.

La Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) a réalisé une étude indépendante sur l'impact des normes sur l'économie à la demande du NBN.

Le laboratoire Centexbel à Grâce-Hollogne a installé une caméra hyperspectrale IMEC.