Polymer Group is establish a new research Center of Excellence (COE) for research in Suzhou, China.
It will focus on developing new technologies to significantly improve barrier, opacity, breathability, softness and comfort in engineered polymeric materials.
A dedicated team of PGI scientists, researchers and engineers will come together to advance these properties that are critical in providing improved performance in infection control devices, hygiene products and protective apparel.
The COE will develop a collaborative work structure with PGI’s other global R&D facilities in the US, Latin America and Europe. It will also tap into Asia’s growing research and development capabilities and leverage existing technology expertise in Europe and North America by forming alliances with research companies, universities, technology think-tanks, raw material suppliers and customers.
The COE will support the company’s recently announced expansion in Asia and the US, where PGI is adding its proprietary capabilities to new custom-built spunmelt machines designed to deliver differentiated and innovative products to the market. Fabrics with the enhanced performance properties from these new lines and proprietary technologies will be commercially available in mid-2011.
“This latest COE in China will be an extension of PGI’s ongoing global R&D initiatives and continued investment in technology to deliver differentiated, higher-performing products to the market,” said Mike Hale, PGI’s chief operating officer.
It will focus on developing new technologies to significantly improve barrier, opacity, breathability, softness and comfort in engineered polymeric materials.
A dedicated team of PGI scientists, researchers and engineers will come together to advance these properties that are critical in providing improved performance in infection control devices, hygiene products and protective apparel.
The COE will support the company’s recently announced expansion in Asia and the US, where PGI is adding its proprietary capabilities to new custom-built spunmelt machines designed to deliver differentiated and innovative products to the market. Fabrics with the enhanced performance properties from these new lines and proprietary technologies will be commercially available in mid-2011.
“This latest COE in China will be an extension of PGI’s ongoing global R&D initiatives and continued investment in technology to deliver differentiated, higher-performing products to the market,” said Mike Hale, PGI’s chief operating officer.
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