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Nilit
NILIT Ltd. (Hebrew: נילית בע"מ) is a privately owned, international manufacturer of Nylon 6-6, nylon 6.6 (polyamide) fibers headquartered in Migdal HaEmek, Israel. NILIT specializes in the polymerization, spinning (textiles), spinning and texturing of nylon 6.6 yarns for textile applications. History NILIT Ltd. was founded in 1969 by Ennio Levi, a man who immigrated to Israel with his family from Italy. Construction of the plant began in 1971 in Migdal HaEmek, Israel and production began in 1974, making NILIT the first Israeli manufacturer of nylon. In 1978, NILIT began polymerization. In 1981, NILIT began salification. In 1988, NILIT's 5 denier yarn entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's finest nylon yarn. In 1995, NILIT founded Euronil Thermoplastics Compounds SpA in Rho Milan, Italy – its first manufacturing facility outside of Israel. Euronil began manufacturing two years later, specializing in flame retardant thermoplastics and internall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek ( he, מִגְדַּל הָעֶמֶק, lit. ''Tower of the Valley'', also officially spelt Migdal HaEmeq, ar, مجدال هعيمق) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of . There is a tower to the north-east, above the town. History Background and establishment Prior to 1953, the area nearest to where Migdal HaEmek was founded was an Arab Palestinian village named al-Mujaydil. It had existed there since as early as 1596 during the Ottoman era. In July 1948 al-Mujaydil was "completely destroyed" in July 1948 due to aerial bombing during the operations conducted by Yishuv Golani Brigade forces, when villagers fled, resulting in its depopulation. and Migdal HaEmek was built on the razed ruins. Migdal HaEmek was started in 1953 as a ma'abara for Jews from Arab countries, before becoming a development town. The original site of the ma'abara was west of the current site, at Shimron hill. In 1959, during Wadi Salib riots, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
