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Industry Talk

Oerlikon expands Sauber F1 partnership

Swiss high-tech group Oerlikon has now become a Premium Partner of the Sauber F1 Team. The group, which owns Oerlikon Textile, is intensifying its inv

Smart Textiles & Nanotechnology

Medical applications for Smart Fabrics

Vicki Barbur, VP Research and Development, M-Segment, at Cardinal Health will be presenting ‘Materials in Medicine: The Need for Smart, High Perform

Research & Development, Education

From FP7 to Horizon 2020

The 7th Annual Public Conference of the European Textile Technology Platform will take place on 29 – 30 March 2012 in Brussels. The scope of this on

Fibres, Yarns & Fabrics

New Sitip knits are super chlorine resistant

Innovative Italian warp knitter Sitip launched its latest collections of high quality technical fabrics in fashion colours for performance active wear

Technology, Machinery & Equipment

Continued growth for Italian textile machinery sector

In spite of an increase in production for 2011 by Italian textile machinery manufacturers, forecasts remain cautious for the current year. Provisional

Nonwovens & Converting

Eurasia Nonwovens Symposium 2012 programme announced

After the success of its 2010 Nonwovens Symposium in Baveno, which drew more than 200 delegates, EDANA has announced the programme for the first Euras

Coating, Laminating, Bonding

Bayer builds plant for coating materials

Bayer MaterialScience has begun construction of a multipurpose production plant for polyurethane coating raw materials at Chempark Leverkusen.

Composites

METYX invests in LIBA MAX 5 multiaxial machine

Istanbul headquartered METYX Composites has invested in a state-of-the-art Liba MAX 5 multiaxial stitch bonding machine for the production of carbon

Testing & Standards

OEKO-TEX General Managers plan for 2012 and beyond

With 11,283 certificates issued in the last year alone, and more than 9,500 companies involved in the scheme in over 90 countries, the OEKO-TEX organ

Dyeing, Finishing & Printing

DyStar joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition

DyStar has announced it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the collaborative venture established in 2011 by leading apparel retailers

ON THE FLOOR - ADRIAN WILSON

Heimtextil 12: Choosing the right ingredients

A record number of exhibitors - 2,634 in total - took part in his year's Heimtextil show for home textiles in Frankfurt from January 11-14th. At the same time, the approximate

EXPERT OPINION

Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing: Why Should We Care?

Sustainability is the mega-trend of our time. The range of sustainable products and services is constantly on the rise. However, the concept of sustainability cannot be viewed i

EXPERT OPINION - DEBRA COBB

Digital inkjet printing holds future potential

When digital inkjet printing first emerged in the 1990s, it was a welcome innovation for printing flags, banners, and POS textiles, made primarily of polyester. Using dis