Fibres, Yarns & Fabrics

Participants from Sony Corporation, International Paper, All Nippon Airways, Michigan State University, Frito-Lay, and Target Corporation are among the list of speakers announced for the ‘Innovation Takes Root 2010’ conference, April 13-15, at the Four Seasons Resort in Dallas, Texas. According to conference organizers NatureWorks LLC, the line-up reflects the vibrancy and innovation now taking place in the global biopolymers market. "Designed as both

Icebreaker, the Wellington, New Zealand-based outdoor company that claims to have invented the natural and technical outdoor merino apparel category, today announced it had received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification for its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Portland from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Green Building Rating System. “We are very proud to receive LEED gold certification for our headquarters, and tha

Professionals from the world of tissue and disposable hygiene products will descend upon Jiangsu in April as the 17th China International Tissue and Disposable Hygiene Products Exhibition and Conference gets underway. UK-based Technical Absorbents Ltd (TAL) is just one of many overseas exhibitors preparing for the three-day show. The event, organised by China National Household Paper Industry Association will be held between 14-16 April at the Nanjing International

Leading Spanish cycling brand Spiuk, is using Advansa’s Biophyl and Thermo°Cool technical yarns in its latest Elite Men 2010 summer collection to keep riders cool while they look after the environment. The company’s Elite Men cycling jerseys which are made from a circular knitted jersey jacquard fabric incorporating eco friendly Biophyl also use ThermoCool fabric inserts in strategic areas to control body temperature. Biophyl is an ‘eco-polyester’ material co

Switzerland’s Schoeller Technologies AG reports that its coldblack technology is now being used in the latest Porsche Design Sport Collection for men. Coldblack is a finish which can be applied to fabrics to actively reduce the absorption of the sun’s rays and offers reliable protection from damaging UV rays. According to Schoeller Technologies, the Porsche Design Sport Collection began with a cooperation between Adidas and Porsche Design seven years ago and w

Sabine Anton-Katzenbach reports from Frankfurt If someone wants to catch up on technical textiles the Frankfurt trade show Heimtextil is a perfect place to identify their diverse application areas because carpets, interior sun protection, mattresses and bedding strongly depend on them. But it is no place to discuss technical features of specialty textiles, except at the booths of fibre mills, which exhibit at Heimtextil to present their latest developments for the

Teijin Techno Products Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group's aramid fibres business, together with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Hosokawa Micron Corporation, have announced the development of a new fabric incorporating nanostructure fibre for use in advanced fire fighting suits. Teijin Techno says the new fabrics are 40% more effective in preventing burns than fabrics without nanostructure fibre and 15% lighter tha

Royal DSM N.V. and the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) are introducing an innovative skinsuit for the Dutch Olympic short-track skating team, which will be launched at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.  In collaboration with the KNSB, DSM has developed a lighter and, most importantly, more comfortable suit that offers maximum protection. The innovation forms part of DSM's ‘Innovation is our Sport’ program, which focuses on working with and for ath

The millennia old tradition of silk production is about to be woven into the fabric of the 21st century. Under the ‘Tango Biofabrics’ project, Japan's Teijin is attempting to develop new, eco-friendly applications for Biofront, a type of bioplastic, in collaboration with Kyotango, a city long known as the home of Tango silk crepe, or chirimen. Teijin hopes to combine its advanced heat-resistant bio plastic fibres with Kyotango’s traditional silk craftsmanship fo

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), a company committed to producing renewable and environmentally sustainable textile fibres, has teamed up with Patrick Yarns, a manufacturer of high-performance industrial yarns, to give industry insiders a sneak preview at a group of new sustainable yarns made from Crailar Organic Fibers, a wholly owned subsidiary of NAT, at this weekend’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 trade show Salt Lake City. Compa