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Industry Talk

China Technical Textiles: Key producers and market trends to 2015

The world market for technical textiles was estimated at US$127.2bn in 2010, with Asia accounting for US$59.9bn, or 47% of the total. China, which is

Smart Textiles & Nanotechnology

Hologenix develops new science advisory board

Hologenix, manufacturer of Celliant, a responsive textile technology for apparel, bedding and veterinary products, has announced the formation of a Sc

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

Karl Mayer takes part in VDMA China conference

Karl Mayer is aiming to extend its contact in the Chinese technical textiles market when it takes part in a series of VDMA organised symposia across C

Nonwovens & Converting

Ahlstrom upgrades filtration test facility

High-performance materials company Ahlstrom Corporation has announced that it has completed a significant upgrade to its Global Filtration Technical C

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