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- New sanitisation technology certified to eliminate coronavirus from textiles
- Frontier digital fabric platform gets COVID-19 boost
- Lydall invests in fine fibre meltblown production
- Draft programme for online OUTLOOK 2020
- Brand partner sought for disruptive dyeing development
- Biodegradability and stretch from Candiani
- Prospects for the textile and clothing industry in Mexico in 2020
- Benefit from our fibre versatility, says FET
- Back to school masks from Hygiene Austria
Expert Opinion
Adrian Wilson
On the Floor
The new Golden Fleece of fabrics
Forget gold, copper, silver and steel. The hottest commodity of the coronavirus crisis is a little-known synth
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Exception proves the rule in the USA’s PPE shortage
Adrian Wilson
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Observations from the IFAI’s Virtual Smart Textile Summit
Marie O'Mahony
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Events Calendar 2020
- 20-24 June 2020 Frankfurt
- 22-25 June 2020 Minneapolis, MN
- 28 June - 1 July 2020 Munich
- 29 June - 30 June 2020 Paris
Anne Prahl
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3rd February 2020
War on waste at ISPO Munich 2020
Industry is finally taking on responsibility for rethinking how we make, consume and dispose of sports and outdoor products.
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25th November 2019
Sustainability a must-have at Performance Days 2019
The move to feature only fabrics and accessories with proven sustainable credentials in the Performance Forum was very much welcomed by visitors.
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16th July 2019
Advancing the sustainability agenda at OutDoor by ISPO 2019
With the move to an updated concept, Europe’s largest outdoor trade fair aims to become the leading global platform for the outdoor industry.
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22nd May 2019
Beauty and function meet sustainability at Performance Days
The focus of this season’s functional fabric fair Performance Days was on updates for Winter 2020/21 and new ideas for Summer 2021.
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7th March 2019
Classic performance meets innovative surface design at Eurojersey
At ISPO Munich 2019, Anne Prahl caught up with Nello Marelli, Head of Creative Department at Italian warp-knit producer Eurojersey.
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15th February 2019
Sustainable material and process innovation at ISPO Munich
Sustainability has become increasingly important at ISPO and this trend continued to develop.
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30th January 2019
Material diversity at Future Fabrics Expo London
The eight edition of the Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabrics Expo highlighted the need for a more varied approach to material selection.
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17th December 2018
Water consumption in spotlight at Performance Days
Functional fabric fair Performance Days offered a diverse programme of expert talks, workshops, guided tours and just under 300 exhibitors.
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6th November 2018
PI Apparel World Series - Milan 2018
Anne Prahl reports: The latest event focused on companies’ journeys into digital product creation, the growing use of data management platforms and technologies, and how technology can be leveraged to enable more sustainable business practice.
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28th February 2018
Digital technology as a driver of sustainable innovation
The emergence of new digital tools for the apparel and footwear industry provides designers and brands with exciting sustainable innovation opportunities.
Latest Comments
Viscose fibres against marine pollution
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Teijin develops highly modified cross-section crimped yarn
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Dragon Silk delivered to medical firm
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Highly accelerated biodegradation rate for new synthetic insulation material
john 29th October 2018, 19:53PMThe article announces that "the bio-degradation process leaves behind water, methane, carbon dioxide and biomass." Both methane and carbon dioxide are widely considered undesirable in relation to carbon footprint. Water is OK. This leaves me wondering what the 'biomass' residue is actually composed of chemically, since the original polymer - albeit reclaimed - is synthetic. If this unspecified 'biomass' can still be ingested in an ocean environment, then where is the upside of the equation?
Next generation software for 3D warp knitted fabric simulation
Matt Bauer 23rd October 2018, 19:06PMWhat is the cost of this program and where can i purchase it ? Matt Bauer 423.834.1226