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- Hyosung drives sustainability at Performance Days
- FUTURECRAFT.LOOP: A performance running shoe made to be remade
- Sportswear brands lead the way on transparency
- Russia’s technical textiles industry faces raw materials shortage
- First spider silk fabrics for performance apparel
- Report benchmarks North American nonwovens trade
- New Speedo Fastskin powered by HeiQ technology
- Chomarat reinforces Siniat’s attack-resistant plasterboard
- TFP’s advanced nonwovens at SAMPE China
Expert Opinion
Eugene Gerden
Expert Opinion
Russia’s technical textiles industry faces raw materials shortage
The industry may face a shortage of raw materials this year, after government and business plans have so far f
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Swissmem: The big issues at ITMA 2019
Adrian Wilson
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SvetlogorskKhimvolokno announces significant expansion
Eugene Gerden
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Events Calendar 2019
- 1-3 May 2019 Raleigh, NC
- 5-8 May 2019 Indianapolis, IN
- 7-9 May 2019 Sao Paulo
- 14-17 May 2019 Frankfurt
Billy Hunter
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24th April 2019
FUTURECRAFT.LOOP: A performance running shoe made to be remade
adidas has strengthened its commitment to tackling plastic waste with the release of futurecraft.loop a 100% recyclable performance running shoe.
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23rd April 2019
In case you missed it: Swissmem - The big issues at ITMA 2019
Earlier this month, our correspondent Adrian Wilson filed an interesting report about the Swiss textile machinery industry, after attending the Swissmem pre-ITMA conference in Lucerne Switzerland.
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18th March 2019
Techtextil soon comes round
This year’s merry-go-round of trade fairs is now spinning at full speed.
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6th February 2019
Seeking circular solutions and meaningful change
The eighth edition of the Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabrics Expo last month highlighted the need for a more varied approach to material selection.
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27th December 2018
Industry calls for action on water security
Neonyt Fashionsustain conference on fashion, sustainability and innovation, is taking a “neo-new view” of the subject of water in the textiles industry, next month.
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14th November 2018
Digitising the business model
Companies’ journeys into digital product creation were the key topics at the latest event in the PI Apparel World Series.
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17th September 2018
Environmentalists sound alarm about biotech fabrics
A new generation of fabrics have been hyped as sustainable, but findings in a new report show the negative impacts they could have on the environment.
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28th August 2018
New developments to advance textiles and nonwovens
This month has proved busy for companies and academic institutions, as they announced important steps they are making in developing new innovative solutions.
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21st June 2018
How to find cutting edge technical textiles and their suppliers
Technical Textiles Finder is your number one source for technical textiles suppliers across the world.
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7th June 2018
To be young, gifted and highly connected
Some interesting trends were very notable at last month’s Techtextil and Texprocess shows in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Latest Comments
Viscose fibres against marine pollution
PETROTECH PROCESSORS. 18th February 2019, 12:07PMWe have viscose short cut fibres in 30 denier in grey color. available regularly for marine use. [email protected] would it be of any further use.
Teijin develops highly modified cross-section crimped yarn
Fazil Khan - Research And Development Manager - BText. NZIM, CText. FTI/ Woolyarns Limited/New Zealand 25th November 2018, 21:00PMWe are a woollen yarn spinner and interested in Solotex Octa fibre. Please advise if you are able to supply 20Kg sample in 1.3dtex - 55mm fibre length for our spinning trials. Our contact details are : WOOLYRNS LIMITED 25 - 27 EASTERN HUTT ROAD, LOWER HUTT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND Tel: + 64 4 920 5304 Mobile: +64 21 353 018 Email: [email protected] Website: woolyarns .co.nz
Dragon Silk delivered to medical firm
bob 1st November 2018, 11:58AMlove dragon silk
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