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- First boardshort made with 100% Australian Merino
- Shima debuts new technology at ITMA 2019
- Huntsman reaffirms commitment to environmental protection
- Beaulieu Engineered Products announces new pilot line
- Filidea acquires Hoftex CoreTech
- Karl Mayer launches new Greendye technology
- DyStar joins ZDHC Foundation
- Carhartt receives Full Swing technology patent
- Fashion for Good expands to South Asia
Expert Opinion
Marie O'Mahony
Expert Opinion
Smart materials and wearable technology at Techtextil
A subtle shift is happening in discussions around smart materials and wearable technology, with a focus moving
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Associations launch joint circular economy manifesto
Adrian Wilson
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Good reasons for a record Techtextil 2019
Adrian Wilson
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Events Calendar 2019
- 20-26 June 2019 Barcelona
- 20-23 June 2019 New Orleans, LA
- 24-27 June 2019 Atlanta, GA
- 30 June - 3 July 2019 Munich
Billy Hunter
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11th June 2019
Exploring the future of urban living and mobility
As textile professionals are preparing for the fast approaching ITMA 2019, it is time to look back at the busy month of May, marked by the record-breaking Techtextil.
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14th May 2019
Texprocess Innovation Awards 2019 winners anounced
All award-winning projects can be seen in a special exhibition at Texprocess until Friday 17 May.
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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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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