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- Outlook 2019 closes as most successful edition ever
- Elevenate reaches new heights with Gerber Technology
- WPT Nonwovens earns GOTS
- Hohenstein launches series of 4D scanning projects
- World's first spacesuit engineered for the masses
- Fortum and Spinnova unveil wheat straw-based clothing
- Coloreel introduces thread colouring unit to US
- Applied DNA partners with Molecular Isotope Technologies
- Circular Fashion: Closing clothing’s waste loop
Expert Opinion
Marie O'Mahony
Expert Opinion
Interview with Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank and Vogue
Steven Bethell is co-founder of the Bank and Vogue group of companies that includes the Beyond Retro vintage s
Events Calendar 2019
- 22-23 October 2019 Leeds
- 22-24 October 2019 Cologne
- 23-24 October 2019 Amsterdam
- 4-8 November 2019 Manchester
Fibres, Yarns & Fabrics
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17th October 2019
World's first spacesuit engineered for the masses
Under Armour has created a spacewear system for Virgin Galactic future astronauts....
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17th October 2019
Fortum and Spinnova unveil wheat straw-based clothing
Fortum and Spinnova are showcasing the world’s first clothing made from agricultural waste at the Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference....
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17th October 2019
Applied DNA partners with Molecular Isotope Technologies
MIT’s technology utilises stable isotopic “fingerprints” as a method for verification of product origin and supply chain processing to support product claims....
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16th October 2019
Polartec releases Military Issue Collection
Polartec is bringing iconic, American-made, military-issue fabric technologies and finished garments directly to all Americans....
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16th October 2019
RGE commits $200m to textile fibre innovation
Leading resource-based manufacturing group has announced plans to invest US$ 200 million over the next 10 years into cellulosic textile fibre R&D....
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16th October 2019
Saurer’s Autoairo in Asia for the first time
Saurer will once again take part in CIIE, presenting its new air-spinning machine....
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15th October 2019
Yarn and fabric production grows in 2019
Global yarn production increased by 17% between the final quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019....
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15th October 2019
International hosiery market set for transformation
Importers in the major markets, including the USA and the EU, shift their sourcing towards emerging low cost producing countries in Asia....
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15th October 2019
Ascend to showcase sustainability efforts at K 2019
The company’s three-part strategy focuses its people, products and plants toward creating solutions that reduce emissions, waste and water use....
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15th October 2019
New sustainability conference at Performance Days
The second day of the upcoming Performance Days will be devoted fully to the issue of sustainability....
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