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Latest News
- 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
Nonwovens & Converting
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19th May 2020
Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches Extia Protect portfolio for face masks
Extia Protect portfolio of face masks materials is created to protect people, delivering reliable filtration performance ...
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19th May 2020
Lake District filter media operation working 24/7
The Hollingsworth & Vose plant situated near Kendal in the UK’s Lake District has recruited additional staff to support its continuing 24 hours a day, seven days a week operation in response to Covid-19 PPE demand...
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15th May 2020
Finnish consortium to supply masks for civil restart
Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Filterpak and K Group will co-operate in the production and supply of face masks for civil use in Finland...
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13th May 2020
Fitesa announces four new projects with Reicofil
The nonwovens giant expands capacity, with regions to be announced shortly...
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13th May 2020
Berry adds meltblown capacity to meet rising demand
Berry Global Group has announced the continued expansion of its global Meltex meltblown capacity, with the addition of another asset to support the growing global face mask demand...
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13th May 2020
OUTLOOK 2020 goes online
Additionally, OUTLOOK 2021 will be held in Lisbon at the Corinthia Hotel from 21-23 April 2021...
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12th May 2020
Innovative N95 mask is gentler on skin and easier to use
GSF’s ReadiMask Self-Adhesive NIOSH-Certified N95 face masks are made with electrostatic particle filtration properties that make them more breathable...
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12th May 2020
Freudenberg completes Low & Bonar acquisition
The technical textiles manufacturer will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange on 13 May and will be integrated in the Freudenberg Performance Materials Business Group...
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12th May 2020
Lab scale melt spinning system for medical face mask applications
Massive worldwide demand for medical grade masks has stretched manufacturing capacity which relies heavily on the specialist meltblown process for nonwovens...
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11th May 2020
ACG’s new PPE plant – from idea to reality in less than a month
ACG Group has rapidly responded to its country’s urgent need for PPE, by setting up and staffing a dedicated new nonwovens fabric converting and single-use garment making-up plant in just three weeks...
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