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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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8th April 2020
Ahlstrom-Munksjö expands production of face mask materials
The exponential spread of the COVID-19 virus around the world has created strong demand for healthcare goods in general, and specifically for protective medical products that are made from the company’s fabrics...
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6th April 2020
Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Suominen reinforce wipes collaboration
The agreement secures supplies from Ställdalen to Suominen's customers for several years and will also considerably improve the companies' joint service to the customers...
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6th April 2020
3M caught between a rock and a hard place
On Saturday April 4th, during a press briefing from Washington, President Donald Trump issued a blistering attack on the company 3M....
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4th April 2020
French push for face mask independence
On Tuesday March 31, French President Emmanuel Macron toured the face-mask manufacturing plant Kolmi-Hopen, in Saint-Barthelemy-d’Anjou near Angers, to help reassure French citizens that the government is investing and working to increase output...
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3rd April 2020
Award finalists announced for 2020 World of Wipes
Event on Schedule for June 22-25 Event in Minneapolis with new fully-refundable registration...
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2nd April 2020
Oerlikon shortens delivery times for meltblown systems
A leading Asian large-scale manufacturer of manmade fibres and polymers has invested in a new Oerlikon Nonwoven meltblown system...
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1st April 2020
3M summaries latest actions on COVID-19 response
3M issued the following update announcing additional details of its capacity increases of N95 respirators, strong measures to combat price gouging and counterfeiting, and new partnerships to help protect healthcare workers on the front lines ...
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30th March 2020
EDANA actions for nonwovens industry against COVID-19
The Brussels based organisation commented as follows, in a press communication this morning...
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27th March 2020
WPT Nonwovens to produce surgical and respirator masks
The company has moved forward with the purchase of two fully automated machines, one for producing surgical masks and one for producing N-95 respirators ...
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27th March 2020
Don & Low’s switches to medical materials for COVID-19 effort
Don & Low made the decision to close the woven textiles arm of its business on Wednesday night but said it will dedicate remaining staff to producing protective materials for the health service...
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