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Honeywell has announced its intention to spin-off its Advanced Materials business, including its Spectra ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre, and is also reported to be explorin

ORV Manufacturing SpA has placed an order for a production line (T-Suprema) for needlepunched and thermobonded polyester (PES) nonwovens for, among other applications, filter media, with Trützschle

1888 Mills is to supply textile products, such as bedding and towels, treated with a gold-based antibacterial and antifungal treatment from Fuze Biotech to the hospitality industry.

Lenzing Group, a producer of wood-based fibres and yarn based in Lenzing, Austria, is to invest in Swedish fibre company TreeToTextile of Bjärred, to accelerate development of TreeToTextile’s

Eastman, of Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, says that its Naia staple fibre shows great potential for use in soft woven apparel, creating unique soft fabrics that are wrinkle-resistant and skin-friendly

Elastic, flexible rain-suits that keep soldiers protected and comfortable in wet conditions have been manufactured by DNS Alpha using a fabric from W.L.

Cinte Techtextil China 2024 was held on 19 – 21 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre where it attracted nearly 400 exhibitors from 13 countries, and nearly 17 000 visito

A composite of chemically recycled polyamide (PA) 6 and cellulose nanofibres (CNFs) has been developed for use in three-dimensional (3D) printing by Asahi Kasei and Aquafil.

Monforts recently celebrated its 140^th anniversary at a special event for staff and their families at its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

A nonwoven separator for lithium-ion batteries with high charge and discharge rates (with a C-rate, a measurement of the current at which the battery is charged or discharged, of up to 16) has been

Lightweight polyamide (PA) fabrics made from recycled fishing nets are to be developed for outdoor apparel by Pertex, of Padiham, UK, using yarn from Bureo, of Oxnard, California, USA.

US manufacturer of semi-permanent fabric shelters for military applications, XFS Global, has purchased the US operations (Heytex USA) of Heytex Group from Bencis Capital Partners.

Indorama Ventures is to consolidate its operations for the production of high-performance polyester (PES) filament yarn for the European textile industry around 100 km west of Milan, Italy.

A substantially biobased durable water-repellent (DWR) finish for  sportswear, outdoor apparel and equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and footwear has been launched by Dow of Midland, M

Nonwovens industry bodies The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), based in Cary, North Carolina, USA, and EDANA, of Brussels, Belgium, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to explo

An alliance has been formed between supplier of dyes and finishes, Archroma, the developer of a non-contact precision-spray finishing system (TexCoat G4), Baldwin Technology, and manufacturer of fi

A heat-resistant and flame-retardant (FR) fabric that is made in part from Merino wool has been shown in testing to be significantly more breathable than meta-aramid fabrics, according to its devel

A tearing line that will be used to recycle post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste has been installed at Sealy Australia’s mattress-manufacturing plant in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,

Freudenberg Performance Materials is increasing the size of its business for coated technical textiles with the purchase of three sites currently run by Heytex Group from owner Bencis Capital Partn

A flame-retardant (FR) and highly flexible nonwoven (Lastan) that can be incorporated into top covers and busbar protection sleeves to protect from thermal runaway (a cyclic, self-propagating proce