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The Lenzing Group’s revenues grew by 25.2% year-on-year to reach €1.29 billion in the first half of 2022, primarily owing to higher fibre prices.

Developments in mono-material fabrics and fabrics made from cellulosic fibres were widespread at the European fabric fairs for the spring/summer 2023 fashion season, as manufacturers look to improv

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is investing €15 million to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and the amounts of waste sent to landfill at its plants in Mosinee and Rhinelander, both in Wisconsin, USA. 

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) Ltd reports that it received high-quality enquiries from companies and organisations worldwide, and from those in Europe in particular, at Techtextil in Fr

A water-activated, disposable paper battery that could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics is being developed by researchers at Empa in Dübendorf, Switzerl

Manufacturer of flat-knitting machinery, Stoll, has opened its newly constructed customer centre in Reutlingen-Betzingen, Germany, c

Boston Materials and Textron Systems have entered into a partnership to develop a thermal protection system (TPS) that will increase the durability and reduce the deployment costs of hypersonic veh

The production of fibres for technical textiles and the reinforcement of composites from by-products of lavender farming is being explored by researchers in Germany. 

A consortium in Europe plans to establish the means for the recycling of more than 2 Mt of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres from complex textile waste from such as end-of-life tyres, hoses a

Once technologies are fully mature, 70% of textile waste could be recycled using fibre-to-fibre processes, according to

Compostable staple fibres based on bio-based polybutylene succinate (BioPBS) are to be created through a technical and marketing partnership between International Fibres Group (IFG) and PTT MCC Bio

Manufacturers of composites in Germany have expressed significant pessimism regarding their own businesses and the near future of the composites industry, according to the most recent half-yearly s

A way of winding reinforcements for composites at a zero-degree angle to create curved and straight structural parts with high mechanical strength efficiently has been developed by Cygnet Texkimp o

Contract manufacturer of medical textiles, SHL Healthcare AB, has established a Textile Centre of Excellence (TCX) in Borås, Sweden, where it will work with its customers to support the early phase

Polyamide (PA) 6 is being produced at pre-commercial scales from plant-based precursors by Genomatica and its long-time partner Aquafil⁽¹⁾.

A biodegradable silk-based material that could be used in place of petroleum-derived plastics to encapsulate active ingredients in such as agricultural chemicals, paints, cosmetics and detergents i

A method for producing self-sanitising face masks is being developed by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, USA. 

Ontex Group NV has opened a facility in Stokesdale, North Carolina, USA, for the manufacture of baby diapers. 

Hexcel Corp is to work with Spirit AeroSystems Europe at the latter's Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC) to develop sustainable technologies for the manufacture of future aircraft. 

The developer of an energy-efficient process for the recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs), Fairmat, says that just one year after being established, the company will process 30% of