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OCSiAl is to build what it claims will be the world’s largest production facility for single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in Luxembourg, with the assistance of the country’s Ministry of the Eco

Directa Plus Lomazzo has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Lonate Pozzolo headquartered Alfredo Grassi SpA (both in Italy) for the incorporation of the former's G+ graphene into

Following intensive research and development (R&D) work supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a number of the country’s major organizations

The stress levels of aeroplane pilots are to be monitored using smart textiles as part of a major European research project involving Nottingham Trent University in the UK.

Research carried out at the University of Leeds in the UK suggests that the use of controversial fluorochemicals in the manufacture of most waterproof garments may be unnecessary.

In the treatment of chronic wounds, nursing staff have to change a dressing regularly—not just for reasons of hygiene, but also to examine the wound, take swabs and clean it.

DiloGroup says that it set to supply two of its lines for the production of nonwovens to companies in Istanbul, Turkey, after finalizing the deals at Techtextil in Frankfurt, Germany, on 9

Lohmann Technologies UK has installed a specialist infra-red (IR)-based heating system for the manufacture of adhesive tapes at its factory in Milton Keynes.

A research team at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed nanocomposite sensors which can be sprayed directly onto flat or curved surfaces.

Hartmann Group, a supplier of medical and hygiene products, has completed the acquisition of Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) Lindor adult incontinence brand in Spain and Portugal.

Rieter Group of Winterhur has purchased the SSM Textile Machinery division (SSM) from Schweiter Technologies, both of Horgen, all in Switzerland.

More than 100 presentations will be given by leading industry and academic figures at the upcoming Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress (MFC) in Austria on 13–15 September 2017.

Smart-fabrics company Footfalls & Heartbeats (UK) is working with Germany-based KOB, a manufacturer of bandages and fabrics, to improve compression therapy using smart fibres.

Metyx Group is reporting that it has concluded a multi-machinery deal with its long-time partner Karl Mayer Technische Textilien GmbH for the supply of warp-knitting production lines. 

Lenzing has announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art production plant for its Tencel-branded lyocell fibre in Thailand that will have a capacity of up to 100 kt a year.

Vartega, Steelhead Composites and Michelman, have fabricated what they claim to be the first composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) made from continuous recycled carbon fibre tow. 

The Institutes for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart are developing a production process for archit

KraussMaffei of Munich, Germany, and Roctool SA of Le Bourget du Lac, France, are working together to promote Roctool’s inductive mould heating technology (HD Plastics). 

Researchers at the Taiwan Textile Research Institute of Tucheng, Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a wound dressing that offers superior moisture-retention, antibacterial, wound-healing and scar-remov

A programmable backpack and a baseball cap with integrated light-emitting diode (LED) lighting are the first products to be launched by the US$300 million Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AF