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Albaad Massuot Yitzhak Ltd is to install a wetlace hybrid line from Andritz at its facility in Dimona, Israel, where it will be used to manufacture a wide variety of pulp-based wet wipes.

A polyamide (PA) 11 fibre made from castor oil has been launched by International Fibres Group (IFG) of Bradford, UK.

Teijin is to increase production of heat-resistant, carbon fibre-reinforced thermoset prepregs at its subsidiary, Renegade Materials Corp of Miami

Digital simulations of the processes through which meltblowns are produced are being used by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to

A range of filter media for the mining and minerals industry lasts longer than conventional media, reducing the frequency with which it needs to be changed, according to its developer, Clear Edge F

The environmental impacts of three waterproof jackets – a version produced using conventional materials and methods, a blue version with an outer layer made from polyester (PES) derived from recycl

A test bench for determining the gas-adsorption performance of filter media has been installed by Ahlstrom-Munksjö at its research and development (R&D) centre in Pont-Evêque, France, as it loo

Fabric samples that will serve as the basis for apparel made from spider-silk fibres have been delivered for the first time to  Spydasilk Enterprises by Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. 

An application for mobile devices that records the key characteristics of a wound, generates an assessment and helps healthcare professionals to select the appropriate dressing for its treatment ha

The global market for meltblown nonwovens has been fundamentally reshaped by the human coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic; demand for such as face masks and medical personal protective equipment (PPE)

The market for clothing that protects from chemicals is set to grow faster than many other performance-apparel segments, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%, during 2021–2026 according

A laboratory for the development of electronic textiles has been opened at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM) in Berlin, Germany. 

A variety of bio-based and compostable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are to be sent to the Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute (NIRI) in Leeds, UK, for melt-spinning trials.  

An artificial leather treated with a long-lasting antibacterial agent has been launched by Teijin Cordley Ltd, a business unit of Teijin Frontier. 

Picanol has launched an internet-based platform (PicConnect) that can be accessed on any device that can run a web browser, and functions as a gateway to the company's digital services and as a mea

A laboratory-scale spunbond system is to be unveiled at the forthcoming INDEX 2020 nonwovens exhibition by Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) of Leeds, UK. 

A cellulose-based nonwoven from Suominen of Helsinki, Finland, has received the Fine to Flush Manufacturer’s

Innovatec is investing in a non-contact fluid-application system from Weitmann & Konrad GmbH & Co KG (WEKO) for the functionalisation of its meltblown nonwovens.

The developer of a method that enables micro- and nanoplastics to be tracked as they spread in water, soil and organisms is to be presented with the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize by the Swiss N

Dutch PPE Solutions of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is producing meltblown filter media using a polypropylene (PP) manufactured from renewable feedstocks by Borealis of Vienna, Austria.