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Ahlstrom has acquired ErtelAlsop, a US manufacturer of high-performance liquid depth filter media serving the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, flavours and fragrances, and chemical industries.

A dual-layer, knitted polyester (PES) fabric that is cool to the touch and works to prevent sweat from accumulating on the skin has been launched by Teijin Frontier of Osaka, Japan.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry of Cary, North Carolina, USA, and its strategic partner⁽¹⁾ EDANA, the Voice of Nonwovens of Brussels, Belgium, have announced the r

Allied Feather + Down of Montebello, California, USA, will be supplying its per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free hydrophobic down (ExpeDRY) to Montane for the Montane Autumn 2025 down ap

Speciality chemical manufacturer John Hogg Technical Solutions (John Hogg) of Manchester, UK, has acquired Avocet Dye and Chemical Co (Avocet), a manufacturer of textile flame-retardants, dyes and

Honeywell of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has agreed to sell its personal protective equipment (PPE) business to Protective Industrial Products (PIP) of Latham, New York, USA, for US$1.325 billi

Technology for the mass-production of adipic acid, a precursor for polyamide (PA) 6.6, from non-edible biomass is to be developed by Japan’s Toray Industries and Thai petrochemicals producer PTT Gl

Autoneum is to acquire a 70% share of a leading Chinese supplier of acoustic and thermal insulation components to the domestic automotive industry, Jiangsu Huanyu Group, following the signing of an

An electrospun, nanofibrous dressing for the simple and effective treatment of psoriasis is being developed by researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

The textile technology exhibition ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025, which will be held at the Singapore Expo on 28-31 October 2025, has attracted strong interest from technology p

SDL Atlas, a provider of textile testing instruments and consumables based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, has acquired Mullen Testers of Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA.

Textile machinery manufacturer Trützschler Group of Mönchengladbach, Germany has sold eighteen TC 30Si carding machines to Ibrahim Fibres, a producer of yarns for woven and knitted fabrics based in

Teijin Frontier of Osaka, Japan, has launched Octair, a premium brand of insulation fibre for bedding and apparel.

Thermo Fisher Scientific of Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, will showcase its latest developments in electron microscopy at FILTECH 2024 in Cologne, Germany on 12-14 November.

Robust thermoelectric generators made from polymer-coated silk threads are being developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Fibres made from viscose and lyocell cause higher mortality, and a greater reduction in growth and reproductivity, in earthworms – a species critical to the health of soils globally – than fibres m

Cellulosic fibres derived from an invasive species of plant are being used to make biodegradable composite plant pots by researchers at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendor

A textile-based energy grid that can be charged wirelessly and can power devices, such as heating elements and environmental sensors that transmit data in real time, is being developed by researche

Warp-knitted fabrics that protect their wearers from the harmful effects of solar radiation have been developed by Karl Mayer of Obertshausen, Germany.

International Paper, a pulp and paper company based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, has announced a strategic review of its Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF) business as it focuses on sustainable packaging