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Producer of needlepunched nonwovens and laminated materials for the automotive and construction industries, Filc, is to be renamed Freudenberg Performance Materials.

London, UK-based Coats Group has completed its acquisition of manufacturer of insoles for shoes, OrthoLite of Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

A fast and accurate tape-laying process developed by McLaren Automotive for the production of carbon-composite parts for its cars is being commercialised by Cygnet Texkimp.

A fully automated system (called T-Can) for transporting sliver cans in spinning mills is being launched by the Trützschler Group at ITMA Asia + CITME.

Karl Mayer is to close its subsidiary, flat-knitting machine builder Stoll.

A treatment for textiles that can capture a wide range of odours has been launched for use in outdoor apparel and footwear by Micorban International of Huntersville, North Carolina, USA. 

Materials manufacturer Arclin is in the process of buying DuPont’s Aramids business – including its Nomex and Kevlar brands – for approximately US$1.8 billion.

Bridgewater, UK-based manufacturer of technical fabrics, Nonwovenn, reports that it has achieved its nineteenth consecutive year of sales growth. 

A range of bio-based wetlaid nonwovens made from polylactic acid (PLA) and wood pulp has been launched by Freudenberg Performance Materials for use in plant-propagation, packaging, filtration, appa

A range of molecular filter media for use in the cleaning of indoor air has been launched by Ahlstrom, of Helsinki, Finland.

Comfortable and supportive sports-bra straps – comprising a core of a polymer that dynamically stiffens when exposed to strain (Rheon) and a shell of circular-knit, elastic fabric (Orbiknit) – are

Adlington, UK-based manufacturer of textiles for workwear, Carrington Textiles is to launch twelve new fabrics, including elastic and flame-retardant (FR) variants, at A+A in Düsseldorf, G

Finishes based on a metal particle-based antimicrobial developed by Heraeus Precious Metals are to be sold by textile chemicals specialist Rudolf following the signing of an exclusive marketing agr

Albstadt, Germany-based manufacturer of circular knitting and braiding machines, Mayer & Cie, has filed an application to open insolvency proceedings via self-administration with its local Dist

Researchers in the UK are developing a smart-textile band that will be able to monitor the progress of sarcopenia, an age-related condition characterised by loss of muscle mass, function and power.

An efficient digital spray-dyeing system is to be unveiled at ITMA Asia + CITME by Baldwin Technology of St Louis, Missouri, USA.

In the fast-paced world of food packaging, flexibility, efficiency and sustainability are essential. That is why the partnership between G. Mondini and Lenze is making headlines.

A flame-retardant coating that can slow the rate at which cotton fabrics catch fire, without affecting their hand or vapour-permeability, is being developed by researchers at The University of New

Ahead of exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME, Italian manufacturer of weaving machinery, Itema, has laid the ceremonial first stone for a new site it is constructing in Ponte Nossa, a short di

An upgraded instrument for evaluating the response of fabrics to heat and pressure has been launched by SDL Atlas, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.