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A textile composite designed to absorb sound in vehicles has been developed by Freudenberg of Weinheim, Germany.

Carrington Textiles of Adlington, UK, is set to launch its first stretchable flame-retardant (FR) fabric (Flameflex 275).

Bond-Laminates GmbH of Brilon, Germany, is increasing the production capacity for its continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (Tepex).

A project in the UK aims to accelerate the development of smart clothing.

A wound dressing material that contains sodium bicarbonate to control odour has been developed by Medline Industries of Northfield, Illinois, USA.

A flameproof woven fabric for aircraft seats has been developed by Greiner Aerospace.

Mitsui Chemicals of Tokyo, Japan, has added 6000 t of annual capacity to its subsidiary, Mitsui Hygiene Materials in Rayong, Thailand, to make high-performance, premium nonwovens, including the com

Nippon Shokubai of Osaka, Japan, has opened a new production line for acrylic acid (AA) and expanded production of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at its Nippon Shokubai Europe (NSE) subsidiary in An

Ten months after re-entering the disposable diaper market with the launch of the Mama Bear brand, Amazon’s first private-label diaper since dropping the Amazon Elements range in January 2015, the U

A chitosan-based woven dressing has been developed by CoreLeader Biotech of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Antimicrobial elastic support bandages that provide cover, support and compression to an injured body part while having long-term antimicrobial activity are described by Silver X Technologies of Ph

The software, equipment and expertise required to set-up a garment micro-factory is being sold in one package (FashionTech Platform 1.0) by Gerber Technology of Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

By the end of 2018, Ford plans to be using graphene in ten under-the-bonnet (under-the-hood) components on its F-150 and Mustang.

Production-quality tooling for the aerospace industry can now be produced using additive manufacturing (AM) according to machinery supplier Thermwood of Dale, Indiana, USA.

A spacer fabric mesh for use in tissue engineering applications has been developed by medical device manufacturer Arthrex of Naples, Florida, USA.

A consortium in Australia is to develop composites for use in railways as part of a Aus$10-million project.

Andritz of Graz, Austria, reports that its Wetlace line (neXline) for producing wipes at Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group in Liaoning Sheng, China, is now running at its full capacity of 15 kt a year

Hoftex Group subsidiary Tenowo of Hof ,Germany, has acquired Resintex Industriale of Milan, Italy, a manufacturer of nonwovens for clothing and medical applications with annual sales of around €3.5

An embroidery process (Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP)), developed by ZSK Technical Embroidery Systems is being used by Shape Group to manufacture the wheel arch of Elemental Motor Co's RP1 sportsca

Japan-based hygiene products company Unicharm is to acquire the holding company of DSG International (Thailand) (DSGT), a manufacturer of diapers and other absorbent products in Southeast Asia.