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A multifunctional antimicrobial emergency bandage has been developed by Sanko Tekstil of Bursa, Turkey.

A laser-cutting module that cuts and seals the edges of polyester (PES) fabrics in a single step – something a standard rotary blade cannot do – has been launched by Zünd of Altstätten, Switzerland

Automotive textiles and seat components manufacturer Trèves TSC Group of Paris, France, has changed its name to Tesca.

Honeycomb cores made from modified polycarbonates (PCs), polyamide (PA) 66 and polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), and the results of tests carried out on these materials, will be shown at JEC World

Thermoplastics compounder RTP Co is to open a 7990-m² manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland. 

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has granted Copro Technology GmbH the license for a cost-effective technology it has developed for the continuous roll-forming of carbon fibre preforms.  

Hygiene product maker Drylock Technologies, headquartered in Zele, Belgium, has agreed to simultaneously acquire two competing Brazilian personal care companies, Mardam and Capricho.

A German company claims its latest textile finish offers an effective water- and oil-repellent treatment while eliminating the use of undesirable

Sweden’s Trelleborg Group has, through its Italy-based Trelleborg Coated Systems business area, acquired privately owned British company Dartex, which manufactures coated fabrics primarily for the

Genomatica of San Diego, California, USA, and Aquafil of Trento, Italy, are to work together to create sustainable caprolactam, a key ingredient for the production of polyamide (PA).

A new custom-designed facility covering 25 000 m² and equipped with state-of-the-art production equipment will shortly become the centre for the manufacture of finishing machinery made b

W.L. Gore is investing in digital health start-up Kenzen and its Innovation Centre in Santa Clara, California, USA, is involved in a joint development project with the company.

The rapid development of flexible and wearable electronics is giving rise to a range of new applications, but up to now researchers have had difficulty obtaining both good flexibility and high ener

DSM has successfully defended its patent on its ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology for soft body armour.

A technology based on laminating ultrathin layers of gold into outdoor sports jackets has been designed to actively transport moisture away from the bodies of their wearers and to the outside.

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a customizable, fabric-like supercapacitor that can be cut, folded and stretched without losing its function

Fibertex Nonwovens of Aalborg, Denmark, has acquired the Brazilian nonwovens manufacturer DUCI, effective from February 2018.

An air-through bonded nonwoven developed as an alternative to lighter-weight needlepunched or heavier-weight airlaid fabrics is now available from its German developer.

Ink and film technology for the production of self-heating garments has been launched by DuPont Advanced Materials.

Tokyo-based Daio Paper is the latest Japanese company to start producing cellulose nanofibres (CNFs).