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More than 100 presentations will be given by leading industry and academic figures at the upcoming Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress (MFC) in Austria on 13–15 September 2017.

Smart-fabrics company Footfalls & Heartbeats (UK) is working with Germany-based KOB, a manufacturer of bandages and fabrics, to improve compression therapy using smart fibres.

Metyx Group is reporting that it has concluded a multi-machinery deal with its long-time partner Karl Mayer Technische Textilien GmbH for the supply of warp-knitting production lines. 

Lenzing has announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art production plant for its Tencel-branded lyocell fibre in Thailand that will have a capacity of up to 100 kt a year.

Vartega, Steelhead Composites and Michelman, have fabricated what they claim to be the first composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) made from continuous recycled carbon fibre tow. 

The Institutes for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart are developing a production process for archit

KraussMaffei of Munich, Germany, and Roctool SA of Le Bourget du Lac, France, are working together to promote Roctool’s inductive mould heating technology (HD Plastics). 

Researchers at the Taiwan Textile Research Institute of Tucheng, Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a wound dressing that offers superior moisture-retention, antibacterial, wound-healing and scar-remov

A programmable backpack and a baseball cap with integrated light-emitting diode (LED) lighting are the first products to be launched by the US$300 million Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AF

Synthetic silk biopolymer producer AMSilk has received certification from TÜV Süd for its quality management system. 

Solvay Composite Materials of Heanor, UK, and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business of Hoogeveen, The Netherlands, are teaming-up to promote and accelerate the adoption of thermoplastic composites for ae

US company LeMond Composites has signed an exclusive $US44-million deal to license technology developed by Deakin University’s carbon fibre research centre, Carbon Nexus, in Australia.

A surgical implant that includes a biodegradable polymeric coating that stiffens the mesh for handling and softens it upon placement within the body has been developed by Covidien subsidiary Sofrad

A sutureless wound closure has been developed by Deva Medical Ventures of Chester, UK. 

A prosthesis for treating hernias of the abdominal wall, in particular umbilical hernias where the defect is small, is disclosed in US Patent 9 622 843 by Sofradim Production.

A pair of flame-retardant polyamide (PA) 6 compounds that are highly reinforced with glass fibres has been launched by Lanxess of Cologne, Germany. 

A novel fibrous material (Hybrid-Acoustics ECO+) for automotive carpet systems, inner dashes and floor insulators, which acts as an acoustic insulator or absorber depending on its stiffness, has be

Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany, have developed a method that allows the effect and efficacy of phase-change materials (PCMs) in textiles to be tested without the nee

Sustain Natural of Burlington, Vermont, USA, has launched a new range of organic cotton feminine hygiene products via an online subscription service where women can customize their own kits deliver

Diana Unicharm of Hanoi, Vietnam, part of the Japan-based Unicharm Group, is to install new recycling operations from Diaper Recycling Technology of Singapore to process factory waste, reducing the