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Kelheim Fibres filed for insolvency at Germany’s Regensburg District Court on 22 October 2024, according to reports from German local news publication Mittelbayerische.

A method for measuring the electrical conductivity of the thin-film coatings used to create electrodes for smart textiles has been developed by researchers in Germany and the USA.

A range of high-performance electrostatic wool and plant fibre-based air filters is being developed by Unilever subsidiary Blueair and wool-filter manufacturer Lanaco.

Ranges of triboelectric nonwovens (Alphastar) and meltblown nonwovens (NeenahPure) for pleatable and bag filters are now being supplied with activated carbon layers by Gessner of Weidach, Germany. 

HeiQ, of Zürich, Switzerland, has decided to withdraw from the London Stock Exchange and return to a private-company structure so that it can “focus its resources, streamline its operations and acc

The Chinese carpet-yarn manufacturer Zhejiang Sitong New Material Technology Co Ltd (Sitong) is expanding its capacity for the production of polyester (PES) yarn with the commissioning of a bulk co

Zünd’s biggest cutter (Q-Line) is being paired with the world’s largest industrial robot (FibreLINE) to create a system for manufacturing preforms for the production of composite structures for the

A method for overwrapping the rotors used in the electric motors for vehicles is being developed by Cygnet Texkimp and Bowman Power.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry based in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has announced the three finalists who will compete for the 2024 Hygienix Innovation Award.

Archroma, of Pratteln, Switzerland, has launched a system that it says will make bio-based pigment printing commercially possible for the first time.

DuPont has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against a number of Chinese companies with the aim of blocking importation of products that infringe its intellectual p

Honeywell has announced its intention to spin-off its Advanced Materials business, including its Spectra ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre, and is also reported to be explorin

ORV Manufacturing SpA has placed an order for a production line (T-Suprema) for needlepunched and thermobonded polyester (PES) nonwovens for, among other applications, filter media, with Trützschle

1888 Mills is to supply textile products, such as bedding and towels, treated with a gold-based antibacterial and antifungal treatment from Fuze Biotech to the hospitality industry.

Lenzing Group, a producer of wood-based fibres and yarn based in Lenzing, Austria, is to invest in Swedish fibre company TreeToTextile of Bjärred, to accelerate development of TreeToTextile’s

Eastman, of Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, says that its Naia staple fibre shows great potential for use in soft woven apparel, creating unique soft fabrics that are wrinkle-resistant and skin-friendly

Elastic, flexible rain-suits that keep soldiers protected and comfortable in wet conditions have been manufactured by DNS Alpha using a fabric from W.L.

Cinte Techtextil China 2024 was held on 19 – 21 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre where it attracted nearly 400 exhibitors from 13 countries, and nearly 17 000 visito

A composite of chemically recycled polyamide (PA) 6 and cellulose nanofibres (CNFs) has been developed for use in three-dimensional (3D) printing by Asahi Kasei and Aquafil.

Monforts recently celebrated its 140^th anniversary at a special event for staff and their families at its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany.