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A nonwoven separator for lithium-ion batteries with high charge and discharge rates (with a C-rate, a measurement of the current at which the battery is charged or discharged, of up to 16) has been

Lightweight polyamide (PA) fabrics made from recycled fishing nets are to be developed for outdoor apparel by Pertex, of Padiham, UK, using yarn from Bureo, of Oxnard, California, USA.

US manufacturer of semi-permanent fabric shelters for military applications, XFS Global, has purchased the US operations (Heytex USA) of Heytex Group from Bencis Capital Partners.

Indorama Ventures is to consolidate its operations for the production of high-performance polyester (PES) filament yarn for the European textile industry around 100 km west of Milan, Italy.

A substantially biobased durable water-repellent (DWR) finish for  sportswear, outdoor apparel and equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and footwear has been launched by Dow of Midland, M

Nonwovens industry bodies The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), based in Cary, North Carolina, USA, and EDANA, of Brussels, Belgium, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to explo

An alliance has been formed between supplier of dyes and finishes, Archroma, the developer of a non-contact precision-spray finishing system (TexCoat G4), Baldwin Technology, and manufacturer of fi

A heat-resistant and flame-retardant (FR) fabric that is made in part from Merino wool has been shown in testing to be significantly more breathable than meta-aramid fabrics, according to its devel

A tearing line that will be used to recycle post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste has been installed at Sealy Australia’s mattress-manufacturing plant in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,

Freudenberg Performance Materials is increasing the size of its business for coated technical textiles with the purchase of three sites currently run by Heytex Group from owner Bencis Capital Partn

A flame-retardant (FR) and highly flexible nonwoven (Lastan) that can be incorporated into top covers and busbar protection sleeves to protect from thermal runaway (a cyclic, self-propagating proce

Technical-fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn reports that it has achieved 18 consecutive years of profitable growth after generating a turnover of £45 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depre

The developer of a cell culture-based method for producing cotton has secured US$33 million from investors after closing its latest funding round.

On 19-21 September, nearly 400 exhibitors from 13 countries will fill 38 000 m² of exhibition space at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in China for Cinte Techtextil China

US manufacturer of technical textiles Shawmut LLC has bought its compatriot, warp-knitting specialist Fairystone Fabrics, through a newly established subsidiary, Shawmut Infinite.

Teijin Frontier is to increase capacity for the production of conjugate filaments at its subsidiary, Teijin Polyes

Lines for the production of precursor fibres and for their carbonisation, to yield carbon fibres for the reinforcement of composites, are to be installed at the UK's National Composites Centre (NCC

Microban has formed a partnership with the developer of an additive (CiCLO), Intrinsic Advanced Materials (IAM), to develop fibres that can supress the formation of odours in textiles and will biod

The benefits of a system that removes trims such as zips, buttons and labels from  end-of-life textiles are to be highlighted by Valvan at the 63^rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GF

Three fibre-manufacturing sites operated by Indorama Ventures (IVL), of Bangkok, Thailand, have been awarded International Sustainability Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification.