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Recognizing that continual evolution is the key to thriving in today's global economy, Burlington Worldwide, a key part of the International Textile Group, has formed its Burlington Labs division, rep

After 34 previous shows dating back to 1972, the Textile Machinery Society of Japan moved its Research Symposium from Mount Fuji, Japan, to Hangzhou, China.

While not matching the huge markets for the personal care and household sectors, highly functional and performance-specific nonwoven wipes for niche industrial applications exhibit healthy growth, acc
A German nonwovens manufacturer with a tradition of innovation has taken up the challenge of helping Rieter Perfojet to get the best from developing a combination of established technologies--spunbond
Smart and intelligent fabrics were the principal focus of the latest in the series of the highly regarded conferences, Textile Coating and Laminating, this time held in November 2006.
After its record-shattering growth in 2005, the biennial trade fair Techtextil returns to Frankfurt in June.
Faced with competition from low-wage economies, manufacturers of rope in the USA have dwindled, mergers and acquisitions reducing the number of players.
Europe's market for polyester nonwovens is booming, while in Japan, where polyester has long been the fibre of choice for nonwovens, manufacturers are increasingly diversifying to add value to their p

Conference Chair, Ian Holme reports for TechnicalTextiles International on the Clothing the Workplace conference, where issues such as European standards, and design and testing of protective garme

India's automotive industry is growing at 20% a year, investment will double to $24 billion by 2010, with both domestic and international manufacturers involved.
In the second part of our preview of Techtextil 2007, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, 11-14 June, Nick Butler focuses on the impact of the emergence and growth of the regional shows, as w
A two-day symposium, the fourth in a successful series designed to help companies successfully transform their businesses from traditional to technical textile markets and to maintain their competitiv
Covert Asset Tracking Systems (CATSeye), based in Crawley, UK, plans to introduce a Trackable Clothing range designed to allow the wearer to be located anywhere from any internet connection.
UK researchers at Oxford University have discovered that spiders and silkworms spin their fibres using methods that are not all that different from commercial spinning.
As a result of continued growth and market acceptance for Alphasan silver inorganic antimicrobial technology, Milliken Chemical Europe has invested in a new microbiology laboratory.
The Skandal fashion house in Almaty, Kasakhstan, has become the first retailer in Central Asia to use a 3D body scanner supplied by Human Solutions GmbH of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Nobel Laureate and nanotech pioneer Sir Harold W. Kroto has joined the scientific advisory board of New York-based NaturalNano.
Textile researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and at the College of Polymer Science and Engineering in Sichuan, China, have reported the development of new polymer fibres with a shape memory
Porous nano-objects with defined sizes and structures are of interest in a range of fields including capsules for enzymes, a means of transport for pharmaceutical agents and building blocks for larger
Aspen Aerogels' Cryogel material for cryogenic insulation applications has been fully verified by third-party materials testing as well as a scaled system test.
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