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Technologies that enable the manufacture of filter products to be automated are to be shown by members of the Swedish textile machinery association, TMAS, at Filtech 2026 in Cologne, Germa

A simple and rapid thermomechanical process that enables silk fibres to be fused into solid materials of arbitrary shapes is being developed by researchers in the USA and the UK.

Recyclable, protein-based fibres are being produced in bioreactors using genetically engineered microbes by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift in procurement criteria.

Phoenox Textiles has installed a carpet back-coating line from Brückner Textile Technologies at its plant in Huddersfield, UK.

A graphene-enhanced para-aramid (Kevlar) fabric that, when incorporated into the surface of a composite, can sense strain, protect from electromagnetic interference (EMI) and conduct heat (enabling

Indian supplier of technical textiles, Arvind Advanced Materials Ltd (AAML) has acquired a 61% stake in US-based manufacturer of needlepunched nonwoven fabrics, Dalco-GFT.

At Index 2026, Reifenhäuser Reicofil unveiled an upgrade to its RF5 production line for spunbond, meltblown and composite nonwovens that increases its output by at least 10%.

A facility for the extrusion-coating of technical textiles has been opened in Forest City, North Carolina, USA⁽¹⁾, by t

In many parts of the world - and especially in regions with hot and humid climates - thermal comfort is not a luxury. It is a daily challenge.

Canada-based tissue- and paper-products maker Kruger Inc is investing CAD$333 million in a hybrid line for the production of plastic- and binder-free nonwovens for use in wipes.

On 13 May 2026, after eight months of investigation, the European Commission (EC) imposed provisional anti-dumping (AD) duties of 45.6-50.0% on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) spunbond

A fibre-based wearable sensor that can collect and analyse sweat simultaneously without the need for an external power source is being developed by researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of S

Durable, water-based coatings for rendering textiles flame-retardant are to be developed through a twelve-month research partnership between the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and

The developer of a process for the production of bio-based acrylonitrile (ACN), Trillium Renewable Chemicals, has secured US$13 million from investors, including Hyosung Advanced Materials.

The UK developer of a heat-resistant and flame-retardant (FR) fabric that is made in part from Merino wool and is now used in clothing worn by up to 70% of Australian wildland firefighters has been

Non-crimp fabrics (NCFs) for the reinforcement of composites are to be made from high-performance glass fibres through a partnership formed by AGY and Saertex.

Standardised methods for testing whether bio-based plastic tree shelters will biodegrade completely in forest soil have been developed by partners in Germany.

A partnership to supply printed woven technical textiles to the UK defence industry has been established by Pincroft Dyeing & Printing and Toray Textiles Europe Ltd.

An electrospun nanofibre-based material is capable of capturing and sequestering the neutrons produced by fusion reactors following thermalisation, according to its Kidlington, UK-based developer,