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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 has 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,

Almost a quarter of a century after opening its first full-scale plant in Blair, Nebraska, USA,  Ingeo PLA manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA), NatureWorks, has opened a second plant in Nakhon Sa

A flexible, electrically conductive polymer that can be applied to the surfaces of textiles, serving as a base for sensors and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), is being developed by a research consort

Cygnet Texkimp has secured two contracts to supply its high-volume creels for use in the three-dimensional (3D) weaving of reinforcements for composites to the aerospace market.

Barmag’s subsidiary, Barmag Huitong (Yangzhou) Engineering Co Ltd, has commissioned its first continuous polymerisation (CP) plant for polyamide (PA) 6 in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.

Andritz is to supply a batt-forming line to a facility in Slovakia, where it will be used to manufacture thermal insulation for the apparel and bedding industries.

The production of nonwovens in North America increased decreased by less than half a percent in 2025, compared with 2024, according to the North American Nonwoven Supply Report (2026) publ

A device that can be used to measure the haptic properties of technical textiles objectively is to be shown at Techtextil by Roaches International of Birstall, UK.

An ultrafine-fibre actuator that can bend, contract and form complicated three-dimensional (3D) shapes when electricity is applied to it is being developed by researchers in Japan and France, who s

Kegworth, UK-based gear-pump specialist Slack & Parr is to deliver 21 acrylic metering pumps to a major new carbon-fibre production line in India. 

The production of nonwovens in Europe declined by around 2.2% in 2025 (compared with 2024), to 2.9 Mt, according to figures collected and compiled by EDANA of Brussels, Belgium.

Technologies that will enable carpets and upholstery fabrics made from blends of wool and polyamide (PA) to be re-used and recycled are being developed by researchers in Denmark.

Arclin has completed its acquisition of DuPont’s Aramids business – including its Nomex and Kevlar brands – for approximately US$1.8 billion.

A unit for the production of carbon fibre has been started-up by Toray Carbon Fibers Europe at its plant in Abidos, France.

A €73.3-million facility for the pilot-production of carbon fibres is to be built in Guben, Germany, through a project led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP).