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Renewcell, of Stockholm, Sweden, has announced that its flagship factory – which it describes as the world’s first commercial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plant – is up and running.

TAU Investment Management, which has offices in New York City, USA, and Hong Kong, China, has made what it describes as "significant investments" in waterless-dyeing specialists DyeCoo Textile Syst

Dongsung Chemical and UPM Biochemicals have agreed to form a partnership to develop a bio-based polyurethane (PU) for use in the Asian footwear and textiles markets.  

Recycled items of personal protective equipment (PPE) – including face masks and gowns – are being used to improve the mechanical properties of concrete by researchers at RMIT University in Melbour

The use of an energy-efficient, high-throughput digital finishing technology for the application of a water- and stain-repellent finish to a fabric for workwear has been tested by its developer, Al

Milliken & Co has increased its capacity for the production of yarn for its Protective Fabrics, Workwear, Government and Defence, Industrial and Napery textile business units by purchasing a ya

The three finalists for the RISE Innovation Award have been announced by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) of Cary, North Carolina, USA.

A wash-durable antimicrobial additive for application to cotton fabrics has been launched by Microban International of Huntersville, North Carolina, USA. 

Nanollose has extended a collaboration agreement with one of Europe's largest producers of wet wipes, Codi Group, until 2025. 

Mikrosam is currently commissioning its latest and largest automated filament-winding line for the production of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) hydrogen-storage tanks for an Asian supplier

Sizings for reinforcements for composites and a range of water-based emulsions and dispersions for modifying the properties of fibres used to produce woven and nonwoven technical fabrics will be sh

In response to what it describes as "significant unexpected" increases in the costs of raw materials, energy and freight, Suominen has implemented a surcharge on all its products in North America. 

More than 20 speakers will present their views on how innovations in material science can create a more environmentally sustainable future for the nonwovens industry at the Research, Innovation

Recycler of carbon fibre and composites, Vartega of Golden, Colorado, USA, is to increase its production capacity by ten times by opening a new manufacturing facility and headquarters. 

A vest loaded with acoustic sensors that can be used to monitor the condition of people suffering from severe respiratory or lung conditions is being developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Inst

A polymer called polycarbodiimide can remove certain dyes from water, and can be recovered and re-used, according to researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh, USA, who say t

Nonwovens that are coated on one side with hard particles and can be used to generate higher static friction coefficients in bolted or press-fitted joints are to be promoted by Freudenberg Performa

A research centre dedicated to the development of environmentally sustainable textiles and recycling technologies that can be implemented in urban environments is to be established in Singapore. 

Wind-turbine blades that have been designed by Siemens Gamesa to be easy to recycle have been installed commercially at RWE Renewables' Kaskasi offshore wind power project, located in the North Sea

The developers of a lightweight, cost-effective reinforced polyurethane (PU) seatback for the 2022 Toyota Tundra have been presented with an Altair Enlighten Award for their achievement.