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A woven fabric that demonstrates the properties of polyester (PES) and polyamide (PA) fabrics, while looking like finely woven chambray, has been launched by Teijin Frontier of Osaka, Japan.

A biobased and recyclable thermoplastic fibre is being developed by Sci-Lume Labs with the support of Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET). 

A line for the recycling of garments has been started-up at Sfilacciatura Negro Biella’s plant in Biella, Italy, by Andritz.

Supplier of nonwoven filtration media and cleaning products, Clean Solutions Group (CSG), has acquired producer of wire-back and self-supporting media for air- and liquid-filtration, and medical ap

A meltblown veil that can be used to increase the corrosion-resistance of glass fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP) tanks, pipes and ducts has been launched by Monadock Non-Wovens (MNW) LLC of Mount Po

Nouvelles Fibres Textiles has inaugurated what it describes as the first industrial-scale automatic textile-sorting and recycling plant in France. 

The next edition of INDEX has been rescheduled for 19–22 May 2026, according to its organiser, Palexpo SA of Geneva, Switzerland.

A seamless knitted fabric that can be soft, warm, sweat-absorbent and quick-drying has been launched for the production of sportswear by Teijin Frontier of Osaka, Japan.

The developer of a yarn made from inedible castor beans grown in India has been presented with an award at ISPO Munich

Global fastenings manufacturer YKK is to use a perfluorinated compound (PFC)-free finish (Empel) from Green Theme Technologies (GTT), rather than a conventional polyurethane (PU) film, to make a wa

Lenzing's Chief Sustainability Officer, Robert van de Kerkhof, is to join the boards of HeiQ Plc and its subsidiary, producer of recyclable cellulose filament yarn (AeoniQ), HeiQ AeoniQ Holding AG.

A partially bio-based aliphatic polyester carbonate polyether polyurethane (PU) dispersion for textile coatings has been launched by Covestro of Leverkusen, Germany. 

A finish that reduces the amount of microfibres shed by fabrics during wear and laundering is being developed by Polygiene of Malmö, Sweden. 

Having successfully demonstrated a system that can detect, automatically and accurately, the most subtle of defects in patterned fabrics at speeds of up to 100 m.min–1 during ITMA 20

A perfluorinated compound (PFC)-free water-repellent finish for fabrics made from polyester (PES), and blends of PES and cotton, has been launched by Pulcra Chemicals and its subsidiary, Devan Chem

A sensor-based monitoring system could enable the speed with which carbon fibre can be produced to be doubled according to its developer, CarboScreen of Aachen, Germany. 

A finish that, when applied to textiles, releases synbiotics (prebiotics and probiotics) to the skin of its wearer has been launched by HeiQ.

A haemostatic patch that can stop bleeding an average of six times faster than the leading commercial sealant patch has been launched by Ethicon of Raritan, New Jersey, USA. 

Jack Wolfskin is to replace the chemical-intensive hydrophobic down it uses in some of its apparel with a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free alternative developed by Allied Feather + D

The developer of a chemical-free, biology-based method for dyeing fabrics was selected as one of fifteen finalists for the 2023 Earthshot Prize.  

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