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Milliken & Co says that it has become the first US-based manufacturer of textiles to eliminate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its ranges of products.  

An extrusion line for the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has been installed by the Korea Textile Development Institute (KTDI) at its technical centre in Daegu, South Korea. 

The laundering of textiles in the UK generates microfibres weighing the equivalent of 600–1500 double-decker buses every year, according to researchers from the University of Leeds. 

A microfilament fabric that protects automotive and industrial parts with electronic components from electrostatic discharge (ESD) and surface scratches during transport has been launched by Freude

Archroma has secured all of the regulatory approvals required for it to complete its acquisition of Huntsman's Textile Effects business.

Autefa Solutions is to showcase its latest technologies for the forming and hydroentanglement of fibrous webs, and the drying of the resultant nonwovens, at INDEX in Geneva, Switzerland, o

A flexible and efficient roll-to-roll process that combines warp-knitting with three-dimensional (3D) printing is being developed by the Karl Mayer Group of Obertshausen, Germany.  

Surfacing veils and core materials for the manufacture of lightweight fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) parts will be presented by Freudenberg Performance Materials at JEC World. 

Exhibition space for ITMA 2023, comprising 220 000 m² of the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Italy, has sold-out, reports the owner of the show, the European Committee of

The largest producer of sportswear in Ireland, O'Neills, is using a stenter from Brückner Textile Technologies to finish its elastic tricot fabrics. 

A recycled polyamide (PA) 66 that demonstrates the same processing characteristics and mechanical properties as virgin injection-moulding grades has been created from silicone-coated airbag-fabric

The American subsidiary of the Oerlikon Group, Oerlikon Textile Inc, is to complete its move into new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, this year.

Polyolefin-based fibres and meltblown fabrics dyed using products developed by Algaeing are to be showcased by Avgol at Filtech in Cologne, Germany, on 14–16 February 2023.   

DiloGroup is to showcase its latest developments in needling technology for the production of nonwovens at INDEX in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18–21 April 2023. 

A chemical process for the recycling of wind-turbine blades made from composites made from epoxy matrices is to be scaled-up by Vestas, of Aarhus, Denmark, and a number of partners. 

A wet-spun core–shell suture that demonstrates a strong antimicrobial effect and can be seen using medical scanning systems is being developed by researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Victor

WPT Nonwovens has invested in a high-capacity thermobonding line from Trützschler Nonwovens and Schott & Meissner for the production of filter media. 

A textile-based supercapacitor that can charge in minutes, and can power a microcontroller and wirelessly transmit temperature data for nearly two hours without a recharge, is being developed by re

Developer of halogen-free flame-retardants, FRX Polymers, reports that the listing of three common flame-retardants as substances of very high concern (SVHCs) by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA

A system capable of recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) partially oriented yarn (POY) has been launched by Gneuss of Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.