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The Boards of Directors of The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) and EDANA have recommended a plan to incorporate a separate tax-exempt federation, the Global Nonwoven Alliance (G

As it looks to enter the nonwovens business, Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik Şeremet Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Göliplik) has ordered a complete wetlaid/hydroentanglement (wetlace) line from

B.I.G. Yarns has invested €25 million in equipment for the production of three-ply yarns for carpet tiles at its site in Comines, France.

After three years of collaborative research and development, BASF and Hagihara Industries have unveiled highly durable polyolefin yarns for the manufacture of artificial turf.

Lüneburg, Germany-based supplier of carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser systems, eurolaser, is to present a range of systems for the laser-cutting of performance nonwovens and technical textiles at Filt

Chinese nonwovens producer Alear Silk Road New Materials Co Ltd has ordered three complete hydroentanglement/cross-lapping lines from Andritz, of Graz, Austria.

A range of fine-denier spunbond nonwovens has been developed for use in construction, filtration and coating applications by Freudenberg Performance Materials of Weinheim, Germany.

The 64^th edition of the Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) will feature presentations around three key themes: workwear, protective textiles and defence; carbon stewa

Airtech Advanced Materials Group of Huntington Beach, California, USA, has purchased Blackburn, UK-based manufacturer of needlepunched and air-bonded nonwovens, Cosmotec Nonwovens.

A range of advanced technologies for the coating and finishing of technical textiles will be showcased by Monforts, of Mönchengladbach, Germany, at Techtextil North America (TTNA).

A new range of absorbent glass mat (AGM) battery separators is being manufactured by Ahlstrom at its facility

A plant capable of making 500 t of polyamide (PA) 6 each year from textile waste has been opened by BASF in Shanghai, China.

A wide range of technical nonwovens will be presented for a variety of industries by Freudenberg Performance Materials at IDEA in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on 29 April–1 May 2025.

With the start of the 2025 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship in March, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) is highlighting the key role that its members' fibre- and fabric-produc

After five successful years of partnership, Xefco has acquired the shareholding of HeiQ Materials AG in a joint-venture company set-up to bring its metallic, radiant barrier coating for textiles (X

Technical-fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn is investing £1.5 million in its ProTech division, which manufactures fabrics for use in personal protective equipment (PPE).

A method for producing carbon fibre that is significantly more energy-efficient than conventional processes is being developed by a consortium co-ordinated by a researcher at the University of Lime

Beaulieu International Group (BIG) has sold its technical textiles business in Europe, known as Beaulieu Technical Textiles (BTT) to private equity firm RCP.

Formulations for inks that maintain their electrical conductivity when subjected to stretching, pressure and bending are being developed for the production of smart textiles by researchers at the G

Supplier of advanced high-performance processing equipment and steel belts, IPCO AB, has acquired manufacturer of web-converting equipment, New Era Converting Machinery Inc.