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Manufacturer of fibres and yarns (Repreve) from recycled waste, Unifi, is to close its yarn-manufacturing plant in Madison, North Carolina, USA, with the loss of approximately 250 jobs.

Monforts has completed the installation of a non-contact precision-spray finishing system (TexCoat G4) from Baldwin Technology at its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Mönchengladbach, Germany, w

Freudenberg Performance Materials is to present surfacing veils for the manufacture of lightweight fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) parts at JEC World.

The developer of polyurethane (PU) nanofibre-based waterproof and breathable membrane for outdoor wear has received seed funding, enabling it to ramp-up production.

A stain-resistant additive concentrate for use in the production of polyester (PES) fibres to make them durable and easy to clean has been launched by Avient, of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

A tearing line that can process a wide range of waste materials has been installed by Andritz at one of Europe’s largest textile research and development (R&D) centres, Aitex in Alicante, Spain

A thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-based resistive heater that can be laminated to textiles and can function effectively in temperatures as low as -60°C has been developed by Loomia and Advanced Fu

Eastman, a producer of speciality materials based in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, introduced the latest product in its sustainable-fibre portfolio at Heimtextil 2025, which was held in Frank

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry of Cary, North Carolina, USA, has announced that registration is open for FiltXPO 2025, the International Filtration Conference a

A line for the decortication and refining of hemp, and the production of felts from the resulting fibres, has been installed at Ekolution's new facility in Malmö, Sweden, by Andritz Group.

Oeko-Tex of Zurich, Switzerland, the standards body for the textiles and leather industries, has released updated testing criteria, limit values and guidelines for its certifications, based on the

A two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer that exhibits exceptional flexibility and strength, and can be incorporated into synthetic fibres, is being developed by researchers at North

German companies Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik are to work together to develop and commercialise technologies for the chemical recycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by 2030.

Measurement techniques that could enable the development of textiles that allow as much daylight as possible into rooms while eliminating glare are being developed at the German Institutes of Texti

A sizing from Michelman is being used by FibreCoat to produce its metal-coated basalt fibres (AluCoat) that provide shielding for parts in cars, mobile telephones and buildings from electromagnetic

Leigh Fibers has completed restructuring to integrate the recycling operations (ReVive Fiber) that it acquired through its purchase of Martex Fiber into its existing business. 

An innovation centre dedicated to the development and promotion of dry-powder impregnation processes for adding functionality to textiles is to be opened in Lexington, North Carolina, USA, in Febru

A viscose fibre embedded with minerals that convert body heat into infra-red (IR) radiation is being used by Hefel, of Schwarzach, Austria, to create bedding designed to enhance sleep quality and p

A single-step process for depositing flame-retardant (FR) polyelectrolyte-based coatings on cotton textiles is being developed by researchers at Texas A&M University in College Station, USA.

The Asian edition of the Dornbirn Global Fibre Congress (GFC) will form part of the symposium at Techtextil India, in Mumbai, in 2025.