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The world’s first demonstration plant for converting plant-based glycerol into acrylonitrile (ACN) is to be established by Trillium Renewable Chemicals at INEOS Nitriles’ Green Lake facility in Por

A model for determining how the types and patterns of stitches affect the elasticity of knitted fabrics is being developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atalanta, USA.

Sri Lankan clothing and textiles manufacturer MAS Holdings has formed a partnership with US developer of a textile-to-textile recycling process, Ambercycle, through the signing of a three-year offt

Swedish investment firm Altor has announced the acquisition of textile-recycling venture Renewcell, which declared bankruptcy in February 2024⁽¹⁾

Windsurfers at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in France will compete on identical boards made by Cobra International using an epoxy resin from Sicomin.

Chargeurs PCC Fashion Technologies (CFT PCC) has signed a binding agreement to acquire two business units of the Swiss company Cilander AG, whi

A quality-monitoring system (QMS) for warp-knitting machines has been launched by Karl Mayer's digital technologies company, KM.ON.

as it looks to sell more environmentally sustainable products, US fibre supplier Stein Fibers has acquired distributor of recycled materials and compatriot, Banyan Plastics.

Trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, Cinte Techtextil China, is to open its doors in Shanghai, China, on 19-21 September 2024, backed by a strong line-up of international exhib

An RF5 line that is equipped with a number of complementary technologies from A.Celli Nonwovens, and produces spunbond nonwovens and high-loft products, has been installed at a facility in Jinjiang

The developer of a chemical process for depolymerising waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) textiles, Syre, has secured US$100 million in funding and has shortlisted Spain, Portugal and Vietnam a

A method for colouring flax fibres for use as reinforcements for composites is being developed by Hypetex of London, UK.

Flax fibre-based reinforcements (ampliTex) for composites from Bcomp will be used for the production of the seatbacks for bucket seats in Spanish car manufacturer Cupra's Born VZ electric vehicles.

A polyester (PES) fabric that is permeable to air while acting as a barrier to ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been developed by Teijin Frontier of Osaka, Japan.

Fairmat is to recycle waste carbon fibre-reinforced composite materials from Hexcel's facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, following the signing of a ten-year agreement by the two companies.

An efficient system for testing the water-resistance of textiles has been launched by SDL Atlas of Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.

Manufacturer of carbon fibre-reinforced prepregs, Blackfabric, is working with developer of bamboo-based reinforcements for composites, Cobratex, to develop a range of woven bidirectional fabrics m

Turkish developer of industrial sewing and embroidery threads, Durak Tekstil, is currently making plans for an expanded factory at its base in Bursa, and the opening of a regional office in North A

FixDye is to produce dope-dyed filament yarn from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) flakes on melt-preparation systems from Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE).

A non-contact process that will allow the digital application of polyurethane (PU) to fabrics is to be developed by Alchemie and JSRTEX Group through a UK government-funded project.