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BOOK NOW for the Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles

The Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles begins on 30 September so it's time to book your place.

The textile industry is committed to action and investment in material technology and machinery to abate its detrimental impacts on the environment. For all the latest developments in aiding this process we are holding a conference to consider all aspects of Sustainable Finishing of Textiles. It will take place live online on 30 Sept-1st Oct and 7 Oct 2021 over 3 afternoons (BST).

We have developed a dynamic Conference Programme, with four Keynote speakers leading the four sessions on 1. Sustainable Chemistry; 2. Innovative Technologies and Processes; 3. Digital Printing and Denim Dyeing and Colouring. Click here to view the Programme, and the Speakers with their biographies and abstracts of their presentations.

Panel discussions will follow each session moderated by the conference chair, followed by group and 1:1 networking in the virtual Networking Lounge for all attendees.

Want to attend? Places are now limited, please click here to register.

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The first major exhibition for the industry since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic is scheduled to take place in June 2021 in Shanghai, China. Editor Nick Butler selects some highlights among the exhibits at ITMA Asia + CITME and assesses the mood among the leading machinery builders.

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The race to develop methods for recycling wind-turbine blades

12 March 2021

Thousands of ageing composite wind-turbine blades are being removed from steel towers around the world and many have nowhere to go but landfill. Composites Editor James Bakewell reports on efforts to develop methods for recycling these colossal structures that capture the most value from the glass-fibre textiles used to reinforce them. 

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Saving every last drop—dyers innovate to save precious resources

6 January 2021

Spray application and other water-free technologies have the potential to save the textile industry from its most wasteful processes, according to Adrian Wilson.

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State-of-the-art ventilation prevents the spread of airborne pathogens

27 November 2020

To reduce the risks of infection by airborne pathogens, three German companies are developing a ventilation system to remove and filter potentially harmful air from enclosed public spaces. Nick Butler spoke to Dastex’s Carsten Moschner to learn about the potential role for textiles.

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