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The Aachen, Germany-based developer of a process for coating fibres with metals and plastics during spinning, FibreCoat, has raised nearly €20 million through a Series B funding round.

The antitrust authorities in Germany, Austria and Poland have approved Freudenberg Performance Materials' purchase of thr

EDANA of Brussels, Belgium, has announced that the FILTREX 2025 conference and tabletop exhibition for filtration professionals will take place on 25-26 March 2025 at the Hilton Waterfront

Ahlstrom has acquired ErtelAlsop, a US manufacturer of high-performance liquid depth filter media serving the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, flavours and fragrances, and chemical industries.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry of Cary, North Carolina, USA, and its strategic partner⁽¹⁾ EDANA, the Voice of Nonwovens of Brussels, Belgium, have announced the r

Speciality chemical manufacturer John Hogg Technical Solutions (John Hogg) of Manchester, UK, has acquired Avocet Dye and Chemical Co (Avocet), a manufacturer of textile flame-retardants, dyes and

Honeywell of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has agreed to sell its personal protective equipment (PPE) business to Protective Industrial Products (PIP) of Latham, New York, USA, for US$1.325 billi

Technology for the mass-production of adipic acid, a precursor for polyamide (PA) 6.6, from non-edible biomass is to be developed by Japan’s Toray Industries and Thai petrochemicals producer PTT Gl

Autoneum is to acquire a 70% share of a leading Chinese supplier of acoustic and thermal insulation components to the domestic automotive industry, Jiangsu Huanyu Group, following the signing of an

SDL Atlas, a provider of textile testing instruments and consumables based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, has acquired Mullen Testers of Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA.

Textile machinery manufacturer Trützschler Group of Mönchengladbach, Germany has sold eighteen TC 30Si carding machines to Ibrahim Fibres, a producer of yarns for woven and knitted fabrics based in

International Paper, a pulp and paper company based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, has announced a strategic review of its Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF) business as it focuses on sustainable packaging

OCSiAl has opened its first European facility for the production of its Tuball single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) near Belgrade in Serbia.

Kelheim Fibres filed for insolvency at Germany’s Regensburg District Court on 22 October 2024, according to reports from German local news publication Mittelbayerische.

HeiQ, of Zürich, Switzerland, has decided to withdraw from the London Stock Exchange and return to a private-company structure so that it can “focus its resources, streamline its operations and acc

DuPont has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against a number of Chinese companies with the aim of blocking importation of products that infringe its intellectual p

Honeywell has announced its intention to spin-off its Advanced Materials business, including its Spectra ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre, and is also reported to be explorin

Lenzing Group, a producer of wood-based fibres and yarn based in Lenzing, Austria, is to invest in Swedish fibre company TreeToTextile of Bjärred, to accelerate development of TreeToTextile’s

Monforts recently celebrated its 140^th anniversary at a special event for staff and their families at its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

US manufacturer of semi-permanent fabric shelters for military applications, XFS Global, has purchased the US operations (Heytex USA) of Heytex Group from Bencis Capital Partners.

Indorama Ventures is to consolidate its operations for the production of high-performance polyester (PES) filament yarn for the European textile industry around 100 km west of Milan, Italy.

An alliance has been formed between supplier of dyes and finishes, Archroma, the developer of a non-contact precision-spray finishing system (TexCoat G4), Baldwin Technology, and manufacturer of fi

A tearing line that will be used to recycle post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste has been installed at Sealy Australia’s mattress-manufacturing plant in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,

Freudenberg Performance Materials is increasing the size of its business for coated technical textiles with the purchase of three sites currently run by Heytex Group from owner Bencis Capital Partn

Technical-fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn reports that it has achieved 18 consecutive years of profitable growth after generating a turnover of £45 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depre

The developer of a cell culture-based method for producing cotton has secured US$33 million from investors after closing its latest funding round.

On 19-21 September, nearly 400 exhibitors from 13 countries will fill 38 000 m² of exhibition space at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in China for Cinte Techtextil China

US manufacturer of technical textiles Shawmut LLC has bought its compatriot, warp-knitting specialist Fairystone Fabrics, through a newly established subsidiary, Shawmut Infinite.

Teijin Frontier is to increase capacity for the production of conjugate filaments at its subsidiary, Teijin Polyes

Lines for the production of precursor fibres and for their carbonisation, to yield carbon fibres for the reinforcement of composites, are to be installed at the UK's National Composites Centre (NCC

Three fibre-manufacturing sites operated by Indorama Ventures (IVL), of Bangkok, Thailand, have been awarded International Sustainability Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification.

Autoneum has opened a new plant in Pune, India, where the production of carpet systems, interior trim, outer liners for wheelhouses, encapsulations for electronic motors and other noise-protection

The Trützschler Group has closed its Man-Made Fibers Division so that it can focus on its spinning, card clothing and nonwovens businesses.

A US specialist in dyes, pigments and chemical auxiliaries, Organic Dyes & Pigments LLC (ORCO), has purchased its compatriot, supplier of chemicals for the textiles, nonwovens and paper industr

Chinese supplier to the automotive industry, Sailuda, is to produce bulk continuous filament (BCF) yarns for the manufacture of its carpets using a plant from Oerlikon Neumag.

Pincroft is investing £1 million in equipment for its factory in Adlington, UK, that will increase its annual capacity for printing camoufl

Valmet is to supply process equipment to companies that adopt Spinnova's technology for the production of fibres from cellulosic biomass, following the signing of a partnership agreement by the two

Oerlikon Barmag reports that it is seeing a spike in demand for its spinning system for technical yarns from customers in India.

A factory for the production of thermal insulation (comfortemp) for apparel has been opened in Long Thanh District, Vietnam, by Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel.

An extensive range of nonwovens that are free from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been launched by Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) of East Walpole, Massachusetts, USA.

Technical-fabric manufacturer Nonwovenn has appointed Silke Brand-Kirsch as Commercial Director as it looks to double its sales by 2028 through serving niche, high-value markets.

Kuraray of Tokyo, Japan, is to reduce its capacity for the production of meltblown nonwovens and is to stop producing drylaid nonwovens altogether.

Magnera is the name of the company to be created by the merger of Berry Global’s Health, Hygiene and Specialties (HH&S) segment with Glatfelter Corporation, which is expected to be completed be

Trelleborg Group is to invest US$30 million in a new facility in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA, for the production of coated fabrics.

UK-based digital textile-dyeing company Alchemie Technology has opened an office in Taiwan to carry-out servicing and commissioning work for its customers there.

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) and The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) have signed a collaboration agreement to provide training courses to the nonwovens industry.

A pilot-scale line for the production of carbon fibre from bitumen is to be supplied to Alberta Innovates by Harper International.

The developer of a continuous thread-colouring unit for embroidery machines, Coloreel Group AB of Jönköping, Sweden, has filed for bankruptcy.

Nanollose is to supply its lyocell fibres (called Nullarbor), which it produces from microbial cellulose (MC) sourced from industrial organic and agricultural waste, to Paradise Textiles, the mater

Ansell Ltd has successfully completed its acquisition of Kimberly-Clark's Personal Protective Equipmen