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Zünd Systemtechnik AG has acquired its long-standing sales partner in Brazil, BG Soluções Tecnológicas, which is currently based in Porto Alegre and will now be known as Zund Brasil.

Ahlstrom is investing in a new production line for molecular filtration media at its plant in Turin, Italy.  

Fibroline, the French developer of a process based on using alternating electrical fields to drive dry powders into substrates, has formed a strategic alliance with US manufacturer of finishing mac

WPT Nonwovens Corp has officially started-up a US$19.5-million facility for the manufacture of carded nonwovens in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA.

Recycler of carbon fibre and composites, Vartega of Golden, Colorado, USA, has secured US$10 million in investment through a round of financing.

A line for the recycling of garments has been started-up at Sfilacciatura Negro Biella’s plant in Biella, Italy, by Andritz.

Supplier of nonwoven filtration media and cleaning products, Clean Solutions Group (CSG), has acquired producer of wire-back and self-supporting media for air- and liquid-filtration, and medical ap

Nouvelles Fibres Textiles has inaugurated what it describes as the first industrial-scale automatic textile-sorting and recycling plant in France. 

The next edition of INDEX has been rescheduled for 19–22 May 2026, according to its organiser, Palexpo SA of Geneva, Switzerland.

Lenzing's Chief Sustainability Officer, Robert van de Kerkhof, is to join the boards of HeiQ Plc and its subsidiary, producer of recyclable cellulose filament yarn (AeoniQ), HeiQ AeoniQ Holding AG.

There will be significant changes to the Management Board of Freudenberg Performance Materials, as current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frank Heislitz and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Thomas Herr

TreeToTextile has been named one of the winners of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) Start-up Awards 2023 for its development of a cheap and efficient method for pr

Heberlein AG has been acquired by the company’s management and investors, and will now operate under the name Heberlein Technology AG.

Milliken & Co has changed the name of its healthcare business from Milliken Healthcare Products to Ovik Health. 

Asahi Kasei has invested in a developer of bio-based artificial leather (Mirum) for automotive interiors, Natural Fiber Welding (NFW). 

Carbios reports that it has been granted the necessary permits and authorisations for it to start construction of what it describes as

US Developer and manufacturer of multifilament and monofilament yarns, elastomeric woven fabrics for seating and industrial textiles, Quantum Materials LLC, has acquired the developer of the Innegr

Itema Group has exploited the skills and expertise it has gained through the production of weaving machinery to establish a business that manufactures industrial lyophilizers (freeze-dryers) for th

Polylactic acid (PLA) manufacturer NatureWorks of Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA, reports that it has made significant progress in

A fully automated plant for the mass-production of products from carbon-fibre manufacturing scrap has been set-up in Plouay, France, by Apply Carbon.

Invista is to close a facility that produces precursors for polyamide (PA) 66 in Orange, Texas, USA. 

French producer of flax fibres, Groupe Depestele, has acquired a minority share in a German company that uses natural fibre-reinforced plastics (NFRPs) for the manufacture of parts for a wide varie

Ahlstrom has completed work on a new line for the production of glass-fibre nonwovens for construction applications at its

A range of instruments for the testing of face masks and respirators, and filter media for automotive, high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA), and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) a

A prototype composite structural component (a beltline stiffener) for a car door has been made using an economical, high-volume process (called Weav3D) and a polypropylene (PP) from Braskem. 

Picanol has manufactured its 400 000th weaving machine at its plant in Ieper, Belgium (where it also has its headquarters), which will be delivered to one of its customers in India. 

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) Ltd says that the opening of its Fibre Development Centre adjacent to its headquarters in Leeds, UK, a year ago has enabled it to accelerate the rate at which it ca

Italian manufacturer of digital printers, Durst Group, has purchased its compatriot and developer of machinery for the printing of textiles with water-based inks, Aleph SrL. 

A waterless dyeing technology, developed by DyeCoo and operated by CleanDye at its factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has a significantly smaller carbon footprint than conventional textile-dyein

The developer of a hydrothermal process for the recycling of polyester (PES)–cotton textiles, Circ LLC, of Danville, Virginia, USA, has been selected as one of fifteen finalists for the 2023 Ea

Equipment for the calendering and embossing of synthetic filer media, in order to improve its mechanical strength and reduce the amount by which it impedes flows of air and liquid, has been started

The US National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has expressed concern over the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)’s lack of compliance to date with legislation mandating the purchase of

Coats Footwear is using a jacquard weaving technology (ProWeave), which enables the production of continuous fabrics with multiple zones of different appearance and functionality, to create uppers

Provider of chemicals to the textile industry, Rudolf GmbH, can now offer side-by-side performance tests of the age-old “dip and squeeze” pad finishing and a laboratory-scale version of a non-conta

TenCate Advanced Armour, of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been renamed Integris Composites.

Teijin Ltd has sold GH Craft Co Ltd, a subsidiary of its Japanese composites business, to TIP composite Co Ltd. 

The owners of ITMA ASIA + CITME are now accepting applications for exhibition space at the ninth edition of the combined shows, which will take place in Shanghai, China, on 14–18 October 2

The manufacturer of viscose speciality fibres, Kelheim Fibres, has entered into a research and development (R&D) partnership with MagnoLab, an international network of textile businesses that a

Albany International Corp has bought global supplier of paper machine clothing and technical textiles, Heimbach Group, for €132 million. 

A facility for the research and development (R&D) of fibres and textiles has been opened by Deakin University at its campus in Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia. 

The Lenzing Group claims to have made significant technical improvements to its site in Purwakarta, Indonesia (PT.

Lotus Teknik Tekstil AŞ has ordered a suite of digital tools (Metris) to augment its Andritz wetlaid/hydroentanglement (wetlace) line, so that it can collect and analyse data on the line's producti

Materials development, testing and assurance company, Lucideon, and the National Composites Centre (NCC) have forged a partnership to develop ceramic composites in order to meet greater demand for

Reflecting the depressed state of many global textile markets, US manufacturer of synthetic and recycled fibres and yarns, Unifi, saw net sales for its fiscal year ending on 3 July 2023 fall to US$

Technologies that enable the infusion of therapeutics and medications into fabrics, called Nufabrx and developed by Textile-Based Delivery Inc (TexDel), and the associated retail business have been

The research and development (R&D)-scale yarn-spinning line to be supplied by Rieter for Spinnova’s facility in Jyväskylä, Finland, will now be installed at the facility of Tearfil in Guimarães

Manufacturer of textiles for thermal management and fire-protection applications, Newtex Industries, has purchased the Industrial Textile Division of Gentex Corp. 

The European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA)'s Quality and Audit Programme (QAP) – a voluntary initiative for the hygiene-product industry – is now available in the USA following the

The Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI) has moved to a new headquarters in Leeds, UK, that is twice the size of its previous base in the city. 

Developer and manufacturer of thermoplastic and thermoset composites, Toray Advanced Composites, is to expand its plant in Morgan Hill, California, USA, by 6800 m².