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SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ has placed a service order, comprising the supply of original parts and two secure remote-service agreements, for its staple-fibre production systems with Oerlikon Neumag.

The European Union (EU)'s plan to ban the production, use and sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) would endanger the production of technical textiles and machinery for the manufactur

The impact of the European Union (EU)'s Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles will be a key topic of discussion at the 62^nd edition of the Dornbirn Global Fibre Con

Toray is to increase its capacity for the production of carbon fibres with tow-counts of up to 24 k by over 20% – from 28.9 kt a year to 35 kt a year – by the beginning of 2025. 

A new line for the production of three-dimensional (3D) entangled polymer-filament mats (Enka Solutions) for building, industrial and civil-engineering applications has been started-up by Freudenbe

A line (FET 100) from Fibre Extrusion Technology for the meltspinning of bicomponent fibres has been installed by CETI at its Polymer Business Unit (BU).

A hub for the research and development (R&D), and production, of sustainable textiles and packaging materials has been established by US manufacturer of polyester (PES) staple fibres, Darling F

3M has reached a US$10.3-billion settlement with a host of US public water suppliers (PWS) to resolve water-pollution claims associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).  

Sri Lankan clothing and textiles manufacturer MAS Holdings has secured a stake in HeiQ AeoniQ GmbH, a subsidiary of HeiQ Group that will mass-produce a recyclable cellulose filament yarn (AeoniQ) t

BASF Venture Capital (BVC) GmbH has invested in a start-up company that is developing a chemical process for the recycling of mixed post-consumer and post-industrial polyethylene terephthalate (PET

Renewcell has established a network of 47 yarn and textile producers that will supply its dissolving pulp (Circulose) to customers across the world.  

Following its acquisitions of Texon⁽¹⁾ and Rhenoflex in 2022, manufacturer of industrial threads, Coats Group, has established a footwear division (C

Kelheim Fibres' Commercial Director, Matthew North, will retire on 1 July 2023, after nearly 30 years with the German company,. 

Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, has announced the names of the two independent publicly traded companies that will result from its planned separation, which the company first announced in March 2022. 

In an effort to increase the international reach of UK companies, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) has joined the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF).

A pilot line for the hydroentanglement of nonwovens from recycled fibres and/or those made from natural materials, such as hemp, flax and cotton, has been installed by Andritz at its technical cent

Andritz Group is to acquire supplier of technologies for the production of airlaid nonwovens, Dan-Web, following the signing of an agreement by the two companies.  

A plant capable of producing 1 kt of recyclable and biodegradable fibre each year from responsibly grown wood has been opened by Woodspin in Jyväskylä, Finland.

Having been acquired by Thailand’s Indorama Ventures – first with a joint venture partner in 2011, and then completely in 2017 – Trevira GmbH of Bobingen has been renamed to Indorama Ventures Fiber

A system for the enzymatic recycling of polyamide (PA) and polyester (PES) textiles is to be established by manufacturer of athletic apparel, lululemon athletica Inc, and the developer of the recyc

Avient Corp has installed its first line in Asia for the production of long-fibre-reinforced thermoplastics at its regional headquarters in Shanghai, China. 

Renewcell is to use the cryptography system blockchain to ensure that the origins of, and processes subsequently carried out upon, its recycled textile pulp (Circulose) can be determined easily by

The developer of a gold-based antibacterial and antifungal treatment for textiles is relocating to a larger facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, as it looks to increase its production capacity te

Indorama Ventures' site in Obernburg, Germany, is to focus on the manufacture of products for tyres and automotive safety applications, including airbags, meaning that around 80 jobs will be lost a

A plant for the manufacture of fabrics and cushions for airbags is to be constructed in Vietnam by Autoliv Inc of Stockholm, Sweden. 

Suominen is to proceed with its plan to cease manufacturing operations at its nonwovens plant in Mozzate, Italy.

Equipment for the calendering of synthetic filer media, thereby improving its mechanical strength, is to be installed by Ahlstrom at its facility in Hyun Poong, South Korea.

A centre for the development, prototyping and testing of composites and other advanced materials has been opened by Cygnet Texkimp at its headquarters in Northwich, UK.

After a significant (9.3%) spike in 2020 and 2021 caused by the human coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic, production of nonwovens in Greater Europe (including Western and Eastern European countries, T

Autoneum, of Winterthur, Switzerland, has completed its acquisition of the automotive business of Borgers for €117 million thr

Having filed for insolvency in October 2022, Hamm, Germany-based producer of fibres and filaments Advansa Manufacturing is to wind-down its operations in the coming months and will subsequently be

Nanollose reports that it has secured a patent for technologies that enable it to create a viscose dope from microbial cellulose (MC)⁽¹⁾ from the United States Patent and Trademark Offic

Renewcell has signed a letter of intent with producer of lyocell fibres, China Textile Academy (CTA) Green Fibre Co Ltd, that could see it supply the Chinese company with its recycled textile pulp

As it prepares for ITMA 2023, Cambridge, UK-based developer of digital dyeing and finishing technologies, Alchemie Technology, has joined the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA). 

A pilot plant for the spinning and twisting of sewing threads made from recycled and renewable materials has been opened by Coats in Madurai, India. 

Indorama Ventures (IVL) has secured exclusive rights to use a technology developed by Polymateria that enables the production of biodegradable polyolefins for use in nonwovens for hygiene applicati

Archroma, of Pratteln, Switzerland, has completed its acquisition of the Textile Effects business from Huntsman, of The Woodlands, Texas, USA.

SGL Carbon has sold its business activities at its site in Gardena, California, USA, where it developed and manufactured heat-resistant composites and components using silica and carbon fabrics, to

Evonik has entered into an agreement with AMSilk to manufacture industrial quantities of silk proteins for the production of fibres, hydrogels and powders.  

Milliken & Co says that it has become the first US-based manufacturer of textiles to eliminate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its ranges of products.  

Archroma has secured all of the regulatory approvals required for it to complete its acquisition of Huntsman's Textile Effects business.

The largest producer of sportswear in Ireland, O'Neills, is using a stenter from Brückner Textile Technologies to finish its elastic tricot fabrics. 

The American subsidiary of the Oerlikon Group, Oerlikon Textile Inc, is to complete its move into new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, this year.

WPT Nonwovens has invested in a high-capacity thermobonding line from Trützschler Nonwovens and Schott & Meissner for the production of filter media. 

Manufacturer of nonwovens and engineered papers for use in filtration, batteries and industrial applications, Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V), is to invest US$40.2 million to expand its producti

Freudenberg Performance Materials is consolidating its nonwoven media for the filtration of gasses and liquids under a new brand, Filtura. 

Leeds, UK-based supplier of laboratory- and pilot-scale meltspinning systems, Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) Ltd, reports that 2022 was a record-breaking year in terms of revenue. 

Suominen has revealed its intention to cease manufacturing operations at its nonwovens plant in Mozzate, Italy, in the second quarter of 2023. 

Autoneum has signed an agreement to buy the automotive business of Borgers for €117 million through a deal that is expected to close in April 2023.