Fibres, filaments and yarns

Insulation for garments made entirely from recycled polyester that biodegrades almost completely after just over a year in anaerobic environments such as oceans and landfills is being launched by P

A dyeable, flame-retardant and heat-resistant meta-aramid fibre is being used to produce a range of outdoor clothing by two Japanese partners.

AMSilk of Planegg, Germany, is to develop composites reinforced with its artificial silk fibre and is working with Airbus of Toulouse, France, to explore the materials' potential for aerospace appl

A polyester (PES) fibre that can be used to produce linen-like textiles has been developed by Teijin Frontier Co Ltd of Osaka, Japan.

A transparent viscose fibre is being launched by Kelheim Fibres of Kelheim, Germany.

Metsä Group is targeting the production of staple fibres from bio-pulp.

Perlon, a supplier of synthetic filaments, says it is on track to complete its investments in its manufacturing capacities in Germany, the USA and China.

Advansa has added a microfibre to its portfolio of short-staple fibres (Adva Shortcut), which are intended to be added to wetlaid nonwovens for high-performance applications.

Teijin Frontier Co Ltd is to acquire J.H. Ziegler, a specialist in high-performance nonwovens based in Achern, Germany.

Two German partners have developed a means to produce anatomically contoured polyester (PES) covers and trim components for automobile seats in a single process.

A process for making a flame-retardant polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based fibre has been developed by Metis Technologies.

A fast and simple way to make super-elastic, multi-material fibres has been developed at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. 

FiberVisions Corp has received approval to expand its capacity for making bicomponent fibres at its plant in Covington, Georgia, USA.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc says it can begin production of spider silk in Vietnam now that the country’s government ha

A conductive composite yarn for making smart fabrics and garments has been developed by Supreme Corp of Conover, North Carolina, USA.

A composite yarn made of liquid-crystal polymer (LCP) filaments and modified polyacrylonitrile (m-PAN) fibres has been developed by Ironmantek of Lorton, Virginia, USA.

A manufacturing method for strong synthetic fibres has been developed by researchers at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH).

There is a growing demand for stronger yarns that can be used in such applications as ropes, tyre cords and airbags, and which can be produced economically.

Seaqual 4U of Madrid, Spain, has unveiled a range of complex polyester (PES) yarns based on plastic recovered from the world’s seas and oceans.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc has implemented an expanded material performance testing procedure for its recombinant spider silk technology. 

Teijin Frontier is to build a research and development (R&D) centre in Thailand to support its comprehensive production network for polyester (PES) fibres in the country.  

A lyocell filament that imparts good aesthetics, performance and comfort to fabrics has been launched by Lenzing of Lenzing, Austria. 

The Lenzing Group is opening an application innovation centre (AIC) in Hong Kong. 

Novel absorbent fibres made from regenerated low-substituted carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) are described in US Patent 9 610 379 by FPInnovations.

­­A polyester (PES) fibre (Seaqual) made from plastic waste recovered from the oceans will be exhibited during Première Vision by the yarn spinner Antex of Anglès, Spain.

BASF New Business of Ludwigshafen, Germany, has acquired the filament producer Innofil3D of Emmen, The Netherlands. 

Don & Low of Forfar, UK, has started-up synthetic grass yarn line, after its Board approved the substantial investment at the end of 2016. 

Lenzing is to launch viscose fibres that it claims have the lowest environmental impact of all such fibres (according to the Sustainable Appare

The first samples of a spider silk produced by genetically engineered silkworms have been delivered to the US Army for independent testing.

During Techtextil, Amann & Soehne is to reveal several developments from its recently opened Innovation Lab.

Victrex plc has acquired Zyex, a manufacturer of polyetheretherketone-(PEEK) based fibres for the aerospace, automotive and industrial markets.

The ceramic composites employed in advanced rocket engines have to withstand temperatures of up to 1600°C and are currently strengthened with silicon carbide fibres.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc is currently negotiating with the central government of Vietnam to expand its business in that country.

Work is underway to increase the capacity of Lenzing’s site in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, for the production of its Tencel lyocell fibre. 

The Germany-based Perlon Group, a specialist in the manufacture of synthetic filaments, has announced investments in its facilities in the USA and China.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, USA, have taken delivery of a melt-spinning system capable of extruding high-performance multifilament yarns.

A single fibre has been employed to successfully deliver a combination of optical, electrical, and chemical signals back and forth into the brain.

Biofibres made from a silk protein of the green lacewing are being developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), in conjunction with the company AMSilk GmbH.

A US company aiming to introduce full-scale commercial production of spider silk has secured a long-term lease on land in Texas, USA, where it plans to grow mulberry trees to feed its genetically e

Responsibility for Teijin Group’s aramid fibres business is to be separated from that for its industrial polyester (PES) fibres according to a reorganization announced by the Tokyo, Japan-based Gro

DSM Dyneema has launched a black version of its ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre for cut-resistant garments.

A new line of genetically engineered silkworms capable of producing strong fibre has been created by Kraig Biocraft Laboratories of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

A polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibre with a bulky three-dimensional (3D) structure has been developed in Japan for manufacturers wanting to make lightweight fabrics and materials with a hig