Technical textiles are used wherever materials must perform reliably under demanding conditions, from personal protective equipment and filtration to automotive interiors and advertising, as well as ...

The official launch of Textilfabrik 7.0 (T7) took place earlier this month in the Monforts Quarter in Mönchengladbach, Germany, attended by representatives from industry, research and regional ...

Rubi, the San Francisco company pioneering technology that transforms carbon into essential materials, has closed a new $7.5 million funding round and is achieving significant commercial traction.

A research team at Fudan University in Shanghai has successfully built complex electronic circuits inside thin, flexible fibres. These ‘fibre chips’ allow fabrics to process information like a ...

Hiut Denim has finalised its ownership structure and leadership as the business continues to strengthen its foundations in Cardigan, Wales. The company is held by EAAVL, a family-run business, with ...

Verretex, a Swiss manufacturer of nonwovens made from recycled glass fibres, has entered into a strategic with Fiberloop, the Swedish developer of composites recycling machinery. Fiberloop technology ...

European textiles and nonwovens industry associations CIRFS, EDANA, ESF, Euratex and EuroCommerce have issued a joint statement raising critical concerns regarding the transposition of EU Directive ...

Responding to increased demand for PET bottle flake as a feedstock. Pictured (left to right) are: Aunde CFO Christian Prause, PreZero MD Ronald Bornée and the company’s textile recycling manager Inga ...

Asahi Kasei and Nilit have collaborated to introduce a new low-impact fabric for high-performance apparel based on Sensil ByNature, nylon 6.6 yarn and Biomass Balanced Roica premium stretch fibre.

Technical Absorbents, based in Grimsby, UK, has developed washable absorbent core fabric 7171, a high-performing material designed to combine exceptional absorbency with reusability. Made using the ...

Samsara Eco has opened its first full scale EosEco enzymatic recycling plant at its headquarters in Jerrabomberra, Australia. It will produce virgin-identical, low-carbon circular materials, including ...

A new range of advanced smart fabrics designed to improve animal healthcare has been developed by 3E Smart Solutions and produced on the state-of-the-art embroidery systems of ZSK, both of whom are ...