According to the surveys conducted at last September's exhibition,66%of Texworld visitors value eco-friendly ranges at the show while 72%of exhibitors expressed their satisfaction with the organization of the Eco Itinerary which groups ...
Tags: green product, eco friendly fabrics, Texworld, Messe Frankfurt
Pound for pound, spider silk is one of the strongest materials known: Research by MIT’s Markus Buehler has helped explain that this strength arises from silk’s unusual hierarchical arrangement of protein building blocks. Now ...
Tags: Spider Silk, Textile, Mit Researchers, protein-based fibers
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, teams up with ARVIND to build new roads into the high potential global denim market. This association seeks to bring to India the best of technologies ...
Tags: Invista, Arvind, Stretch Denims, India
The new alliance covers the co-branding of future product developments using Amicor fibers and yarns and the Sanitized hygiene function. The Amicor anti-bacterial and anti-fungal intelligent fiber – integrated technology was ...
Tags: Amicor fibers, yarns, Thai Acrylic Fibre, Santized AG
The report titled “The UAE Apparel and Textile Industry Outlook 2016 – Focus on Re-Exports and Emerging High-End Retail Sector” provides a comprehensive analysis of the various aspects such as market size of the UAE ...
Tags: UAE, textile industry, CAGR, apparel
The American Association of Textile Chemical and Colorists has organised a Materials Research Poster Competition. Winning entries in each area, whether submitted by an individual or a team, will be awarded. First Place: US$1,000 Second ...
Tags: AATCC, Research Poster Competition, Textile, America
OC Oerlikon Management AG, Switzerland, has agreed to sell the Natural Fibers and Textile Components business units of its Textile Segment to Jinsheng Group, China. The deal, based on an enterprise value of 650 million Swiss francs, is ...
Tags: Textile World, Textile, Textile Segment, fiber business
United Kingdom-based calender roll manufacturer Richard Hough Ltd. (RHL) announces its new RoberteX squeezing roll is now commercially available worldwide. According to RHL, the RoberteX is the first fiber-based squeezing system to offer ...
Tags: Textile World, Squeezing Roll, Textile, knitted fabrics
Sarla Performance Fibers Ltd. — an India-based manufacturer of polyester and nylon textured, twisted and dyed, covered, and high-tenacity yarns as well as sewing threads — is investing $13.8 million to establish a yarn and ...
Tags: Textile World, Performance Fibers, polyester, nylon textured
Verdezyne Inc. — a Carlsbad, Calif.-based producer of renewable chemicals — has formed a strategic partnership with Bristol, Va.-based Universal Fiber Systems LLC (UFS) and its operating companies Universal Fibers Inc. and ...
Tags: Textile World, Biobased Adipic Acid, Textile, textile applications
Ergo Sleep Systems, a Bay Area organic and green mattress store, is announcing the release of the new K-Lex Luxury pillow. This luxury pillow is made from naturally derived materials to help achieve a new level of support and comfort. ...
Tags: Ergo, mattress store, Luxury pillow, naturally derived materials, Kapok
CRAiLAR Technologies Inc., which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has revised its estimated production start date at its new Pamplico, S.C. facility from Friday, December 28 to a targeted ...
Tags: CRAiLAR, flax, natural fiber, bast fibers
On the instruction of the 71st Plenary Meeting of the ICAC, the 521st Meeting of the Standing Committee has established a Task Force on the Challenges from Competing Fibers. Member governments are requested to nominate experts with subject ...
Tags: ICAC, Fibres, Competing Fibers, fiber competition
Material ConneXion named Netherlands-based DyeCoo Textile Systems as the winner of the third annual MEDIUM Award for Material of the Year. Material ConneXion has cited the company for the development of revolutionary commercial dyeing ...
Tags: Netherlands, DyeCoo Textile Systems, material, award
Sarla Performance Fibers Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of nylon yarns in India, is planning to invest US$ 13.8 million to set up polyester partially oriented yarn (POY) plant along with texturising and twisting facility in the US. ...
Tags: Sarla Performance Fibers, nylon yarns, textile, textile indistry