apparel garment association news

13th May 2022

Wacker, a pioneer and global leader in chemical R&D and manufacturing, recently held a grand opening of its new innovation centre and regional headquarters in Ann Arbor. Corporate leadership hosted Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with several other state, county and township officials, in conducting a ribbon-cutting ceremony and touring the...

13th May 2022

The global composites community reunited at JEC WORLD 2022 on May 3rd to 5th for three busy, rewarding days of innovation, networking and knowledge sharing. Overall, the Paris edition of the event welcomed over 32,000 professional visits, in person and online, from more than 115 countries and featured 1,201 exhibitors along with 26 pavilions.

12th May 2022

Germany’s Sandler is set to display sustainable nonwovens at Techtextil 2022, in Frankfurt at booth D50, hall 12.1. The focus is on innovations and initiatives geared towards cooperating closely with partners to implement performance and sustainability throughout the product life cycle and beyond. Sandler develops and manufactures nonwoven roll goods.

12th May 2022

EDANA celebrated its 50th anniversary as the voice of the nonwovens industry with a major event in Brussels recently, the get-together was attended by over 280 EDANA members, policy makers and other stakeholders. The event was an opportunity to honour EDANA’s history of collaboration with its members and highlight how the industry has evolved.

12th May 2022

Sustainable products that solve problems is the theme for this year’s finalists for the World of Wipes Innovation Award that will be presented at the 16th annual World of Wipes (WOW) international conference, which is scheduled to be held from June 27-30, at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois. Registration for WOW 2022 remains open.

12th May 2022

US’ Honeywell, working for the aerospace, building technologies, performance materials and technologies, has unveiled NIOSH-certified respiratory offerings for healthcare workers. The products expand Honeywell’s personal protective equipment (PPE) portfolio for healthcare professionals, incorporating the expertise producing respiratory-protection...

11th May 2022

Leipzig-based device manufacturer Emtec Electronic will be on site to present the TSA Tactile Sensation Analyzer, a sound-based measuring solution for determining the haptic of textiles and nonwovens at Techtextil Frankfurt which will be held from June 21-24, 2022. The trade fair is expected to draw in thousands of international visitors.

11th May 2022

Bolger & O’Hearn (B&O) team will be onsite at Booth 2906 at Techtextil NA 2022 to introduce the textile industry to the company’s latest innovation, Shell-Tech Dual Action – a Repel-&-Release technology that offers oil repellency, water repellency and soil release. The dedicated show for technical textiles and nonwovens will begin from May 17.

11th May 2022

Michelman will introduce visitors to Unyte water-based surface modifiers for technical textile applications at Techtextil North America, in booth #2405, from May 17-19, 2022, at the Georgia World Congress centre in Atlanta, GA. Unyte helps customers optimise fabric performance, decrease environmental impact, and improve production efficiency.