fashion accessories news

12th Jul 2022

Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto in Finland has successfully started up a new Andritz pilot line for research and development work on post-consumer textile recycling. The process is designed to ensure the total absence of metallic material in the fibres and remove hard, non-textile items using cleaning devices, highly sensitive metal traps, and metal...

8th Jul 2022

Medicfibers, an IIT Delhi incubated start-up, and AIIMS New Delhi, have developed an antimicrobial solution, Viroclog, that when applied as a coating on textiles, provides long-lasting protection against HAI by reducing virus, bacteria, fungi survival on fabric. The tests were performed at AIIMS New Delhi, IIT Delhi, IISc Bangalore, and NABL accredited ...

8th Jul 2022

Researchers at MIT have invented a form-fitting fabric that can recognise the wearer’s movements and even posture. The fabrication process, which employs digital-knitting technology, enables rapid prototyping, making it possible for the smart fabric to be manufactured on a large scale. This special textile could also have application in healthcare.

7th Jul 2022

Hygiene and health company Essity has acquired Australian company Modibodi, a leading leakproof apparel company in Australia, New Zealand and UK. The purchase price amounts to AUD 140 million (approximately SEK 985 million) on a cash and debt free basis. Leakproof apparel has an expected annual growth rate of more than 20 per cent for the next five...

7th Jul 2022

More than 450 participants from 18 countries made in-person connections and gained innovative insights into the segment’s future at the World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics Industry, reported strong attendance and activity at its 16th WOW conference.

7th Jul 2022

Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Petrochemical Company has announced that Advanced Polyolefins Industry Company has signed various Islamic facility agreements worth 6.1 billion Saudi riyals ($1.6 billion) with a consortium of financial institutions to finance the construction of three plants – PDH, PP and IPA plants – at the Jubail Industrial City II.

6th Jul 2022

A new and improved version of N95 face masks has been developed by researchers from the New York-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The masks boast of antiviral and antibacterial properties, and also last longer and cause less plastic waste. These masks would be highly useful in the fight against COVID-19 as they can kill germs on contact.

6th Jul 2022

Inter Pipeline Ltd, which owns and operates energy infrastructure assets in Western Canada, has successfully commissioned its polypropylene (PP) plant and has begun initial production. Branded Heartland Polymers, the operation is the only one of its kind in North America, offering the market one of only two new sources of PP in over a decade.

5th Jul 2022

EDANA, the leading association serving nonwovens and related industries, has elected six new governors and a new team of officers for 2022-23. Mikael Staal Axelsen (Fibertex Personal Care) remains as chair, supported by new vice-chairs Omar Hoek (SWM International, Luxembourg) and Jörg Ortmeier (TWE, Germany) and Treasurer Giorgio Mantovani (Corman,...