footwear leathers news

20th Mar 2023

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) and Polymateria Limited have signed an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring biodegradable nonwoven hygiene products to the market through biotransformation technology. The collaboration aims to provide a new solution for dealing with essential items like facemasks and wipes once they have been used.

17th Mar 2023

Carrington Textiles has launched a new addition to its Defence Range of products called Spartan HT Flex Lite. The product is a military ripstop fabric that incorporates 2 per cent LYCRA, 37 per cent cotton, and 61 per cent Cordura military grade high tenacity nylon 6.6. It provides integrated stretch, outstanding wearer comfort, strength and...

17th Mar 2023

Refashion has developed a high-performance insulating nonwoven made from post-consumer clothing for the transport sector through its Transport Nonwovens WG. The WG has identified four key stages, including identifying feedstock sources, pre-feasibility tests, characterising resulting products, and technical-economic assessment, to develop the nonwoven.

17th Mar 2023

Tex-Tech Industries will create 49 new jobs and invest over $24.8m to build a 170k sq ft manufacturing centre in Winston-Salem. The move builds upon the company's 60-year success in Forsyth County, North Carolina, with the new jobs including managers, operators, technicians and sales personnel. Salaries will vary but overall average annual wage is...

16th Mar 2023

PADM Medical has received FDA clearance to market the world's first plant-based procedural mask for healthcare. The Precision Eco Compostable/Plant Based Procedural Mask with Earloops is made using Ecofuse plant-based materials. The mask generates carbon credits and reduces CO2 emissions by around 55 per cent compared to conventional petroleum-based...

15th Mar 2023

The World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference is an event focused on the wipes industry, covering topics such as supply chain transparency, advancements in wipes technology, and more. It is taking place from July 17-20, in Georgia. Leading firms such as Berry Global, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Bureau Veritas will be presenting at the event.

15th Mar 2023

Polytex has launched Polytex Pro, which has numerous design improvements and major advances in both hardware and software. Polytex Pro has ultra-high-speed dispensing of clean workwear items in six seconds, optimised storage capacity, and a simplified user authentication process. The line includes two dispensing unit models and four return unit models.

11th Mar 2023

Hygiene and health company Essity has made another breakthrough on its journey towards net-zero emissions by 2050. In a recently concluded pilot, the Swedish company became the first company in the industry to produce tissue in a CO2 emission-free production process using renewable hydrogen at its production facility in Mainz-Kostheim, Germany.

10th Mar 2023

Monadnock Non-Wovens, a leader in the manufacture of melt-blown roll goods, has launched the next generation of E-CTFE filtration media. It has designed and developed HTAC, a product that significantly extends the performance and life of liquid filtration systems. HTAC is a uniform E-CTFE melt-blown copolymer with very high chemical and fire resistance.