25th Jul 2022
Furthering its commitment to its growing mattress business and the future of the home textiles market, Standard Fiber has announced that it has opened a new permanent showroom in Las Vegas. The 2,500 square foot space, which the company has been preparing ahead of Las Vegas Market that is currently underway, is located at the Las Vegas World Market.
25th Jul 2022
US’ Kindthread, a global company of trusted healthcare apparel brands, has announced a worldwide partnership in support of ALL IN: WellBeing First for Healthcare, a call to action by #FirstRespondersFirst and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation to support systems-level change and a cultural shift that prioritises the well-being of healthcare workers.
22nd Jul 2022
Sustainability leader Genomatica (Geno) alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil has completed the first demonstration scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. The material is intended to reshape the $22 billion nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable everyday materials from apparel to automotive parts to...
22nd Jul 2022
Consistent with the world's enhanced climate action commitments coming out of COP26, Kimberly-Clark Corporation has made progress against ambitious targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for reducing our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 per cent and Scope 3 emissions by 20 per cent – all by 2030.
22nd Jul 2022
US’ First Quality has launched Boundless by Cuties, a size 8 youth diaper for children with special needs who have outgrown baby diapers, but who are not yet ready for adult incontinence products. The diaper provides the same protection as a baby diaper but is designed to fit the frame of children who are 58 lbs. or more and manage incontinence issues.
22nd Jul 2022
A smart textile technology with graphene nanotubes has been developed by OCSiAl and CoatYarn. High demand for interactive electronic textiles encouraged the Italian producer of technical-industrial yarns CoatYarn to expand its production line with an absolutely new product: thermoplastic polyurethane yarn enhanced with graphene nanotubes by OCSiAl.
21st Jul 2022
Sage-ONF, a synthetic leather supplier boasting 29 years of experience in design, development, manufacturing and sales, launches serial production of silicone synthetic leather. The Sage-ONF plant has begun manufacturing the silicone synthetic leather in Shanghai, China. Sage Automotive is a US-based leading provider of automotive interior materials.
21st Jul 2022
US’ INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced that online nominations are open for the Hygienix innovation award. The award recognises a new product or technology innovation in the absorbent hygiene and personal care sector that uses nonwoven fabrics in novel, technically sophisticated, uniquely creative and expansive ways.
21st Jul 2022
Ministry of textiles has developed guidelines for introduction of new degree courses in technical textile in engineering colleges. The ministry intends to provide financial assistance up to ₹15 crore to the educational institutes meeting the eligibility criteria as per guidelines. The intervention is part of the National Technical Textiles Mission...