world textiles research news

15th Jul 2022

Radial, a bpost group company, has announced a new client partnership with Eco Pea Co., an eco-friendly diaper and wipes brand. Eco Pea Co. has selected Radial for providing fulfilment and transportation scalability. Radial’s Easy Deployment (RED) solution offers brands scalable B2C order fulfilment and final-mile solutions ready for launch within...

14th Jul 2022

H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership in North America with Enimac, an international tape application equipment manufacturer that serves over 100 customers in more than 30 countries. Enimac was founded in 2013 by Biemme Adesivi Srl, who has 50 years of experience in tape application and converting.

13th Jul 2022

Global automotive textile market is expected to reach 3.310 million ton by 2023 with an annual growth of 5.75 per cent. Indian automotive textile market is likely to have the fastest growth at 12.28 per cent. But China will remain the biggest market with a growth of 9.30 per cent and a market size of 1.118 million ton which would be one third of the...

13th Jul 2022

Loomia Technologies has joined hands with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) to develop highly tactile, heated handwear that could be applicable to both commercial/recreational and military customers. Loomia's patented e-textile technology is a soft, flexible circuit technology that can be embedded into a wide variety of fabrics and...

12th Jul 2022

SHL Healthcare AB has established a Textile Center of Excellence (TCX) in Boras, Sweden, to extend and streamline support for early project phases in close collaboration with customers. The facility is strategically situated inside the Textile Fashion Center and adjacent to a cluster of industry experts such as Smart Textile and University of Boras.

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

Mativ has announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM) and US’ Neenah, two global manufacturers of specialty materials, effective July 6, 2022. Mativ has approximately $3 billion in sales, supporting customers in more than 100 countries, and manufacturing capabilities on four continents.

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.