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15th Mar 2021

After a successful hybrid event last year, Cinte Techtextil China is again offering online solutions for exhibitors and buyers unable to attend the in-person fair to be held during June 22-24 in Shanghai. This edition, to focus on modern technical textiles and nonwovens, marks the first, the fair is being held annually, having been a biennial event so...

15th Mar 2021

Scott Bader, a UK-based manufacturer of adhesives, resins, gelcoats and functional polymers, has announced it has joined the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Corporate Partnership scheme. SCI is a unique global multidisciplinary network connecting scientists, business people, students and other key players involved in science-based innovation.

12th Mar 2021

Scientists at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have made a cellulose thread conductive, opening possibilities of making electronic textiles sustainable. There is a great need for organic, renewable materials for use in electronic textiles in view of growing electronic waste. The cellulose thread could lead to garments with built-in...

12th Mar 2021

BÜFA Thermoplastic Composites is collaborating with Bpreg, supplier of natural fibre-based composites, to meet the growing demand for sustainable materials. The products are unidirectional prepregs tapes, woven prepregs and woven fabrics. The semi-finished thermoplastic products offered have a polypropylene polymer matrix reinforced by flax fibres.

12th Mar 2021

Durio PPE Sdn Bhd, the largest manufacturer of face masks and melt-blown fabrics (middle filtration layer of a mask) in Malaysia, has launched a new series of 545 Trendish solid colour 4-ply surgical face masks with a theme of 'Colour Your Life', making masks more stylish. The four new solid colours are black, denim blue, maroon red and dark purple.

12th Mar 2021

The 1st international Dornbirn GFC- Asia, a lead event and communication platform for fibre innovations and its downstream manufacturing stages, will take place in Daegu, Korea from March 23-24, 2021 as a hybrid event. The congress aims to knowledge exchange and share experiences and research results for the sustainability in the textile sector.

11th Mar 2021

Glatfelter Corp, a leading supplier of engineered materials, has announced that effective March 15, 2021 it will increase prices for all composite fibres products by up to 8 per cent, or as customer contracts permit. According to company, the decision is due to ongoing global price rise for raw materials like pulp, synthetic fibres, and other chemicals.

10th Mar 2021

Aided by its digitalisation platform, International technology Group Andritz has successfully operationalised the tissue production line, supplied to Berli Jucker Cellox for its mill in Prachinburi, Thailand. The line is associated with high drying capacity and achieves remarkable cost savings and operational flexibility as well as improved product...

10th Mar 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of technical textiles and nonwovens sector. To discuss opportunities in this sunrise sector as well as the importance of this sector seen during the pandemic, Fibre2Fashion, the parent company of Technicaltextile.net, is organising a webinar on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 4.00 p.m. India time.