retail sector news

29th Sep 2023

MSA Safety and the Pittsburgh Penguins are expanding their partnership, with the MSA Safety brand to be featured on the team's away-game helmets starting from the 2023-24 National Hockey League season. This three-year agreement includes MSA Safety logos on both sides of the Penguins' white helmets for all road games through the 2025-26 season.

28th Sep 2023

Textile-Based Delivery has sold its Nufabrx brand to Tallayne Holdings and launched Clothing 2.0 (C2), focusing on health and wellness. C2 infuses medicines and supplements into yarns, creating reusable healing garments called HealthWear. Clothing 2.0 offers partners ingredient-infused yarns and support in bringing innovative products to market.

27th Sep 2023

Dimension-Polyant, a leading sailcloth producer, will unveil its eco-friendly fabric at Performance Days Munich. Collaborating with Hyosung, it has developed a sustainable version of X-Pac VX21 laminate using 100 per cent recycled regen Ocean nylon from discarded fishing nets. The fabric carries the cleenTEC seal, ensuring it's climate-neutral with ...

27th Sep 2023

Hologenix, the creators of Celliant, has met the upgraded Class 1 medical device requirements set by the European Union (EU). This allows compliant manufacturers to continue using the CE mark on their EU products containing Celliant. The regulatory status validates Celliant's science and technology, offering consumers safe and trusted products.

26th Sep 2023

Carrington Textiles will reveal innovative flame-resistant blends at the NSC Congress, featuring a blend with 50 per cent Lenzing FR fibres for superior protection and sustainability. It is a sustainable, inherently flame-resistant cellulosic fibre made from responsibly sourced wood. Carrington Textiles is also introducing an inherent FR fabric...

26th Sep 2023

Andritz has delivered and started up a new carding machine and opening/blending line for Albis in Italy. This investment enables Albis to meet new demands and produce innovative nonwoven products for hygiene and medical applications. The machine has a large working width of 5.10 mtr, allowing tailored nonwoven fabric production while maintaining...

25th Sep 2023

Toray Industries and Honda have partnered to develop chemical recycling technology for glass-fibre reinforced nylon 6 parts from end-of-life vehicles. They use subcritical water to depolymerise the nylon 6, regenerating it as caprolactam, a raw monomer. The technology was adopted by the ministry of environment for a decarbonised circular economy...

25th Sep 2023

Kolon Industries has achieved International EPD certificates for its nonwoven textile products 'Finon' and 'Finon Eco,' becoming the first in the global primary backing for the carpet and filtration media industry to do so. These certifications enhance the company's sustainability efforts and competitive advantage in response to growing environmental ...

23rd Sep 2023

Ahlstrom has commenced production of new calendered and embossed synthetic filter media at its Huyn-Poong plant in South Korea. These materials offer extended filter life and reduced flow restriction due to a larger surface area, making them a sustainable alternative. Longer-lasting filters save costs, reduce energy consumption, and lower emissions.