technology textiles

28th Jun 2022

Researchers at ETH Zurich, a public research university in Switzerland, have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles. They aim to use it to increase the upper body strength and endurance of people with restricted mobility. This idea led to the creation of the Myoshirt: a soft, wearable exomuscle for the upper...

27th Jun 2022

Ontex, a Belgium-based provider of personal hygiene products and services, has announced that the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) has approved its climate action targets. SBTI is a collaboration between the United Nations Global Compact, the World-Wide Fund for Nature, the World Resources Institute and the Carbon Disclosure Project.

24th Jun 2022

On the occasion of the Techtextil fair, the chairman of VDMA’s Walter Reiners-Stiftung Foundation, Peter D Dornier, has awarded prizes to seven young engineers. For the first time, the foundation gave two sustainability awards. They are awarded for academic works in which, for example, solutions for resource-saving products and technologies are...

24th Jun 2022

Germany’s Freudenberg Performance Materials, a supplier of technical textiles, is endorsing further, particularly sustainable products with its Eco-Check label introduced last year. These products comply with various environmental criteria. With immediate effect, five more solutions bear the label making the company’s commitment to sustainability...

23rd Jun 2022

US’ Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM) and Neenah, global manufacturers of specialty materials, have unveiled the name of the combined company, Mativ, upon completing the pending all-stock merger of equals. Each company’s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction on June 29, 2022. The shares will begin trading under the ticker symbol...

23rd Jun 2022

INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has announced that the nomination process is now open for the annual RISE Innovation Award. The award will be presented at the RISE Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) conference which will be held from September 27-28, 2022, at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

23rd Jun 2022

Infinited Fiber is displaying its textile recycling technology at the ongoing Techtextil 2022, in hall 9.1, stand B81, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Infinited Fiber is a biotech that commercialises a breakthrough recycling technology that can turn cellulose-rich raw materials into high-quality textile fibres with the look and feel of cotton.

22nd Jun 2022

Beaulieu Technical Textiles (BTT) is displaying sustainable technical solutions at the ongoing Techtextil 2022, in booth C43, hall 9.1, from June 21-24, 2022. BTT makes woven technical fabrics for horticultural and landscaping industries and is improving its product portfolio through R&D partnerships with agronomy experts and research institutions.

22nd Jun 2022

The Mobility, Hygiene and LifeStyle fibre segments of Indorama Ventures (IVL) are being presented together under One IVL brand for the first time at the ongoing Techtextil exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, to demonstrate a comprehensive range of innovative recycled and biodegradable solutions across nonwoven, fibre and fabric applications.