technology textiles

9th Jun 2022

Crealet has a record of wise decision-making spanning 20 years. Now, the founders are preparing for challenges by handing over management duties to the next generation who will represent the company at Techtextil Frankfurt. The Crealet booth will be a one-stop choice for advanced customised warp yarn feeding systems and weaving preparation solutions.

9th Jun 2022

RH Capital, a leading women's health venture capital fund, has closed an investment in Planera's $9.5 million Seed round, led by Valo Ventures. Planera is developing the first certified flushable and 100 per cent biodegradable menstrual pad, addressing environmental concerns regarding microplastics, adhesives, and other chemicals which contribute to...

8th Jun 2022

Standards Australia recently released a new national standard that builds on the test methods and criteria of the INDA/EDANA Flushability Guidance Document, Fourth Edition (GD4). It also includes a new user-friendly labeling approach to indicate what products can be flushed down the toilet. INDA and EDANA are leading nonwoven trade associations.

8th Jun 2022

Saurer Twisting Solutions will welcome customers and experts from all over the world to its Booth D77 in Hall 12 at Techtextil in Frankfurt. The focus will be the two-for-one twisting machine TechnoCorder TC2 with brilliant innovations and valuable customer benefits. This year, the firm will draw large numbers of industry experts at the fair from June...

8th Jun 2022

Seismic, an apparel company that designs powered clothing which is based in the US, has launched its newest line for worker safety. It is the first Seismic powered clothing designed specifically for the worker safety market, an over-the-clothes vest-style garment inspired by traditional workwear, with a toolbelt form-factor hardware carrier at the...

7th Jun 2022

Natracare, a women-owned and environmentally conscious company from the UK, has announced that its moist tissues have been tested and certified to the International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) Standard, endorsing its status as a flushable product. Natracare is the only brand to hold both this and the Fine to Flush Water UK certification.

6th Jun 2022

Finland’s Suominen has strengthened its position in the sustainable nonwovens market with Hydraspun Circula, the first ever nonwoven made with recycled paper. Hydraspun Circula is biodegradable, plastic-free, and can be used in multiple applications. The product was created in cooperation with Codi group, one of Europe’s leading wet wipe producers.

3rd Jun 2022

Zhoukou Xuwang Company Ltd. has announced that it has started up two new Andritz crosslapped neXline spunlace lines at its facilities based in Henan province, China. Combining equipment from the aXcess and eXcelle ranges, both the lines are dedicated to the production of spunlace fabrics of 30 to 120 gsm made out of viscose and polyester fibres.

3rd Jun 2022

Researchers at Finland’s Aalto University’s departments of physics and design have developed a method of adhering solar cells to textiles that makes them resistant to machine-wash, and, at the same time, makes them less of an aesthetic problem. During the three-year ‘Sun-powered Textiles’ project, they also made the solar cell-infused textiles...