textile technology

10th Jun 2020

Cinte Techtextil, to be held during September 2-4 in Shanghai, will have a Medical and Protective Zone. The move is in recognition of the role technical textiles and nonwovens have played in combating the pandemic and new opportunities these offer for suppliers. The special display area will feature textile products and technologies for epidemic...

9th Jun 2020

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers, is setting up a new global export hub facility in Charleston, South Carolina to serve Braskem's international customers. The facility will provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping services to support Braskem's US polypropylene (PP) production units.

9th Jun 2020

Key highlights and insights from 7th edition of INDA North American Supply Report will be revealed exclusively to INDA’s members at two upcoming webinars to be held on June 23-24. The new INDA report found that North American nonwoven production exceeded capacity increases for 3rd year, while nonwoven material trade decreased due to declines with China.

9th Jun 2020

Kordsa, a leader in tire, construction reinforcement, and composites technologies markets headquartered in Turkey, has introduced new fast cure press curable visually fault-free prepreg systems which overcome the whitespot and waterspot problems, with its dicy-free formulation. Kordsa has 170 granted patents and 786 patent applications world-wide.

8th Jun 2020

Alexium International Group's prototype foam mattresses using FR socks treated with Alexiflam NF have cleared independent flammability tests. These tests are required by US federal safety standards in 16 CFR 1633. Alexium is a performance chemicals provider for advanced materials applications with a focus on flame retardancy and thermal management.

8th Jun 2020

Scientists at EPFL have developed electronic fibres which can be embedded in textiles to collect information about body parameters. The fibres help measure subtle and complex fabrics deformations, and through that information about one’s body. The technology uses transmission line theory and can have several applications, such as in health care and...

8th Jun 2020

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has funded the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC)/Transregio 280 Carbon reinforced concrete at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) and RWTH Aachen University, with €12 million over the next four years. The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) also participated in the collaborative...

5th Jun 2020

Italian protective fabrics developer and manufacturer Argar has come up with new antiviral and antibacterial fabrics which use an innovative technology to kill viruses and bacteria, ensuring effective protection against contamination and their transmission. The fabrics also undergo a water-resistant treatment to prevent transmission through droplets.

5th Jun 2020

Polygiene, leader in stays fresh technologies, has joined hands with Royal Enfield Apparel to make helmets, t-shirts, balaclavas, neck- and headgear, riding jackets and gloves. Items such as headgears will be launched with a combination of Polygiene Biostatic and Odour crunch stays fresh technologies that stop the growth of odour causing bacteria.