textiles raw materials news

7th Sep 2021

University of Gloucestershire and Versarien, an advanced materials group, have joined hands to test the first graphene-enhanced sportswear. The university will carry out the first wearer trial for the clothing. Versarien plans to commercialise graphene in textiles through products that harness graphene’s unique thermal and moisture management...

6th Sep 2021

Jacob Holm, Swiss leader in spunlace nonwoven fabrics and finished goods, has announced that the investment programme, Project Boost, announced in Q2 2020, has been fully implemented for the proprietary Jacob Holm dispersible wipes production line in Candler, NC. Construction and capital expansion began in May 2020, and finished in Q2 2021 as scheduled.

3rd Sep 2021

Oerlikon Nonwoven will be exhibiting at the world’s leading nonwovens trade fair – the Index in Geneva, Switzerland (Oct 19-22) – with one of the market’s broadest portfolios. The Neumünster-based systems constructor will focus on market- and customer-oriented system solutions for filtration, hygiene, medical, geotextile and other industrial...

3rd Sep 2021

Autefa has announced that it is set to supply two complete needle-punching geotextile lines to Confidence Infrastructure, one of the leading engineering solutions providers from Bangladesh. Autefa is a Germany’s solution provider for turn-key nonwovens lines and machines for carded crosslapped needlepunching lines, spunlace lines, and thermobonding...

2nd Sep 2021

Kimberly-Clark, American personal care corporation, has announced a series of executive leadership changes in support of its global business. Tristram Wilkinson, currently serving as president of Kimberly-Clark’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) consumer business, has been named president of the company’s Asia Pacific consumer business.

2nd Sep 2021

Scientists from Rice University, Tokyo Metropolitan University and the Rice-based Carbon Hub have shown that invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibres and sewn into fabrics can act as a thermoelectric generator that can convert heat from the sun or other sources into energy. These flexible generators could also be a way to make carbon ‘green’.

2nd Sep 2021

W.L. Gore has announced an investment in LifeBooster to forge a new era in smart safety apparel for industrial workers worldwide. W.L. Gore will embark on a multi-year plan with LifeBooster to introduce a line of co-branded smart workwear products that takes the assessment of injury risk and worker protection to a new level of form, function, and value.

1st Sep 2021

UK’s Composite Integration has become an official member of the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space (ADS) group to support further development of their aerospace sector collaborations. ADS represents and supports more than 1,100 UK businesses operating in these sectors. It employs around 374,000 people, generating £46 billion of exports annually.

1st Sep 2021

British luxury car company, Bentley Motors, has become the first car manufacturer to join the Leather Working Group. As part of their ambition to become the world’s most sustainable automotive brand, Bentley has joined the Leather Working Group (LWG). Bentley now leads the way for responsible leather use within the global automotive supply chain.