world fashion designers news

6th May 2020

Composites Europe has become ‘Composites for Europe’. From November 10-12, the business summit for composite materials will take off in a new format and fresh ideas. In future, the event in Stuttgart will focus especially on small and medium-sized companies, innovative start-ups and strong composites market in D-A-CH region...

5th May 2020

Crystal group has announced that the company’s factories in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, and Hong Kong, has donated more than 180,000 masks to support employees’ families and the communities, in addition to the masks provided to the employees. The company, which is headquartered in Hong Kong, is a global leader in the apparel manufacturing industry.

5th May 2020

Scientists at India’s Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) have found a low-cost way to disinfect garments carrying microbes. They have found a nanomaterial which kills microbes using visible light. The team will now explore its effectiveness as anti-viral agent, which may help fight Covid 19. The aim is to incorporate it in fabrics.

4th May 2020

Mitsui Chemicals is supplying nonwovens as raw materials for isolation gowns in an effort to support health care providers on front lines in cutting-edge medical facilities. This effort comes as increasing spread of coronavirus has made isolation gowns – for which Japan has been reliant on foreign imports – difficult to obtain amid the global pandemic.

4th May 2020

Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation of Greenville, WI, is scaling up its melt-blown fabric production for N95 masks and other medical applications. It has purchased a former Kimberly-Clark facility in Neenah which allows it additional space for the purpose. The plant that is being set up will be a mix between old and new technology developed by Biax-Fiberfilm.

4th May 2020

Burlington is collaborating with Ralph Lauren in to make isolation gowns for healthcare and other community workers in New York, New Jersey and North Carolina on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis. Burlington is providing its advanced barrier Maxima fabrics and technical expertise to Ralph Lauren to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE).

1st May 2020

INDA has rescheduled the 14th edition of World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference to August 24-27 in response to updated guidance on phased reopenings in various states, consistent with guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a view of airline scheduling changes over the summer in response to spread of COVID-19 virus.

1st May 2020

Lombardy-based Warp Knit Seamless (WKS) specialist, Cifra, backed by its long-term know-how, has engineered and produced an innovative and hi-tech range of protective masks called Warp-Mask. The mask will be used to help in Italy’s fight against COVID-19. Cifra has developed and introduced the new product onto the market in just a few days.

1st May 2020

Amidst increasing demand for Covid-19 respiratory protective gear, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Logistics Victory Los Angeles (LoVLA) have signed a deal with Honeywell to purchase 24 million N95 masks as part of a city stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE). Production of the masks will start in May and continue for 24 months.