world fashion designers news

18th Mar 2020

Anglo Recycling Technology is on course to deliver about a million of its special nonwoven mats for hydroponically growing herbs to a major customer in Middle East this year. The Growfelt-branded products arose from discovery by Anglo Recycling’s owner Simon Macaulay that retail supplier of salads, Vitacress, used nonwoven felts on which to grow its...

18th Mar 2020

Researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported developing a new self-protective and reproducible electronic textile for wearable devices with high performance. It can protect itself from the interference of a variety of liquids and reproduce after mechanical wear and...

17th Mar 2020

Designtex and Hologenix, inventor of Celliant, have unveiled Designtex Celliant upholstery. Celliant is a mix of naturally occurring, thermo-reactive minerals which capture and convert body heat into infrared energy. This improves local circulation, cellular oxygenation, and helps regulate temperature, causing more energy, endurance, comfort and...

16th Mar 2020

Scientists under a transnational project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, have produced a child seat headrest as a technology demonstrator with significant weight reduction. The team used Tepex continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials from Lanxess to show their potential in lightweight...

16th Mar 2020

JEC is set to host the 4th composites pavilion at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, from June 9-11, 2020, in a spirit of innovation, business, and networking. JEC works for the development of information and business connections channels, and platforms supporting the growth and promotion of the composite materials industry.

13th Mar 2020

Neenah, a specialty materials company headquartered in Alpharetta and focused on premium niche markets, is taking over Vectorply Corporation, a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners for $155 million in cash. The two have signed a definitive agreement in this connection. Closing is expected to occur on April 1, and is subject to customary...

12th Mar 2020

FiberCore and Orenco Composites have signed a deal to license the InfraCore technology in the US. The partnership provides opportunities for both companies. Orenco will not only increase its market share in the US, but with its knowledge of the engineering and production of large composite products will also grow the InfraCore technology itself.

12th Mar 2020

Finnish sustainability pioneer in sustainable workwear, Touchpoint, and Spinnova have launched their first demo product, the Tapio apron in the Gastro Helsinki event. The apron, made of Spinnova's highly sustainable fibre, is the world's most ecological piece of workwear. Spinnova develops textile fibre directly out of FSC-certified wood and waste...

11th Mar 2020

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC), subsidiary of Albany International, has got a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce composite wing skins on an automated fibre placement machine at its Salt Lake City operations. AEC is producing wing skins for the F-35A (CTOL variant) of the Lightning II fighter jet. Delivery of wing skins has begun in January.