world textiles research news

29th Nov 2018

Porcher Industries celebrated the opening of its new Chinese manufacturing site on November 22, 2018. The inauguration of ‘Zhejiang Porcher Industries New Material’ marks the opening of a brand new Porcher Industries site in China and is a demonstration of the company’s commitment towards its Chinese partners and the next chapter of growth for the firm.

28th Nov 2018

US flame resistant (FR) textiles brand Westex by Milliken and global aramid fibre producer Teijin Aramid have joined hands for Southeast Asia and Australasia. The partnership has already created a performance-driven aramid fabric with guaranteed FR protection. Westex Synergy Pro features superior softness and better moisture-wicking capabilities.

28th Nov 2018

Diamond Wipes International Inc, the largest American wet wipe manufacturer west of the Rockies, has acquired Ode to Clean, the world’s first cleaning wipes made with 100 per cent plant-based ingredients. Ode to Clean, powered by bioperoxide, is the world’s safest and most effective cleaning wipes that uses solar-powered and wind-powered manufacturing

28th Nov 2018

EuroFibers, the leading Dutch supplier of high-performance fibres, has introduced its new sister company EuroFabrics - a one-stop shop for high-performance fabrics like BodyShield with special features like cut, slash, abrasion or fire resistance. EuroFabrics will be a key distributor of American SuperFabric in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

28th Nov 2018

Toray Industries Inc, has announced that it would introduce ‘Ultrasuede BX’, a nonwoven material with a suede texture which is about 30 per cent made of plant-based raw materials, in January 2019. The material realises the highest proportion of plant-based raw materials – polyester and polyurethane in the world making it environmentally friendly.

28th Nov 2018

France Decoupe, member of the Addev Materials Group since 2016, has invested in a new clean room dedicated to nonwoven parts manufacturing. With more than 20 million parts produced per year, the plant based in Loire County has developed since 1993 a unique expertise in nonwoven converting for markets such as industry, construction and hygiene.

27th Nov 2018

Chinese company Zhejiang Kingsafe Nonwovens Fabric has bought a complete line comprising a Stream winder, a Rapid rewinder, a Slittomatic, an extractor, and an automated roll handling and packaging system from the A Celli Group. The line has the start-up scheduled for the first half of 2019. The company had earlier purchased a new winder from the group.

27th Nov 2018

Directa Plus (DCTA), a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Arvind Limited covering two additional vertical markets - composites and water purification in India – following the collaboration between the companies in textiles announced in May 2018.

27th Nov 2018

Sympatex Technologies, the current pioneer in the field of sustainable functional textiles, will present a new line of spundyed laminates at the Performance Days trade fair in Munich from November 28- 29. The non-PTFE and non-PFC based 100 per cent recyclable Sympatex membranes make the monofraction laminates ideal for closed textile loops.