Knitting & Hosiery
Comfortable and sustainable: home and hobbywear made from warp knitted terry fabrics
The coronavirus has led to the rediscovery of our indigenous nature in many places around the world. Recreational opportunities that can be enjoyed close to home are gaining in importance, and traditional hobbies such as fishing are coming back into fashion, even among young people. If you want to land a big fish, you need not just the right equipment, but the right outfit too. Snuggly, soft, super-comfortable and quick-drying: the terry cloth shorts on this page (Fig. 1) complete the obligatory wellies-and-checked-shirt look for unlimited fishing pleasure.
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Home Textiles
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles provided vital business platform for autumn season
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles successfully concluded its 27th autumn edition in earlier October. Held alongside four other concurrent textile shows, the fair was the only major event for this sector able to take place in China during this season, providing a much-needed business platform for 735 exhibitors and 20,106 trade buyers. The fair was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).
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Yarn & Fiber
RadiciGroup is exhibiting at the A+A trade fair, an international event focusing on safety solutions for the workplace, to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 26 to 29 October (Stands 3G26 + 3G32). This international show gives RadiciGroup the opportunity to present its latest developments in personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial use, including coveralls, gowns, caps, full hoods, shoe covers and boots.
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In a position paper published today, the companies organised in the VDMA Textile Machinery Association welcome the ambitions of the EU to promote climate protection, in particular the approach of combining the goals for the EU textile and clothing industry into a sector-specific strategy.
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Yarn & Fiber
IFG launch PA11 bio-based fibre
Forming part of the new IFG Bio range, Rilsan® PA11 is 100% bio-based, derived from renewable castor oil, which has a proven legacy in meeting some of the world’s most demanding material challenges. The trademark properties of PA11 include lightweight, flexibility, durability, and overall toughness.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
Hygienix Innovation Award finalist: Glatfelter’s GlatPure™ back sheet
Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT), a leading global supplier of engineered materials, has been nominated as a top three finalist for the 2021 Hygienix Innovation Award for its sustainable, cellulose-based GlatPure™ back sheet used in Hygiene products. This award promotes innovation within the disposable absorbent hygiene market.
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INDEX 20
Trevira at Index 2021
New sustainable developments in fibres for the non-wovens industry
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Global fashion retailer REVOLVE has partnered with Recover™, leading producer in recycled cotton fiber, to introduce a sustainable denim collection with REVOLVE-owned brand Lovers and Friends.
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Denim Première vision confirms the sector’s buoyant recovery with a hybrid, dynamic and inspiring event
In a positive, buoyant and business-oriented atmosphere, Denim Première Vision welcomed - both online and at the show - a visitorship comprised of designers, order writers and decision-makers, distinguished by their high-quality positioning: fashion and luxury brands, retailers, jeanswear pure players and web players.
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Plastic Energy has today announced the final investment decision and start of construction for its advanced recycling plant in northern France. The large-scale recycling plant will have a capacity of 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste per annum, with plans to scale-up to 33,000 tonnes in the near future, and will be adjacent to ExxonMobil’s Notre Dame de Gravenchon petrochemical complex.
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The nonwovens specialist once again features on the list of Bavaria's 50 top companies. Minister of Economic Affairs, Hubert Aiwanger, emphasizes the major significance of rapidly growing SMEs.
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With the signing of a statement of cooperation, the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia (BPI) and Empa are celebrating a new partnership to promote innovation and collaboration, furthering joint developments in the field of biobased solutions.
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International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Albaad Massuot Yitzhak Ltd. to supply a neXline wetlace hybrid line for their Dimona facilities, Israel.
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DOMOTEX, the leading trade show for carpets and floor coverings, is set to restart in 2022. The flooring industry’s first live event since the pandemic will be staged in the southern part of the Hannover Exhibition Center from 13 to 16 January 2022, with various virtual participation options also available.
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The new TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers reduce the shine of conventional lyocell denim fabrics whilst maintaining the benefits and eco-credentials of standard TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers
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Global Bio-degradable Polymers Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth, trends, COVID-19 impact and forecasts
The "Bio-degradable Polymers Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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Global Textile Market Analysis Report 2021-2028 by raw material (wool, chemical, silk), product (natural fibers, polyester), application (household, technical)
The "Global Textile Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Raw Material (Wool, Chemical, Silk), by Product (Natural Fibers, Polyester), by Application (Household, Technical), by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2021-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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Ganesha Ecosphere and applied DNA to deploy CertainT® Platform to secure recycled polyester supply chain
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (Applied DNA or the “Company”), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing and nucleic acid-based technologies, today announced signing a mutual collaboration agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd. (BSE: GANECOS) (Ganesha), the largest recycled polyester (rPET) fiber producer in India with over 300-plus customers, 250-plus suppliers, and 500-plus product variants.
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Elevate Textiles leads industry sustainability initiatives
Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, continues its leadership in sustainable manufacturing as the first global textile manufacturer to receive validation of its Science Based Target (SBTi) goals related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the highest levels recommended. As part of its commitment, Elevate recently increased its original greenhouse gas emission reduction target from 2.5% to 4.2% per year across its portfolio brands of American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann and Safety Components.
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10th ITMF Corona-Survey
Companies see mostly a good business situation and anticipate an even more favourable business in six months’ time. Some differences between regions and segments persist.
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Birla Cellulose targets to scale Liva Reviva fibres to 100,000 tons by 2024
Birla Cellulose, umbrella brand of Grasim Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, recognizes the pivotal role that it can play in sustainable forest management and in promoting circular economy using a collaborative approach. Birla Cellulose plans to aggressively scale up the production of circular fibre Liva Reviva to a level of 100,000 tons per year by 2024. One of our key strategic partners in this journey is environmental not-for-profit Canopy and their CanopyStyle initiative, now supported by over 450 brands and retailers.
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Yarn & Fiber
Teijin to boost highly heat-resistant carbon fiber prepreg production for aerospace applications
Teijin Limited announced today that its carbon fiber subsidiary Renegade Materials Corporation, a leading U.S.-based supplier of highly heat-resistant thermoset prepregs, resins and adhesives for the aerospace industry, will expand its prepreg production by 2.5 times approximately. The increased capacity, which aligns with Renegade’s capacity expansion strategy at the Miamisburg, Ohio location, is the result of a USD 4 million investment made in December 2019 and the construction was started in March 2020. Operation of the new production lines will commence January 2022.
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2021 Enlargement package: European Commission assesses and sets out reform priorities for the Western Balkans and Turkey
Today, the European Commission adopted its 2021 Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by the Western Balkans and Turkey on their respective paths towards the European Union, with a particular focus on implementing fundamental reforms, as well as clear guidance on the reform priorities ahead.
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2022 Commission Work Programme: Making Europe stronger together
Today, the Commission adopted its 2022 Work Programme, setting out the next steps in its bold and transformative agenda towards a post-COVID-19 Europe that is greener, fairer, more digital and more resilient. This Commission Work Programme contains 42 new policy initiatives across all six headline ambitions of President von der Leyen's Political Guidelines, building on her 2021 State of the Union speech. It also reflects the lessons learnt from the unprecedented crisis caused by the pandemic, while paying particular attention to our young generation thanks to the proposed European Year of Youth 2022.
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Suominen and Infinited Fiber Company develop nonwoven sheet made from 100% textile waste
A shared commitment to bringing circular materials and sustainable practices to the nonwovens industry, and a desire to differentiate positively in the single-use items market, brought together the innovative textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company and Suominen, the global market leader in nonwovens for wipes, to create a nonwoven sheet made 100% from regenerated textile waste.
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SHIMA SEIKI to exhibit at A+A 2021
SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, through its Italian subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI ITALIA S.p.A., will participate in the A+A 2021 International Trade Fair for Safety, Security and Health at Work in Düsseldorf, Germany later this month.
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ITA scientist Dr Frederik Cloppenburg awarded Karl Arnold Prize 2021
The textile researcher Dr Frederik Cloppenburg, scientist at the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, was honoured on 8 September 2021 with the Karl Arnold Prize of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts, endowed with 10,000 €, for his outstanding scientific achievements.
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Belt and Road Textile Conference 2021 concluded with success
The Belt and Road Textile Conference 2021 was held in Huzhou, Zhejiang province on October 15, which saw the participation of government officials from ministerial and local levels, and representatives from the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), foreign government agencies and business associations, and industry-leading companies.
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INDEX 2021: Reifenhäuser Enka Tecnica exhibits high-end components for complex nonwoven applications
Reifenhäuser Enka Tecnica will exhibit its wide range of replacement components for spunbond, meltblown, and composite lines at the world's leading nonwovens trade show INDEX in Geneva (booth 2638) from October 19 to 22, 2021. The highly specialized custom manufacturer offers high-end technology "Made in Germany" that is 100% compatible with all globally installed lines.
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Renewcell and Kelheim Fibres form collaboration to establish a European closed loop for fashion
Today, Renewcell and Kelheim Fibres Gmbh have signed a Letter of Intent for a long term commercial collaboration to add the crucial missing link for a circular economy for textiles in Europe. Together, the two technology leaders will collaborate on developing commercial scale production of superior quality viscose fibers from up to 10 000 tonnes of Renewcell’s 100% textile recycled material Circulose® annually.
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