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Better, faster, bio-based: Functional new Plastic alternatives
How can new bio-based and biohybrid materials with improved features be developed faster? Six Fraunhofer institutes are jointly exploring this question in the SUBI²MA flagship project, using an innovative bio-based polyamide developed by Fraunhofer researchers as a model. Its specific properties make it a promising alternative to fossil-based plastics.
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories announces production expansion
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Company” or “Kraig Labs”), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced that it is preparing to add a third production facility as part of its plans for rapid expansion of recombinant spider silk production.
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Kelheim Fibres on track for the future
Kelheim Fibres GmbH, a global leader in specialty viscose fibre solutions, has successfully completed an internal restructuring and sharpened its focus on core product segments following its October 2024 insolvency filing. This has enabled the company to return to a sustainable business model, with a firm commitment to continue on this path.
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Teijin Carbon and A&P Technology launch high-performance BIMAX TPUD braided fabric for scalable composite manufacturing
Teijin Carbon, in collaboration with A&P Technology, today announced a joint innovation in advanced composite materials. IMS65 PAEK Bimax® biaxial fabric is a rate enabling solution using Teijin Carbon’s Tenax™ TPUD IMS65 PAEK product, a thermoplastic unidirectional (UD) tape. It is designed to meet growing demand for scalable, high-speed production of composites in aerospace, space, defense and other evolving markets.
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UHMWPE fibres – FET’s game changer for the biomedical market
FET is launching the FET-500 Series of gel spinning systems in a move that could revolutionise the research and development of UHMWPE fibres.
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Lenzing AG refines strategy and strengthens competitiveness for a challenging environment
Lenzing AG, a leading provider of regenerated cellulosic fibers, refined its strategy to strengthen its global positioning and competitiveness. With this step, the company responds to the ongoing challenges in the global textile and nonwovens markets as well as geopolitical changes. Cornerstones of the refined strategy include focusing on high-performance fibers, enhancing operational efficiency and asset footprint optimization, which should further unlock the company’s full value creation potential.
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Fashion For Good launches “Beyond50 Denim” to address hemp integration barriers in global denim production
Fashion for Good, together with leading global brands BESTSELLER, C&A, PDS Limited, Reformation, and Target, launched Beyond50 Denim: Combining Cottonised Hemp and Green Chemistry, a project accelerating the use of hemp as an alternative to conventional cotton in denim. By combining two pioneering innovations (SEFF’s Nano-Pulse™ cottonised hemp fibres and FIBRE52™’s proprietary chemistry formulations with soft handfeel), the project seeks to demonstrate that hemp-based denim can match or even surpass cotton in both performance and appeal.
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INVISTA unveils new direct-to-mold Nylon product offerings
INVISTA, a global leader in the manufacture of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers for the nylon and polypropylene value chains, unveiled three new direct-to-mold nylon product offerings today at K Fair in Germany.
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RadiciGroup and Ferragamo team up for an eco-design project under the Monitor for Circular Fashion initiative
RadiciGroup, a leading player in sustainable textile solutions, has partnered with Ferragamo to develop “Nova – The evolution of a Star”, an eco-design project that reimagines one of the Maison’s iconic handbags through the lens of circularity.
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Global fiber production reaches record levels in 2024
Textile Exchange has released its latest Materials Market Report, alongside the Materials Benchmark Insights and Trends and an updated Climate+ Dashboard. The findings highlight both record growth in global fiber production and the challenges of aligning the industry with Paris Agreement climate goals.
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Leadership Change at Teijin Carbon Europe
Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH has announced a change in its executive leadership. After seven years at the helm, Dr. Bernd Wohlmann is stepping down from his role as CEO.
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Indorama Ventures in Lisbon to help unlock systemic change in the textile industry
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, joins leading brand owners, technology players, weavers, knitters, and alike at the Textile Exchange Conference in Lisbon on October 13-17. Under the conference theme of Shifting Landscapes, Vipin Kumar, Chief Commercial Officer for Indorama Ventures’ Fibers Business, will join the debate on how to unlock opportunities for systems transformation.
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INVISTA Shanghai China Site earns ISCC PLUS certification
INVISTA’s nylon 6,6 polymer manufacturing site in Shanghai, China, has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification of its polymerization process.
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