Yarn & Fiber

2025-02-06

Dyneema® unveils groundbreaking hard ballistic product innovations, enabling a 45% weight reduction in protective armor systems

Dyneema®, owned by Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, unveils its most advanced ballistic materials to date with the launch of Dyneema® HB330 and Dyneema® HB332. Engineered with third-generation Dyneema® fiber technology, these groundbreaking unidirectional (UD) materials set a new standard for ballistic performance and weight reduction, enhancing protection in hard armor applications such as inserts, helmets, and vehicle armor.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-30

Bemberg partners show latest developments and creations with this Asahi Kasei fiber at Milano Unica

Bemberg™ is the brand name of the regenerated cellulose fiber cupro, produced only by Asahi Kasei in Japan. It is unique, one-of-a-kind material that doesn’t deplete any forestry resources. It represents a journey of 9 decades, but going even stronger, and rocking. At Milano Unica, Bemberg partners are now showing the latest developments and creations with this unique, noble, timeless yet modern fiber that has been combining new aesthetics and haptics with innovative yet responsible values since 1931.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-30

Senior Managing Director Heinz Gunold has passed away

The Stockstadt-based company GUNOLD, GmbH mourns the loss of its senior managing director Heinz Gunold, who passed away on January 8, 2025, at the age of 96.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-23

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories secures new investment license allowing for further production scale-up

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company” or “Kraig Labs”), a leading developer of spider silk-based fibers, proudly announces that it has received a new investment license in Vietnam. This strategic authorization marks a significant milestone in the Company’s mission to expand its production operations to meet the growing demand for its high-performance spider silk materials.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-21

Subscription package with Uster FiberQ drives top quality and efficiency for Sagar

Uster FiberQ automated raw material management generated more than 2,000 laydowns in a year for Sagar, one of India’s leading spinners. The results delivered consistent yarn quality and optimized process efficiency – giving a payback period of three months.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-17

Eastman Naia™ showcases “All-Night Comfort” at Heimtextil 2025

At Heimtextil 2025, Eastman introduces the latest innovation in its sustainable fiber portfolio: Naia™ Renew for fill applications. Expanding beyond its proven success in bedding and towels, Naia™ Renew now transforms comforters and quilts with breathable comfort, luxurious softness, and unparalleled ease of care. This represents a significant evolution in the application of Naia™ in home textiles, meeting the growing demand for high-performance, more responsible solutions.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2025: Six innovations are nominated

It is getting exciting again in Cologne on 12 and 13 March for the cellulose fibres industry. Six new products have been nominated for the popular innovation award. The jury has selected six outstanding nominees that want to shape the future more sustainable with their pioneering products.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

Indorama Ventures celebrates 45 years of Trevira CS® and other innovative products and concepts at Heimtextil 2025

Indorama Ventures is pleased to exhibit the Trevira CS® brand together with 17 Trevira CS partner companies at the Heimtextil trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany, from January 14-17, 2025. This year Trevira CS is celebrating its 45th anniversary! In 1980 Trevira CS® was launched on the market, at that time a pioneer for permanently flame retardant textiles whose flame retardant properties neither wash out nor are lost through ageing or use. They are characterized by the fact that they meet all essential fire protection standards without the need for a chemical finish.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

LENZING™ Lyocell Fill expands portfolio to enhance comfort, resource efficiency and design versatility in filling applications

The Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulosic fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, today announced the expansion of its LENZING™ Lyocell Fill portfolio within the TENCEL™ family of fibers. This broader portfolio expansion introduces a finer variant with various cut lengths, tailored for filling applications in home textiles and apparel. Lenzing will unveil the expanded portfolio during Heimtextil in Frankfurt, January 14–17, 2025.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

Yarn Expo Spring 2025 to spotlight polypropylene and functional textiles

The polypropylene yarn market is currently transforming, driven by a rising demand for sustainable and high-performance textiles. As the industry increasingly emphasises cost efficiency and innovative fibre technologies, advancements in polypropylene and functional yarns are becoming paramount. From 11 – 13 March 2025 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, Yarn Expo Spring will be a key platform for industry leaders to showcase these advancements, reflecting the market's shift.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India and Austrian Fibers Institute announce collaboration to host Dornbirn Global Fiber Conference at Techtextil India Symposium 2025

As the global demand for technical textiles surges, India is emerging as a key hub for innovation and growth. Recognizing the vast potential of this evolving market, Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India is proud to announce a ground-breaking collaboration for ‘Techtextil India - the country’s premier platform for the technical textiles industry with Austrian Fibers Institute.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

Kelheim Fibres GmbH: Insolvency proceedings opened in self-administration – focus on sustainable restructuring and securing the future

By order of the Local Court of Regensburg dated January 1, 2025, insolvency proceedings were opened against the assets of Kelheim Fibres GmbH and self-administration was ordered. The management remains fully capable of acting within the framework of the proceedings ordered by the court and is supported by the law firms Advant Beiten and Brinkmann & Partner. Attorney Michael Verken was appointed as trustee.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-01-16

Nantong Teijin’s efforts to reduce water usage certified as model activities for supporting the environment in the Yangtze River Delta Region

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., announced today that its group company, Nantong Teijin Co., Ltd., has been recognized by China’s Jiangsu Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment for reducing water usage by approximately 300,000 tons/year. Nantong Teijin, which manufactures polyester long-fiber woven and knitted fabrics in Jiangsu Province, independently developed equipment and systems for analyzing, recovering, storing and reusing wastewater from its water-intensive dyeing process.

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2024-12-13

Fiber customers rely on LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased

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Indorama Ventures launches RECO Collective 2025

2024-12-05

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2024-12-05

Recover opens new factory and pioneers recycling technology in Vietnam

2024-12-05

Eastman successfully reconfirmed dark green shirt in 2024 Canopy Hot Button ranking and report for sustainable Naia™ fibers

2024-11-28

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2024-11-21

Indorama Ventures showcases sustainability innovation at COP29 in Azerbaijan

2024-11-19

Not so micro: an exploration of the impact of fibre fragmentation

2024-11-08

Indorama Ventures collaborates to launch World’s first commercialized PET bottles using Bio-Paraxylene for Suntory

2024-11-08

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2024-11-07

AbTF joins Make the Label Count initiative to promote fair assessment of natural fibres

2024-11-07

Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress 2025 issues call for innovative papers

2024-10-31

Eastman Naia™ brings its own groundbreaking “Case for change” to the Textile Exchange Conference 2024.

2024-10-31

Twenty years of Sustainability Report for RadiciGroup

2024-10-24

Bio-Derived LYCRA® EcoMade fiber samples make global debut at Kingpins Amsterdam

2024-10-23

INVISTA to continue HMD production in Orange, Texas

2024-10-17

Lenzing, Kaihara Denim and ROICA™ by Asahi Kasei launch SAISEI Collection, premium stretch denim line made of recycled materials

2024-10-10

Naia™ from Eastman presents its innovative cellulose acetate for soft woven applications

2024-10-03

Lenzing’s VEOCEL™ builds awareness in combating plastic pollution highlighted at UN’s SEA of Solutions 2024

2024-10-03

Global fiber production reached an all-time high of 124 million tonnes in 2023

2024-10-03

NatureWorks welcomes new CGO and CFO as company enters new growth phase

2024-10-02

Sustainability and innovation at the forefront: Yarn Expo Spring returns in March 2025

2024-09-26

Indorama Ventures concentrates yarn production in Italy to serve European textile industry

2024-09-26

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories launches spider silk production at recently completed higher capacity facility

2024-09-23

Kelheim Fibres achieves the highest level in the ZDHC MMCF module

2024-09-17

Naia from Eastman at NY Home Market Week

2024-09-16

That’s a wrap: Yarn Expo Autumn facilitates global eco-transition with increased international participation and wider product offering

2024-09-05

Dornbirn-GFC 2024: Innovations for a Sustainable Textile Future

2024-09-05

ROICA™ by Asahi Kasei shows special premium stretch ingredient “par excellence” in its partners’ collections

2024-08-29

UNIFI launches globally available circular polyester products made from textile waste