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Philippine Textile Council calls for more support for weavers
To survive and grow in the new normal following the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Philippine weaving industry needs support not only from consumers but also...
Home of Wool reports record sales during pandemic
Six years ago, in search of natural materials for her home, Rositsa Petrova created a company for wool mattresses and pillows: Home of Wool.
Composite material for wound dressings
In many existing multilayer wound dressings, in which the layers are laminated by an adhesive and/or mechanical lamination, the absorbent layers can swell and expand...
Armenian ban on textile imports from Turkey extended
The government of Armenia plans to extend the ban on the imports of Turkish textiles for six months.
Fibertex Nonwovens invests in North American market
Aiming to capitalise on rising demand for nonwovens, Aalborg, Denmark-based nonwovens producer Fibertex Nonwovens is investing DKK300m (US$48m) to expand capacity and meet the growing...
Thai lingerie factory closure leaves 1,300 jobless
A Thai factory making lingerie for Victoria’s Secret, Triumph and other global brands has closed without notice and locked out 1,388 workers, using the coronavirus...
Renewable base for thermoelectric textiles
A thread made of conductive cellulose is paving the way for electronic textiles made from renewable materials.
Heated vests for frontline volunteers
Ororo Heated Apparel of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, has donated hundreds of heated vests to CORE – the Community Organized Relief Effort – to assist...
UK consortium to accelerate high-volume composite technologies
GKN Aerospace is leading a new UK industry consortium called ASCEND (Aerospace and Automotive Supply Chain Enabled Development) to develop and accelerate composite material and...
Swarm robots handle fabrics for rapidly deployed structures
Manipulating and joining together multiple pieces of large, heavy, waterproof fabric is being allocated to robots in a project aiming to improve the manufacturing of...
Large-area functional textile displays
An electronic textile that is 6 m long with a width of 25 cm has been developed by a team at Fudan University in China,...
Thread maker partners with sustainable start-up in Cambodia
Industrial thread supplier Coats is partnering with Annabelle Hope, a start-up sustainable clothing manufacturer based in Cambodia.
Local production for Myant Skiin Pods
Myant has partnered with URtech Manufacturing a Toronto, Canada-based provider of electronics manufacturing services, to produce the first commercial-scale run of electronic components for Skiin,...
Hygiene innovation for business jet cabins
With aircraft interior suppliers looking for new designs to encourage passengers that flying is safe, major concerns in the Covid-19 era aircraft cabin are antimicrobial...
Aerogel boost for flexible thermoelectric generator
Engineers from North Carolina State University report success in enhancing the efficiency of a wrist-worn flexible device that can harness the heat energy from the...
PA6 yarn with 75% recycled content
BIG Yarns, a division of Beaulieu International Group, has launched EqoCycle, a fully recyclable polyamide 6 (PA6) yarn with 75% recycled content, which is said...