Archive: September 2025

Inspired by the crash of Air India 171 that killed 260 people in June in Ahmedabad, India, a pair of aviation engineers from the Birla…

Researchers at the University of Tartu, Estonia, report that thread packing can encode fabric stretchability, leading the way to tailoring wearables at an industrial scale.

Stara Planina Hold has sold its 50% stake in Bulgarian knitwear manufacturer Boriana to investment company Makaveev Investments of Hristiana and Mitko Makaveev, who own…

More than 70 Hungarian and 30 Central European designers presented their spring/summer 2026 collections to the 16th Budapest Central European Fashion Week, according to the…

Germany-based Mavig has integrated high-tech materials using Outlast technology into its protective clothing and head wear designed specifically for radiology, providing more comfort, better concentration…

Spanish automotive brand Cupra is using Toray Industries’ Ultrasuede material for the dashboard, door panels, centre console and steering wheel of its latest show car…

Textiles that sense gestures and respond to them can transform how people interact with everyday objects and materials, including vehicle interiors, by embedding touch-sensing stitches…

Teijin Frontier is to expand production capacity of high-tenacity recycled polyester filament yarn used in industrial applications such as tyre cords, reinforcements for rubber products…

Camira will unveil the transport industry’s first interior fabrics made entirely from recycled marine plastic waste at this year’s Busworld Expo.

Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a novel anthropometric method that delivers highly accurate measurements to enhance the performance and design of…

Romania’s textile industry has lost around 40,000 jobs in the past year, according to the Romania Journal.

Clothing producer KG Tex has opened a new garment factory in Leninskoye village, Alamedin district in the Chui region of Kyrgyzstan, reports the Ministry of…

Replin by Hainsworth, a manufacturer of fabrics for aviation and transport interiors, is celebrating 80 years since the Replin Fabrics business was founded by Jewish-Hungarian…