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  1. Advanced Silicone Ink From Dow Addresses Growing Demand For Improved Performance In Textile Applications 10/27/2022

    With the continued global growth of the apparel market, the use of polyester, nylon and blends of these materials with elastane is also on the rise, especially in sportswear and loungewear. To support this higher demand for synthetic textiles, Dow is launching a patented silicone ink – SILASTIC LCF 9600 M Textile Printing Ink Base – that can be used for printing on synthetic and cotton fabrics, particularly highly elastic garments.

  2. FIOBOC To Release Graphene-Enhanced Activewear 10/27/2022

    FIOBOC, a casual fashion menswear brand dedicated to creating versatile, high-quality, stylish, and sustainable garments, is excited to announce the launch of its new Graphene-enhanced activewear range.

  3. Added Value Through Addition 10/26/2022

    Additive manufacturing already enables completely new product solutions in many sectors, including the textile industry. The combination of 3D printing technology and textiles in particular is opening up previously unknown opportunities, including the ability to create both individual looks as well as specific functionalities.

  4. Hologenix, Creators Of Celliant®, And Unifi® Makers Of Repreve® Announce Partnership 10/25/2022

    Materials science leader Hologenix, creators of CELLIANT®, and global textile solutions provider UNIFI®, makers of REPREVE®, have announced their partnership to introduce CELLIANT® with REPREVE®. CELLIANT with REPREVE has the infrared properties of science-backed CELLIANT infrared technology and the sustainable footprint of REPREVE, the world's number one brand of recycled fiber.

  5. Teijin Frontier’s Thai Subsidiary Launches Facility For Producing Functional Polyester Filaments 10/25/2022

    Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibers and products converting company, announced today that its core base for polyester fiber manufacturing, Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited (TPL), launched a cutting-edge automated facility for the highly efficient production of polyester filaments. Operation began this month.

  6. Lenzing Strengthens Ambitions In Textile Recycling 10/20/2022

    ​The Lenzing Group, a world-leading provider of specialty fibers for the textile and nonwoven industries, is reinforcing its commitment to circularity by becoming a partner in the CISUTAC (Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing) project that is co-funded by the EU.

  7. Higg Is Developing Partnerships With Bluesign And ZDHC To Fast-Track Textile Industry Chemical Management Improvement 10/19/2022

    Higg, the sustainability insights platform for the consumer goods industry, today announced it is developing partnerships with Bluesign and ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) to accelerate the use of environmentally-safe chemicals among global brands and manufacturers.

  8. Knowledge Focused Kids' Apparel Brand Launches Its First Collection 10/13/2022

    Kids' clothing brand, Starrior, launches its first collection of soft, high-quality, and eco-friendly clothing with thought-provoking, intellectual concepts that elevate and inspire children.

  9. Engineers Weave Advanced Fabric That Can Cool A Wearer Down And Warm Them Up 10/13/2022

    Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other advanced substances that combine to produce a fabric that can respond to changing temperatures to heat up and cool down its wearer depending on need.

  10. ANDRITZ To Complete Basic Engineering For Textile Recycling Processes To Infinited Fiber Company In Finland 9/29/2022

    International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully completed the basic engineering for its key process areas for Infinited Fiber Company´s commercial-scale plant in Finland.