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INDA releases 2024 Nonwovens Supply Report
June 7th, 2024
The Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry (INDA) announced the publication of the 11th edition of the annual North American Nonwovens Supply Report. Based on extensive research, producer surveys and interviews with industry leaders, the report provides a comprehensive view of the North American supply of nonwoven materials including the key metrics of capacity, production and […]
Value Vinyls Inc. promotes Marc Shellshear to president
June 6th, 2024
Marc Shellshear, Value Vinyls Inc. new president. Image: Value Vinyls Inc. Value Vinyls Inc., a specialty textiles and fabrics provider based in Grand Prairie, Texas, announced the promotion of Marc Shellshear to president. Shellshear brings over 30 years of extensive experience in operations, sales and marketing across multiple industries including specialty textiles, fabric and shade […]
Glen Raven Inc. names Joseph Davis new president of Glen Raven Material Solutions Group
June 5th, 2024
Joseph Davis, the new president of Glen Raven Material Solutions Group. Image: Glen Raven Inc. Glen Raven Inc., a performance fabric manufacturer serving multiple markets, including shade, marine and furniture, announced that Joseph Davis, an executive with more than 30 years of experience in consumer products, sales and supply chain, has been named the next […]
EURATEX, industriAll Europe announce project to promote partnerships in European textiles industry
June 4th, 2024
EURATEX, a European textile member association based in Brussels, Belgium, and industriAll Europe, a trade union representing workers in the mining, chemical, energy and textile industries, announced the launch of a joint project supported by the European Commission called Stitch Together. It is a two-year Europe-wide project to promote social partnerships in the European textiles […]
UNIFI announces 2024 REPREVE Champions Of Sustainability Award winners
June 3rd, 2024
UNIFI Inc., a producer of recycled and synthetic yarns headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., announced the 2024 REPREVE® Champions of Sustainability Award recipients. These annual awards celebrate the industry members who have recycled over 40 billion plastic bottles into new products through REPREVE. The 2024 Champions of Sustainability award winners are: NIKE and Rothy’s® received the Milestone […]
Improved UV ink
June 3rd, 2024
NewV set UEL 5000 UV ink for offset printing can be used on coated and uncoated substrates. NewV set UEL 5000 is hubergroup's new UV ink for offset printing that can be used for various types of commercial printing on coated and uncoated substrates. The improved ink is suitable for LED-UV and iron-doped UV offset […]
Researchers investigate nanoplastics
June 1st, 2024
Particles of nanoplastics on the surface of the fleece fiber are visible under a scanning electron microscope. The particles detach during washing, so that after four washes, there are hardly any left. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have taken the study of microplastics to the next level—nanoplastics. Empa […]
Just add heat: Researchers create style-changing dress
June 1st, 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Self-Asssembly Lab’s knitting machine used to make the base dress design. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Self-Assembly Lab have created prototypes of a 4D knit dress that can change style using heat. The yarn that makes up most of the dress is a blend of viscose that […]
Coating for textiles reduces growth of bacteria, viruses
June 1st, 2024
A colored image of the antimicrobial coating on a fabric sample, taken with a scanning electron microscope. Image: Empa Researchers at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), BASF, Spiez Laboratory and the Technical University of Berlin have created an antimicrobial coating for textiles that reduces or kills viruses and bacteria. The coating, […]
Sustainable 3D-printed fashion created with biomaterial
June 1st, 2024
In collaboration with Brigitte Kock, a 3D fashion designer, Balena created a collection of 3D-printed garments, including trousers with cutouts on the side and a cropped shirt with open back panels. The pants become more transparent at the bottom and more opaque at the top to allow someone to easily wear them out on the […]