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INDA, EDANA release eighth Global Nonwoven Markets Report
December 9th, 2024
The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) and the European Disposables And Nonwovens Association (EDANA) announced the release of the Global Nonwoven Markets Report: A Comprehensive Survey and Outlook, 2023–2028. It is now available for purchase through both INDA’s and EDANA’s websites. This latest edition offers an analysis of global nonwoven macro drivers, supply […]
Call for presenters open for Advanced Textiles Expo 2025
December 6th, 2024
Advanced Textiles Association invites industry leaders, innovators and experts to present at Advanced Textiles Expo® 2025 and Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC). Advanced Textiles Expo and the ETC allow textile industry participants to showcase their knowledge and innovations, inspire other industry professionals, and engage with peers and thought leaders in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Presentation applications […]
Apex Mills appoints Chris Rojas as assistant plant manager for Apex Aridyne facility
December 5th, 2024
Chris Rojas, the new assistant plant manager of Apex Mills' Aridyne facility in Graham, N.C. Image: Apex Mills Apex Mills Corporation Inc., a technical textiles manufacturer based in Inwood, N.Y., has named Chris Rojas as assistant plant manager for the Apex Mills Aridyne facility in Graham, N.C. Rojas brings over a decade of production, process and […]
Milliken & Company announces investment in Tidal Vision
December 4th, 2024
Milliken & Company, a global flooring, textiles, chemicals and health care products manufacturer based in Spartanburg, S.C., announced its investment and partnership with Tidal Vision. Tidal Vision is a global biomolecular technologies company. The partnership will introduce biodegradable chemistries to the markets that Milliken serves and is the latest in a series of investments made as part […]
Circulose appoints new chairman of the board and CEO
December 3rd, 2024
Jonatan Janmark (left), Circulose's new CEO, and Helena Helmersson, the company's new chairman of the board. Image: Circulose Circulose, a Swedish sustainable technology company, has appointed Helena Helmersson as the new chairman of the board, along with Jonatan Janmark as the new CEO. They will be assuming their roles on Dec. 1, 2024. “A challenger […]
Evocative, sustainable textiles
December 3rd, 2024
The Hefty Herringbone textile passed Wyzenbeek abrasion tests of 100,000 double rubs with no wear. The Memorable collection from HBF Textiles features sustainable attributes from rapidly renewable fibers to yarns sourced from recovered plastics from the ocean (Seaqual) to leather from a sustainable tannery. The collection includes three textiles: Daydreamer, made of 100% recycled post-consumer […]
Jones Family of Companies, ECO Fiber enter joint venture
December 2nd, 2024
Jones Family of Companies Inc., headquartered in Humboldt, Tenn., and ECO Fiber Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., announced the formation of a joint venture to establish a new company, ECO Fiber Packaging. ECO Fiber Packaging will provide sustainable cold chain packaging solutions and operate as a new entity under its own brand. This new venture […]
Researchers develop MXene-based smart fabric
December 1st, 2024
Doctoral candidate Jun Peng from the College of Textile Science and Engineering at Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China, wearing a face mask made using MXene that can detect lung cancer and viruses from a person’s breath. University of Waterloo researchers in Waterloo, Ont., Canada, have developed a smart fabric that can convert body heat and […]
Fiber Shredder unravels, preps materials for recycling
December 1st, 2024
Abbie Clarke-Sather, Ph.D., amid bales of textiles at the True North Goodwill facility in Duluth, Minn. “My students and I have benefited from the time provided by many True North Goodwill employees to help us make the Fiber Shredder useful,” she says. Image: University of Minnesota Duluth University of Minnesota Duluth associate professor Abbie Clarke-Sather, […]
Research project spurs product development, HeroWear startup
December 1st, 2024
Real-world textile-based exosuits won’t make workers or soldiers into Iron Man, but HeroWear is amassing studies that show that the company’s Apex 2 lowers back strain and fatigue, thus enhancing wearers’ productivity. It was initially designed at Vanderbilt University. Pictured is the commercial version of the product. The company has also developed a military version […]