RNWBL and Durability Engineers win U.S. Department of Energy award

February 9, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

RNWBL® and Durability Engineers (DE) announced their collaboration and award for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize. The award aims to address the environmental impact of wind turbine materials, specifically focusing on recycling solutions for fiber-reinforced …
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WOW International Conference 2024 opens registration

February 8, 2024  |  Industry News, News

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) announced that registration and tabletop exhibit reservations are open for the World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference. WOW 2024 will take place June 17-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minn. The theme for this year’s event is …
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories announces creation of production-ready spider silk hybrid: BAM 1

February 7, 2024  |  Company News, News

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a biotechnology company, announced the successful creation of a new recombinant spider silk hybrid. This new two-strain hybrid is the result of the company’s program to produce larger and more robust production strains ahead of its spring production trials. Th…
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ITMF award applications open for 2024

February 6, 2024  |  Industry News

The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) announced that it is launching another edition of the ITMF Awards. There are three different award categories that companies/organizations can apply for: The deadline for applications is April 30th, 2024. The winners of the ITMF Awards 2024 w…
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Anthropologie collaborates with Cotton Inc. denim recycling program

February 5, 2024  |  Company News, News

Anthropologie, the global lifestyle brand, announced today their collaboration with Cotton Incorporated’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ program: an initiative at the forefront of denim recycling. Beginning today, Anthropologie customers can bring in their pre-loved denim to any of the brand’s 200+ U.S.…
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Weather-beating composite fabric

February 5, 2024  |  Products

Stamoid Light by Serge Ferrari Group is a versatile multilayer composite fabric for boat seating and protective covers. Blending innovation, durability and style, it is available in a wide range of white shades that enables covers and protective elements to be matched with a variety of boat gelcoats…
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Solesis to open new site in Costa Rica

February 2, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Solesis, a custom designer, developer and manufacturer of textile- and polymer-based health care solutions for the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing site in Costa Rica. This is the first site dedicated to producing implantable textile c…
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Herculite launches health care fabric e-commerce website

February 1, 2024  |  ATA News, Company News, Industry News, News

Herculite® Products Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced the launch of a new e-commerce website offering a full selection of its Sure-Chek® antimicrobial health care fabrics. Features of the platform: Visit www.surechek.com to register for an account or more infor…
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Pvilion solar canopies win BLT Built Design Award

February 1, 2024  |  Projects

Visitors to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx looking for a brief respite to refuel and recharge have been doing so for the past few years under canopies that now can be called award-winning. Last fall Pvilion received recognition in the BLT Built Design Awards in one of the Landscape Archi…
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Women entrepreneurs use bras in women’s health initiatives

February 1, 2024  |  Markets, Product Trends

Women’s health issues have historically been underfunded and ignored, a reality that is hard to believe today considering that women make up half the world’s population. Fortunately, women entrepreneurs are working to tackle some of the most daunting medical conditions women face, and the world …
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