Plant produces postconsumer recycled BHET

October 1, 2026  |  Swatches

A demo unit in Japan successfully produced BHET, the base monomer of a 100% recycled polyester, from “several tens of [metric] tons” of postconsumer textile waste from Europe, an April release noted.
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Textile waste fibers make ‘stone’

October 1, 2026  |  Swatches

A collection of furniture pieces, “Gli Straccivendoli” — Chromaterico Textile Objects,features Textilite, a stone-like material made from recycled textile fibers. It was created by Chromaterico, a collaboration between Italian artist Davide Balda and biomaterials company Chroma Composites, ba…
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Yacht project earns ATA NZ highest honor

October 1, 2026  |  Swatches

A client came to Boat Cover Company NZ in Auckland with a project on a 69-meter (226-foot) Samaya Feadship. The work brief requested the enclosure of the upper aft deck, with the goal of turning the space into an air-conditioned workout area, necessitating that it be airtight. The enclosure also ne…
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Water-producing jacket produces drinking water from air vapor

October 1, 2026  |  Swatches

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a jacket that pulls drinking water directly from the air. The fabric technology is designed for use when water is hard to access, such as during hiking, camping or natural disasters as well as in military applications.
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In-garment air circulation for cooler protective clothing

October 1, 2026  |  Swatches

Routing air underneath protective clothing could make workers more comfortable as sweat and heat are conducted away from the body.
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Axiom and Prada unveil the LCVG, the lunar suit’s inner layer

October 1, 2026  |  Swatches

Axiom Space and Prada unveiled their inner-layer astronaut suit, the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG), aiming for its use on the return to the lunar surface in Artemis IV, currently scheduled for 2028.
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Milliken achieves Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver Version 5.0 for global carpet portfolio

September 30, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Milliken & Company has announced that the company achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver Version 5.0 for its global carpet portfolio. The certification provides architects, designers and building owners with independent validation that Milliken products meet requirements across multiple su…
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In memoriam: Denise Ann Offray, 1952–2026

September 29, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Denise Offray, owner and CEO of OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, passed away May 2, 2026.
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Inspired by nature

September 28, 2026  |  Products

Sunbrella® released a second collection with Michigan-based watercolor artist Kelly Ventura.
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Media One acquires Premex Solutions

September 25, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Media One, a full-service integrator and distributor of wide-format printing solutions, announced that it has acquired the U.S. business and assets of Premex Solutions, a supplier of print-ready fabrics for the digital textile printing industry. The acquisition builds on Media One’s growing po…
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