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Rheiazymes AG (Switzerland) joins ITMF as corporate member

December 19, 2023

…Sandra Grimmer, CEO and co-founder of Rheiazymes. For more information about Rheiazymes AG go to www.rheiazymes.com and https://yarn-to-yarn.org/. For more information about ITMF go to www.itmf.org and/or contact secretariat@itmf.org….

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Global staple fiber market may reach $281 billion by 2031

December 8, 2023

…Photo: Gaston College Textile Technology Center. Staple fibers are short fibers made of either natural or synthetic materials. Any fiber that is usable, constrained, or has a finite…

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Bio-based membrane

December 4, 2023

…windproof and breathable protection with 58% bio-based content. This solvent-free and PFAS/PFC-free technology can be paired with fabrics made from bio-based fibers to create high-performance garments made from bio-renewable materials….

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Advanced Textiles Expo: Excitement and Renewal

December 1, 2023

…culture they’ve built. Butler says a good example of this is reverse mentorship, a practice where a recent college graduate mentors a more experienced employee, such as a CEO. This…

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Innovations in smart fabrics: Heating, cooling, bio-data collection and more via e-textiles

December 1, 2023

…be incorporated into fabrics by heat-pressing. The company behind the technology is ACI Materials Inc. in Goleta, Calif. (See also page 28.) ACI makes conductive inks that can be screen…

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Selling your business

December 1, 2023

…customers. Hanks has also assembled marketing and promotional materials to share with prospective buyers. The first valuation was higher than anticipated, but Hanks eventually concluded that a lower price was…

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Modified silkworms create spider silk

December 1, 2023

…decades of research into artificial versions. People have harvested silk from silkworms for about 5,000 years. Compared in equivalent quantities, spider silk is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar®,…

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Honda workers give the shirts off their backs

December 1, 2023

…energy by 2050—goals that require creative recycling solutions. One initiative already in practice repurposes old worker uniforms, transforming the textiles into sound-absorbing insulation used in vehicles, keeping approximately 45,000 pounds…

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Textiles could make brine lithium extraction easier and faster

December 1, 2023

…water compared to traditional evaporation approaches,” says Z. Jason Ren, professor of civil and environmental engineering and the leader of the research team. “Our approach is cheap, easy to operate and…

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NCTO urges isotopic testing of cotton goods

November 30, 2023

…can be found here. Statement by NCTO President and CEO Kim Glas: “I want to sincerely thank Rep. Wexton for raising critical questions and concerns in her letter to Secretary Mayorkas…

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