Tokyo-headquartered Asahi Kasei has received the 2021 Synthetic Fibre Prize from Senken Shimbun, the Japanese daily fashion newspaper, for its Roica V550 stretch yarn. Roica V550 is a significant ...

Portuguese textile manufacturer Riopele has developed a new fluorocarbon-free finish designed to provide durable water repellency without the long-chain PFC chemistry traditionally used for protective ...

North Wales manufacturer KnitMesh Technologies is taking its specialist wire knitting technology into the rapidly developing counter-drone market with a stainless steel mesh designed to provide a ...

Primark has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with US textile recycler Circ for recycled polyester produced from textile waste, with the material expected to enter the retailer’s clothing ranges ...

The rapid adoption of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is beginning to have a measurable impact on the fashion industry, changing clothing sizes, purchasing patterns and even the balance between online and ...

Since Nike’s flat knitted Flyknit technology debuted in the Flyknit Racer running shoe in the London Olympics in 2012, the innovative manufacturing process has, according to the company, reduced waste ...

Karachi, Pakistan-headquartered Yunus Textile Mills has become the first company to achieve Gold Member status of the Oritain Membership programme. Oritain verifyies the origin of products and raw ...

Albany Engineered Composites, headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire, and Cincinnati, Ohio-based A&P Technology are partnering to explore and develop advanced braided composite manufacturing ...

Archroma has announced its official launch as a newly formed colour and specialty chemicals company that comprises the former Textile Specialties, Paper Solutions and Emulsion Products businesses of ...

South Korean materials manufacturer Unichem is acquiring US flexible electronics specialist Loomia Technologies as it looks to move into tactile sensing systems for humanoid robots and smart ...

Conagen, based in Bedford, Massachusetts, has successfully scaled up the production of its sustainable, cost-effective Tyrian purple – a historically coveted and expensive dye found in rare and ...

CombiNano, manufactured by Denizili, Turkey-based Hifyber, combines gas-phase adsorption and particulate filtration in a single nanofibre nonwoven advanced media, for applications include HVAC systems ...