Textile-Based Delivery has announced the sale of its revolutionary Nufabrx retail brand to Tallayne Holdings. After the tremendous success of this first product line, the company has launched Clothing 2.0 to exclusively support the growing number of partnerships across health and wellness, apparel, drug delivery, and textile sectors. Jordan Schindler,…
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India’s agrotech import soars to ₹159 cr; hometech plummets to ₹82 cr
India’s technical textile sector appears to be on the rise as the government focuses on its development. Imports of agrotech products in India surged by 57 per cent, reaching ₹159 crore between April and June 2023. Conversely, hometech imports fell by 24 per cent to ₹82 crore during the same…

Dimension-Polyant to exhibit green fabric at Performance Days Munich
With more brands demanding traceable, sustainable materials, Dimension-Polyant, the world’s leading sailcloth producer and manufacturer of durable X-Pac waterproof laminates developed for packs and bags, will introduce its latest eco-friendly fabric offering at Performance Days Munich, from October 4-5, at Booth Z14, Hall A5 + A6. To help fight ocean plastic pollution,…

Celliant meets revised requirements for Class 1 medical devices in EU
The European Union (EU) has upgraded the requirements for the Class 1 medical device designation and Hologenix, creators of Celliant, has met the stricter requirements for this important market. This means that compliant manufacturers can continue to use the CE mark on their EU products containing Celliant. Hologenix has been…

UK’s Carrington Textiles to unveil flame-resistant fabrics at NSC 2023
Carrington Textiles is all set to unveil its innovative flame-resistant blends at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress 2023 and expo in New Orleans from October 23-25. This will mark the second consecutive appearance at this event, where the company will introduce North America to the groundbreaking flame-resistant (FR) fabric…

Andritz starts up carding machine for Italian nonwovens producer
(L) Gianni Boscolo, CEO of Albis, & Fabien Ravier, managing director of Andritz Asselin-Thibeau. Pic: Andritz International technology group Andritz has successfully started up the new carding machine and opening/blending line it delivered to Albis in Roasio, Vercelli, Italy. This investment represents an important step for Albis in meeting new…

Toray partners with Honda to develop chemical recycling technology
Toray Industries has announced that it has signed an agreement with Honda Motor, to jointly develop a chemical recycling technology for glass-fibre reinforced nylon 6 parts recovered from end-of-life vehicles. The two have begun verifying this technology, which entails depolymerising with subcritical water and regenerating the materials as caprolactam, a…

Korea’s Kolon Industries’ nonwoven items awarded with EPD certificates
Kolon Industries’ nonwoven textile products ‘Finon’ and ‘Finon ECO’ have been awarded with the ‘International EPD (Environmental Product Declaration)’ certificates. The Korean chemical and textiles company became the first to obtain overseas EPDs in the global primary backing for carpet and filtration media industry and the Korean nonwovens industry. The…

Ahlstrom upgrades Korean facility for durable filtration media
Ahlstrom has successfully started the production of new, calendered, and embossed synthetic filter media for the first commercial orders from its Huyn-Poong plant in South Korea. The new materials offer extended filter lifetime and generate less flow restriction due to a higher available surface area. This makes these media a…

Germany’s Sandler repositions corporate and employer brand
German nonwovens manufacturer Sandler has completely revamped its brand presence in recent months. Now, the refined corporate and employer branding is celebrating its premiere, giving a new look to more than 140 years of expertise in nonwovens production. The colour scheme and design elements reflect the goals, values and commitment…