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NaturalSpun/NaturalResearch & Development

Elastane innovations target sustainable stretch

Despite comprising just a small percentage of any garment, elastane fibres have a major impact, and sadly not only in terms of comfort and fit. Adrian Wilson looks at the problems they pose for achieving circularity.

SPGPrints introduces new inks, printers and ambitions

Netherlands-based printer OEM and ink provider SPG Prints has launched three digital reactive inks, a trio of digital textile printers and a new brand direction.

Digital PrintingEvents

Insight27 Jun 2022

Mint-based textile with odour control technology

Patagonia and HeiQ have collaborated to develop a mint oil derived technology that controls odour development on textiles, named HeiQ Fresh MNT.

FinishingSustainability

RecycledTechnical TextilesResearch & Development

Sustainable alternate for thermal apparel insulation

EVOdown® – an insulating textile made of recycled fibres from PET plastic bottles – has launched from, The Thermore Group, Italian thermal apparel insulation specialists.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Production cost journey changes in primary textiles

The new addition of the International Production Cost Comparison (IPCC) from ITML has been published.

Innovation Briefing24 Jun 2022

ITOV polyethylene with engineered moisture transport for cooling

WTiN explores the potential of polyethlene-orientated textile technologies as a means of improving moisture management and cooling performance qualities.

SyntheticsNaturalResearch & Development

FinishingManufacturing Technology

Aiding the transformation of laser finishing

Cara Dudgeon speaks to Alice Tonello, Tonello’s marketing and R&D director, about its new range of laser machinery, which is set to ‘transform the sector.’

Sustainability drives new innovations at Techtextil Awards 2022

After a three-year break, the Innovation Awards returned to this year’s Techtextil and Texprocess in Frankfurt, Germany, on 21 June, featuring developments across a spectrum of industry sectors.

FibresYarnsEvents

Wearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Smart wearable to assess infant motor abilities

A smart wearable to assess an infant’s motor abilities during early development has been created by a Finnish research group at the BABA Centre, Helsinki Children’s Hospital, Finland.

Prices24 Jun 2022

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report

<p>Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Paul Deane, executive director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.</p>

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Prices24 Jun 2022

Wool Market Report

<p>A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.</p>

NaturalMarkets & Prices

RecycledResearch & Development

Companies collaborate for carbon neutral fibres

Klopman is exhibiting two new product lines at Techtextil in Frankfurt, Germany, on 21-24 June. The European producer of technical fabrics for workwear, based in Italy, says the lines uphold its sustainable principles.

Intelligence23 Jun 2022

Exploring 3D printed textiles

Following an exploration of the history and market potential of 3D printing, WTiN investigates a selection of application developments that illustrate current state-of-the-art examples and the general direction of 3D printed textiles.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Shanghai port closure problematic for Indian textile firms

Amid so many positive trends in the textile industry globally, manufacturing companies in the textile space in India are finding themselves in trouble due to the closure of the Shanghai port.

EffectsTechnical TextilesSustainability

Confronting sustainability in textile production

Although the fashion & textile industry is one of the most polluting on the planet, second only to oil and gas, consumers are unaware of its real impact on carbon emissions.

DyeingCompanies & Finance

New aqueous pigment facility due to global demand

Fujifilm has opened its first US-based reactive dispersant (RxD) aqueous pigment dispersion facility in New Castle, Delaware.

FinishingCompanies & Finance

Finishing becomes sustainable with company collaboration

Archroma, a company that specialises in chemicals toward sustainable solutions, has collaborated with Baldwin Technology – a manufacturer and supplier of precision spray system.

NaturalCellulosicsSustainability

Partnership to scale circular yarn

A strategic partnership has been signed by Renewcell and HeiQ to manufacture HeiQ’s AeoniQ circular cellulose filament yarn from textile-to-textile recycled CIRCULOSE® pulp form Renewcell.

Digital solution helps transform Chinese manufacturer

Chinese manufacturer Zhangjiagang Top Textile Import and Export has selected Coats Digital FastReactPlan solution to roll out at its headquarters and across its sub-contractor production facilities in China.

FabricsIndustry 4.0

Digital PrintingCompanies & Finance

Global crises inspire machinery investments

In today’s modern and fashion-led marketplace there’s no doubt as to the popularity of digital textile printing.

FibresFinishingResearch & Development

Light-activated air purification technology for all fabrics

Archroma has launched Perapret® Air liq, a new light-activated air purification technology for all kinds of fabrics.

Review22 Jun 2022

Outdoor sector revitalised at physical ISPO reunion

WTiN wraps up some of the standout innovations and discussion points from June’s Outdoor by ISPO.

SyntheticsApparelDesign & Trends