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Insight27 Apr 2022

New innovations to improve textile industry sustainability

Eight innovators have been chosen by Fashion for Good for its Global Innovation Programme.

FibresYarnsCompanies & Finance

Insight27 Apr 2022

New collaboration for man-made cellulosic fibre production

Renewcell has signed a Letter of Intent with Birla Cellulose relating to a long-term commercial collaboration for man-made cellulosic fibre production.

CellulosicsCompanies & Finance

Sector Analysis27 Apr 2022

Digital printing strengthens despite global pressures

Despite an unprecedented energy crisis and ongoing supply chain issues increasing levels of inflation in the first quarter of 2022, sentiment throughout the digital textile printing market has risen substantially.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight27 Apr 2022

Compostable three ingredient leather alternative

A 100% natural, biodegradable and compostable alternative to leather, CORKonLINEN, has been launched by Rtfact Brands.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight27 Apr 2022

Innovations make headway to achieving sustainability goals

H&M Foundation has named five Global Change Award winners 2022, who will share a €1m grant.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight26 Apr 2022

Reusing and reducing PPE waste

Two complementary methods to reduce the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) waste have been developed by researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

MedicalProtectiveSustainability

Webinar26 Apr 2022

4 steps to digitally transform your factory floor

This insightful webinar discusses how to bring digital technology to the factory floor in a way that’s truly transformative.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight26 Apr 2022

3D knitted spacesuit more mobile than traditional designs

A knitted compression sleeve designed for advanced extravehicular (EVA) spacesuit technologies has been developed by a multidisciplinary group led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.

KnittingWearable TechnologyManufacturing Technology

Intelligence26 Apr 2022

Sublimation paper innovations to secure market growth

The roll-to-roll digital textile printing market is dominated by disperse dye sublimation technology and the latest WTiN analysis shows that the market for disperse dye inks accounts for over half of global ink sales.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Intelligence25 Apr 2022

Exploring options for sustainable stretch

Elastane continues to hamper sustainability but is ultimately excused for its favourable properties. WTiN examines alternatives to conventional, virgin stretch materials as well as the challenges ultimately slowing their adoption.

SyntheticsRecycledResearch & Development

Insight25 Apr 2022

Partnership brings plant-based indigo dye to market

Stony Creek Colors’ plant-based pre-reduced indigo dye will now be produced and brought to market due to a new collaboration with Archroma.

DyeingApparelCompanies & Finance

Intelligence25 Apr 2022

Haptics: Coatings, touch transmittance and training robots

WTiN explores the multi-sector potential of haptic-focused innovations, spanning apparel and footwear embellishments, Industry 4.0 solutions and smart textile applications.

Technical TextilesCoatingIndustry 4.0

Insight25 Apr 2022

New finishes and sustainable processes for protective textiles

New protection effects, finishes and sustainable solutions for textiles have been developed by Huntsman Textile Effects.

FinishingDyeingSustainability

Insight25 Apr 2022

Companies rally behind pigment growth

Forecasters predict pigment inks in the digital roll-to-roll printing space will increase their market share in 2022.

Digital PrintingResearch & Development

Insight25 Apr 2022

Nonwovens fibre producer strives for carbon neutrality

Monique Buch, Lenzing’s new vice president of its global nonwovens business, talks to Jessica Owen about the company’s sustainability priorities moving forward.

CellulosicsNonwovensCompanies & Finance

Prices25 Apr 2022

Executive Market Report

The war in Ukraine has heightened the odds of higher and longer inflation, tighter monetary policy for longer, and a recession.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Intelligence22 Apr 2022

Reducing the environmental impact of waterproof breathable textiles

While PFC-free durable water repellents have long been a consideration, the membrane market is slower to adopt more sustainable technologies. WTiN investigates solutions subverting this from an array of sector players.

ApparelProtectiveResearch & Development

Innovation Briefing21 Apr 2022

Blockchain metaverse: A method for managing digital products

WTiN examines digital products, NFTs and the development of a new digital foundation that will enable the apparel industry to digitally procure, manufacture and sell digital garments.

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight21 Apr 2022

Plant-based foam provides biodegradable solution for footwear

A new company called OrthoLite Cirql has been developed by OrthoLite to provide environmentally sustainable performance footwear solutions. Vice president and general manager Matt Smith explains more to Jessica Owen.

SportswearFootwearSustainability

Insight21 Apr 2022

Bee-inspired DWR receives development funding

A sustainable durable water repellent (DWR) textile coating made from biopolymers is being developed by biotechnology company Humble Bee Bio with help from Deakin University (Australia).

CoatingProtectiveResearch & Development

Insight21 Apr 2022

Advanced finishing technology installed in Portugal

MTIX’s advanced materials and processing technology, Multiplexed Laser Surface Enhancement (MLSE), has been installed in Portugal.

ApparelFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight21 Apr 2022

Health monitoring e-textile made with functional nanomaterials

An e-textile that remotely monitors a racehorse’s health, which will eventually be applied to humans, has been developed by researchers at Purdue University (US).

SyntheticsYarnsResearch & Development

Insight21 Apr 2022

Cellulose fibres overtake microplastics in Atlantic Ocean pollution

The surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulosic fibres as it is by microplastics, according to a study by three French institutes.

CellulosicsSustainability

Sector Analysis20 Apr 2022

Protective textiles sector looks sturdy exiting Q1

Now well into the swing of 2022, WTiN reflects on the themes and developments driving the protective textiles sector as we head into an event-packed quarter two.

NonwovensFootwearResearch & Development

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