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Pricesfree8 Apr 2019

Australian market falls again as Merino types continue to decline

The Australian wool market had a relatively steady performance this week but was unable to halt its continued downward slide.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Intelligence8 Apr 2019

Energy harvesting technologies for wearable textile applications: Part 1

In 2014, human beings consumed around 23,800 TWh of electrical energy. Around 66% of that electricity was generated from fossil fuels, with only 6.3% coming from renewable sources such as solar energy.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight5 Apr 2019

India and Pakistan tensions impact textile trading

Pakistan’s textile manufacturers and exporters appear divided over the possible negative impact on the country's textile sector arising from prevailing tensions on the Indian border

YarnsFibresTrade

Insight5 Apr 2019

Traceable and transparent textile supply chains through blockchain

Leonardo Bonanni, founder and CEO of Sourcemap, discusses transparency, traceability and sustainability in the textile supply chain. Madelaine Cornforth reports

ApparelSustainability

Insight5 Apr 2019

BUFF and HeiQ partner on cooling product

Swiss textile innovator HeiQ has partnered with headwear brand BUFF on its new CoolNet UV+ fabric to stay dry and feel cool

SportswearApparelSustainability

Insight5 Apr 2019

Waterproof fabric harvests energy from raindrops

Researchers from Taiwan and the US have developed an energy-harvesting, triboelectric fabric that is both waterproof and capable of converting energy from multiple sources

FabricsSmart TextilesResearch & Development

Insight5 Apr 2019

Building microfactories in the information age

Bill Grier, CEO, AM4U, predicts microfactories will bring new sustainable business models to the textile industry, and digital textile printing has a major role to play. Tansy Fall and Madelaine Cornforth report

Digital PrintingIndustry 4.0

Profile5 Apr 2019

Israeli companies and designers creating new 3D printing textile systems

On the back of Israel’s innovation-embedded work culture, the Middle Eastern country is making headway in the 3D-printed garment sector

Digital PrintingApparelIndustry 4.0

Q&A5 Apr 2019

Lenzing celebrates TENCEL milestone

With the company continuing to build on the TENCEL brand, Lenzing chief commercial officer Robert van de Kerkhof speaks to Andy Rhodes about its development and the growing importance of sustainability

NaturalTechnical TextilesSustainability

Pricesfree5 Apr 2019

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight4 Apr 2019

Andritz launches new division for digitalisation

Known in the textile industry for its nonwovens technology solutions, Andritz offers industrial manufacturers so much more. Launching its new brand Metris at Hannover Messe 2019, the company is looking to play a part in complete process automation. Tansy Fall reports

NonwovensIndustry 4.0

News4 Apr 2019

JOFO Group's Nonwovens Division announces new CEO

JOFO Group's Nonwovens Division has announced that Rain Tian has been named chief executive officer of the company after reaching a strategic alliance agreement with his former company Fineness Nonwoven

Nonwovens

Insight4 Apr 2019

ITMF publishes latest IPCC report

The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has released the 2018 edition of its biennial International Production Cost Comparison (IPCC) report

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Company Intelligence4 Apr 2019

Ansell

Established in 1929, Ansell has evolved to be a multinational corporation, providing advanced safety solutions globally.

ProtectiveCompanies & Finance

Intelligencefree4 Apr 2019

Revolutionary soft robotic gripper for moving garment cut-pieces

Cut piece fabric gripping is viewed as a major barrier to digitalisation of the textile and apparel industry. Soft robotics could have the answer but cost and capabilities are an issue; not for Chinese OEM Rochu, however. Tansy Fall reports

Industry 4.0

Insight4 Apr 2019

Open Apparel Registry for transparency in garment manufacturing launches

The Open Apparel Registry (OAR), an open-source, transparent tool, mapping garment facilities worldwide, has launched in a bid to make the apparel manufacturing industry more transparent, traceable and therefore more ethical both in terms of the environment and society

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight4 Apr 2019

PolyU develops electrostatically charged nanofibre

Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have created an electrostatically charged nanofibre with enhanced performance in filtering airborne pollutants and viruses

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Profile4 Apr 2019

Odour control technology aids water conservation

Niklas Brosnan from Polygiene talks to Jessica Owen about how the company’s odour control technology can help save water and extend a garment’s lifecycle

EffectsSportswearSustainability

Insight4 Apr 2019

New cellulose-based material gives three sensors in one

Scientists at Linköping University in Sweden have created a cellulose-based material that can measure pressure, temperature and humidity all in one

Technical TextilesSmart TextilesResearch & Development

Q&A3 Apr 2019

Outlook India provides a platform for growth

Safeco Hygiene Films speaks to Fiona Haran about its recent attendance at Outlook India, and why this region in particular is considered a major player in the disposable hygiene market

NonwovensEvents

Insight3 Apr 2019

The challenges facing a sustainable digital fabric printing house

Otis Robinson interviews Uday Patel, CEO of Papilio Prints, about the challenges of being a small web-to-print fabric company in the US with environmentally-friendly production processes

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Profile3 Apr 2019

Traditional Chusen resists digital advances

In recent years, the advantages of digital solutions have been publicised on a global scale and the technology’s influence across manufacturing industries has become increasingly apparent

DyeingFibresManufacturing Technology

Insightfree3 Apr 2019

AI focus at ShanghaiTex 2019

Following a surge in technological innovation across the manufacturing space, the textile and fashion industry has been forced into taking action in order to benefit from a host of new trends and business models that could assist them financially.

Manufacturing Technology

Insightfree3 Apr 2019

New study questions impact of natural fibres

Are natural fibres really better for the environment than microplastic fibres? A new study from the University of Nottingham questions the impact of this plastic alternative

NaturalFabricsResearch & Development

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