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Profile27 Feb 2019German company Smartfiber is using Icelandic seaweed to make a range of fibres designed to impart significant health benefits
Insight27 Feb 2019In the third and final article in a series outlining research on sustainability carried out by Cotton Council International (CCI), Bruce Atherley, the CCI executive director, examines whether a growing awareness of plastic pollution is leading to changing consumer buying habits when it comes to textiles and clothing
Innovation Briefingfree26 Feb 2019Textile materials with a high specific tensile strength and modulus are the common choice for the manufacture of protective body armour. With gun control legislation becoming increasingly strict, sharp objects have become accessible weapons, and injuries arising from stabbings are now much more common. Conventional body armour has traditionally been bulky, stiff, uncomfortable and challenging to disguise under clothing. Therefore, there is a greater requirement for flexible and wearable stab-resistant materials.
Innovation Briefing26 Feb 2019In this innovation profile, WTiN reports on a textile material discovered by researchers from the University of Maryland, US, that can instantly alter its material properties to regulate how much heat can pass through the material in response to infrared radiation.
Prices25 Feb 2019Brexit or no Brexit, major commodity exchanges are preparing to ensure normal operations. “ICE, LCH and LME will be able to operate in the European Union, in case the UK exits the union without agreeing to a transition deal first”, stated the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Insight25 Feb 2019AnaJet, a Ricoh company and a direct-to-garment (DTG) specialist, has partnered with fellow DTG expert Kothari Info-Tech to release Kothari Print Pro – a cutting-edge raster image processor (RIP) software configured specially for Ricoh DTG machines
