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Harris Tweed Hebrides has launched a smart fabric permanently imbued with the scent of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky.
Insight3 Dec 2014Tests carried out by Rice University in Texas, US, have confirmed graphene’s suitability in body armour and spacecraft protection.
According to China Customs, textile and garment exports during October shrank 7.05% from the previous month, to around US$ 26.54 billion, dragged down by the contraction of apparel sales to the USA, Hong Kong and Japan.
News3 Dec 2014Tatham, a specialist textile technology company, has been appointed the authorised service centre for Yingyang Nonwoven Machinery Co. Ltd in Europe. Tatham is already an authorised sales agent for Yingyang Nonwoven in the region.
A six-month update on the Marks and Spencer (M&S) Plan A 2020, a 100 commitment sustainable business plan launched in June to improve the company’s environmental profile, has shown that 28% of cotton sourced by the company is now grown to BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) standards.
More than 1,400 delegates and 130 exhibitors filled the halls at INDA’s Filtration 2014 Conference, combined for the first time this year with the association’s nonwoven filter media training course, delivered on the theme of “Pure Opportunity”.
News2 Dec 2014UK-based testing instrument company, James Heal, has substantially increased the tension and compression capacities of its latest model of its universal strength tester, the Titan. The product now provides the capacity to accommodate tests up to 5kN and includes a number of additional functions.
A sustained campaign by an influential textile lobby has persuaded the Pakistan government to revive a federal Textile Board advisory panel, after it has lain dormant for eight years. The board has been charged with focusing on the key challenges now facing the industry.
