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Luna Innovations Incorporated has granted UltraTech International Incorporated an exclusive license to commercialise its textile repellent technology that protects clothing from liquids.
Lauffenmühle is developing a sustainable integrated method of manufacturing its work and protective wear based on the Cradle to Cradle principle.
A novel spacer fabric is being used for cushions to prevent pressure sores or decubitus ulcers.
Universal Fibers and DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) have entered into a collaboration to produce and market carpet fibre using Sorona.
Sigrafil C SBY is a high-performance, very fine stretch-broken carbon fibre yarn with a broad range of applications. The yarn can be used as a heat conductor due to its electrical resistance and can also be used as sewing yarn or knitting yarn, for example.
PurThread has received an exclusive license to embed Eastman Kodak’s antimicrobial agent into textile materials. The company’s process embeds the agent into synthetic fibres before the fibre is spun into a yarn and woven into a fabric to ensure the antimicrobial effects are uniform and consistent.
For the first time ever Coca-Cola Company’s PlantBottle Technology, which was introduced to the market in 2009, has been applied beyond its traditional PET packaging applications to create the fabric interior of a new Ford Motor Company vehicle.
Insight3 Jan 2014In a world away from the fast-paced disposable hygiene market, companies that have chosen to focus on industrial applications are expanding to meet growing demand, with particular success when functionality is optimised to protect health and the environment
With healthy growth rates, a new wave of consumers looking for added convenience and technological advancements, the wipes market is still a good place to be – although, not surprisingly, problems of overcapacity are never far away…
Shanghai-based Wanhua Chemical Group is to build a 120,000 tons per year superabsorbent polymer (SAP) plant in Yantai, Shandong Province. The first phase, representing an investment of 160 million yuan ($26.4m), will produce a capacity of 30,000 tons per year and is expected to be put into operation at the end of 2014.
The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), which is the Centre of Excellence for Medical Textiles, is to host Meditex 2014, an exhibition and conference for medical textiles at SITRA CEO Expo Hall, Coimbatore, from February 28 – March 2.
Profile17 Dec 2013Aamir Patel, who describes himself as a San Francisco-based aspiring entrepreneur, is using the crowd-funding site Kickstarter to finance the production of self-cleaning clothing with hydrophobic nanotechnology. His project has captured the imagination of the public, attracting 812 backers who pledged current investment of $53,337 or 266% of his $20,000 goal with 40 days to go.
Johnson Controls is to acquire a 60% ownership stake in Hitachi Appliances’ global air conditioning business, excluding sales and service operations in Japan and certain other assets. The companies expect the joint venture to begin operations in 2014 and anticipate the deal will create the world’s largest commercial air conditioning provider.
Messe München, organiser of the Ispo sports trade fair, is to start the first summer Ispo in China in 2015, following market demand at this year’s Ispo Beijing and Ispo Academy. The date and event site will be set in collaboration with market participants.
Autoneum, which specialises in thermal and acoustic management for cars, has acquired a 25% stake in a joint venture with its long-time partner and Japanese supplier Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku) and Chinese supplier TGPM Automotive Industry Group (TGPM) in China.
A new €2.9m project is aiming to develop re-usable filtration media for the clarification of liquids. The Clarifil project is approved by the France-based UP-tex cluster in co-operation with Fibres Hub and Innovin, is co-ordinated by Arkema and the partners are Béarnais Filtration, Bucher Vaslin, CETI, Fiberweb, ICPEES, IFTS, ISVV and Mortelecque. The project, which is expected to last 42 months, has received €1.3m in funding through FUI16.
