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Yanpai Expands Nonwovens Capacity With Two New ANDRITZ Needlepunch Lines

This order further strengthens Yanpai’s partnership with ANDRITZ.The company has operated eight ANDRITZ needlepunch lines since 2019.

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Textile Exchange Publishes The Final Criteria For Its New Materials Matter Standard, Marking A Pivotal Shift In Connecting Certification To Impact

The criteria were developed over five years in close collaboration with a designated International Working Group made up of brands, retailers, suppliers, producers, NGOs, and technical specialists. Two publicly consulted drafts and a

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Texpertise Focus AI: Messe Frankfurt Puts Artificial Intelligence Centre Stage At Its International Textile And Apparel Trade Fairs

From 2026, Texpertise Focus AI will further enhance the visibility and accessibility of AI-related topics at Messe Frankfurt’s textile trade fairs. This includes curated content formats such as panel discussions, guided tours and

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San Francisco Fire Department Becomes Largest In U.S. To Adopt Non-PFAS Turnout Gear

The transition follows an ordinance passed in May 2024 making San Francisco the first city in the country to ban the use of PFAS chemicals in its firefighters’ turnout gear. With a June

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Paul Stuart, American Luxury Menswear Brand, Acquired By Middle West Partners

With the acquisition complete, Middle West Partners and Peerless Clothing are jointly focused on strengthening core brand identity, unlocking international growth, and investing in product design that reminds us why Paul Stuart was,

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Navis Tubetex Announces U.S. Partnership With Icomatex

“Our goal is—and always has been—to provide the right solution for every customer,” said Will Motchar, President & CEO. “This partnership with Icomatex expands our offering. It does not diminish our commitment to

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LOOM Carbon And RTI International Announce Strategic Collaboration To Transform Global Textile Waste

“Together with RTI, Loom is demonstrating that blended textile waste can be recycled into valuable resources,” said Kimberly Landry, CEO of LOOM Carbon. “This collaboration moves us from pilot to commercial readiness proving

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Lenzing AG Announces New Leadership And Establishment Of Executive Committee

: “On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Rohit Aggarwal for his commitment and for the progress achieved under his leadership, including the successful execution of the performance program,

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Leading Fashion Brands Step Up To Unlock The Next Chapter Of Circulose

“These partnerships are an important milestone in Circulose’s new chapter. After a year of resetting our strategy and intensely engaging with brands, this wave of commitments shows our efforts are paying off. Their

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KIPAS Launches fibR-e: The Recycling Breakthrough To Solve Fashion’s Polyester Problem

The platform removes accessories during processing rather than through manual sorting, cutting labour and bottlenecks. It decolourises blended fabrics to produce cleaner outputs. At its core is a patented molecular recycling technology developed

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Kevlar® EXO™ Expands Protection Capabilities With Launch Of Hard Armor Applications

Beyond armor, Kevlar® EXO™’s structural versatility is driving innovation across industries. From high-strength, flexible fuel bladders to structures for space exploration, its structural reinforcement capabilities and enhanced strength-to-weight ratio opens its potential in

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Jeanologia Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Transforming How Jeans Are Produced Worldwide

Beyond technology, the company highlights that its greatest contribution has always been its people. Today, 200 professionals form a multicultural team united by the same mission and passion, to prove that a different

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ExxonMobil, Milliken And Ravago Collaborate On High Performance PP Compounds Incorporating Recycled Content For Automotive Standard

OEMs have interest in rPP compounds that can meet application requirements for impact resistance at various temperatures and stiffness benchmarks. Those compounds must also be designed for fast injection molding cycle times which

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EDANA Wraps Up Its Sustainability & Policy Forum 2025

The Forum opened with a powerful keynote address by Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-Founder & Chair of the Systems Transformation Hub. Addressing the theme “Social & Environmental Tipping Points,” she challenged attendees to unpack the

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Crown Brands Group Acquires Iconic Intimates Brand Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky has maintained a devoted following for nearly five decades, with one of its Signature Lace Thongs sold every 10 seconds globally. The brand is currently distributed through over 2,500 top-tier boutiques,

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CapEx Finance Index November 2025: Recent Rate Cuts Expected To Bolster Equipment Demand Heading Into Next Year

Activity at all three institution types declined in November. New deal growth at banks edged down by 1.0% to $4.9 billion, while volumes at captives declined by 9.3% to $2.9 billion and new

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Borealis Partners With BlueAlp To Advance Chemical Recycling

”The deepening of the partnership with BlueAlp, combining assets and technology, will accelerate progress in chemical recycling for the industry,” says Stefan Doboczky, Borealis CEO. “It will allow Borealis to accelerate serving our

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Better Cotton Initiative And Planboo To Launch Biochar Project In India

Throughout the project, Planboo’s digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRVin) system will capture data points from the production of biochar to the calculation of carbon removals.

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Barmag: First PA66 Spinning Plant With EvoQuench Successfully Commissioned

Strategic partnership for PA6 and PA6.6 solutions

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Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute Expands Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities With CF3D Enterprise Cell

“Huntsville continues to be the gravitational center of hypersonic development in the United States, and Auburn is investing where it matters,” said Steve Starner, CEO of Continuous Composites. “The addition of a CF3D

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2026 AATCC International Summit Call For Presentations

Authors of accepted oral presentations will be notified. In accepting an invitation to present at the AATCC International Summit, a speaker agrees to provide AATCC with the full text or PowerPoint presentation for

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Reshmi Industries to unveil Advanced Winding Solutions for Post Spinning & Sewing Thread applications

The global textile industry is standing at a crossroads, where efficiency, sustainability, and intelligent automation have become imperatives rather than aspirations . Headquartered in Coimbatore, the textile hub of India, Reshmi Industries embodies

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Proposte expressed satisfaction with the participation of buyers from all over the world -

The curtain has fallen on the 29th edition of Proposte. All the exhibitors taking part in the 3-day trade show held in Cernobbio expressed satisfaction with the participation of buyers from all over

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Brückner showcases Future-Proof Textile Finishing at ITMA ASIA 2025 in Singapore

Brückner Textile Technologies is presenting German engineering expertise and energy-efficient line concepts at this year’s ITMA ASIA in Singapore. The family-run company has been a leader in customized technologies and solutions for textile

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Years End

I am not sure what I have been doing this last month- there has been quite a lot going on in sellling my mothers house and though my brother did a lot of

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Workshops On-line

I have been teaching on-line classes since 2009 and have chosen not to use a dedicated platform to do this- mainly because I want to keep the groups smallish and also friendly .

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Wool’s Rebound: The New Era Of Wool & Protein Fibers

According to the press release, the market value for wool is predicted to almost double from $34.9 billion in 2022 to $63.2 billion by 2033.

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Where did the Year Go?

Despite all the lockdowns ( we had close on eight months with a small break somewhere a third of the way along) time seems to have scurried out of the window. We spent

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What to say ?

The country in which I live has been devastated by horrendous bush fires that has resulted in death of people and volunteer fire fighters, loss of property and decimation of forest and wild

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VDMA Companies Outline Major Benefits In Finishing – And Now Dyeing Too

Michael Schuhmann, Global Marketing Finishing at Archroma Textile Effects, explained that typical key functions provided in textile finishing include sweat and odor control, water repellence and UV resistance. Softeners are primarily applied to

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Uster Technologies Presents Novelties At ITMA Asia + CITME 2025

Newly combining and correlating data of FiberQ — measured with Uster HVI — with data from Uster Quantum yarn clearers, spinners can learn about the influence of different raw material parameters on the

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U.S. Cotton Is A Natural Fit When Moving Away From Synthetics

As the textile industry has evolved, the understanding of its environmental and social footprint has increased as has the acceptance of responsibility for limiting any negative impact and increasing any positive impact. Over

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Upcoming Exhibition

All things going well ( if these lockdowns ever end) I shall be having a small exhibition in the Sparc Gallery at ArcYinnar starting on the 9th of October until the 31st of

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UHMWPE Fibers — FET’s Game Changer For The Biomedical Market

Gel spinning starts with extrusion, but the additional washing and drawing technology to produce finished yarn is critical to the overall performance characteristics. An example of the wide range of features and benefits

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Twenty Years of Blogging

It is hard to believe but this month, October, my blog is 20 years old. I have been blogging since 2004 and I must admit have blogged less since joining Instagram sometime in

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Turkish Kofte Balls

I have been sewing a dress for my daughter for her school formal. It is an eon since I have sewn clothing, and then she is a bit fussy as well. I just

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TrusTrace Recognized As A Representative Provider For Digital Product Passports In Gartner® Research

Much of the current industry conversation around DPPs focuses on consumer-facing pilots. But true readiness goes far deeper. DPPs will be required at the individual product level, with accurate, auditable data on origin,

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Trivantage® named finalist in Window Fashion VISION Readers’ Choice Awards

The awards were a “landmark peer-driven program honoring the brands, products, professionals and innovations shaping the future of the window coverings industry,” according to Window Fashion VISION.

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Travelling

It has been the longest time since I have blogged since I started blogging 19 years ago. The longer it went the less I thought I had something to share or say. I

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Traveller's Blanket On-line Class

The month has flown since I last wrote a blog post and the intention had been to post a lot earlier as I am running the on-line Traveller’s Blanket class starting 18 March.

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Time seems to be Bent

A few months ago, one day seemed to just morph into another day without much distinction between the days. But the last month or so has gone crazy busy- or to be exact

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Tifaifai and Linocut

I want to wish everyone the very best for 2021 and keep safe and healthy. I suspect that 2021 is going to be a lot like 2020- pandemics don’t just disappear despite vaccines

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Tifaifai- A New Book

The working title at present, but I am just in the process of signing a contract with Editions de Saxe to create a book about all the new Tifaifa’s I created for the

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Thermore® Launches Freedom: The New 100% Recycled Thermal Insulation That Bends, Stretches, And Breathes Like Your Favorite Yoga Pants

Combining high flexibility with exceptional shape recovery, Thermore Freedom provides consistent comfort even after repeated use. A patented fiber control technology prevents migration, ensuring long-lasting stability and performance. It’s easy to care for

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The Wild Fantastical Sea

I have been working on sea things these last couple of weeks as well as doing some stitching on paper ( a book Without Words) - these times have been challenging indeed in

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The Textile Institute Marks 100 Years With A Global Expansion Drive

“Our joint presence in Singapore underlines how enduring partnerships strengthen the entire industry,” Kent says. “Corporate Membership of The Textile Institute gives organisations access to an international network of professionals, cutting-edge research and

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The Story of a Commission

I mentioned in my last post that I was working on a two piece commission. Initially the people commissioning had asked for a large piece- larger than what I normally work or can

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The Composites Institute® (IACMI) Launches ‘Make It In America’ National Outreach Campaign

As part of the “Make It In America” initiative, IACMI will establish an annual award spotlighting rising stars shaping the future of America’s manufacturing workforce. The award will be open to any business

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Textile Technology Bellwethers Headline ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 Exhibition

Combined with CITME, a textile machinery exhibition owned by the China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT TEX since 2008, the combined exhibition is staged outside of China

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Textile Exchange Publishes The Final Criteria For Its New Materials Matter Standard, Marking A Pivotal Shift In Connecting Certification To Impact

The criteria were developed over five years in close collaboration with a designated International Working Group made up of brands, retailers, suppliers, producers, NGOs, and technical specialists. Two publicly consulted drafts and a

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Temple of Bel

My machine has had to go to the repair shop and won’t be back for another 3 weeks- groan, just when I have had all this work percolating and I wanted to make

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Techtextil India 2025: Weaving India’s Journey Toward Global Functional Textile Leadership

The integration of advanced manufacturing technologies, sustainability practices, focus on circularity and innovative fibers has become a necessity. Techtextil India 2025 plays a crucial role in driving this evolution by bringing together stakeholders

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Swedish Innovation Behind New TexChroma™ Spray Dyeing

The TexCoat® G4 Legacy

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Sustainable Innovation: Freudenberg Launches Unique Binder-Free PLA/Wood Pulp Wetlaid Nonwovens

These innovative PLA-based wetlaid nonwovens have a variety of applications in markets such as horticulture, packaging, filtration and healthcare.

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Sunbrella Launches Sunbrella Interiors: Performance Never Felt So Soft

Recent research further reinforced the opportunity: Sunbrella is more widely recognized than its leading competitors for attributes like quality, comfort and style. In testing, participants were pleasantly surprised to learn that the ultra-soft

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Sunbrella® Horizon® Marine Vinyl Collection Expands With 14 New Skus, Including Leather-Grain Texture

These additions expand the Horizon collection to 47 fade-resistant colorways across four textures. The new colorways and textures will be available to OEMs starting October 7, 2026 and to fabricators and consumers early

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Summer, but it Does Not Feel Like Summer

Summer is decidedly cool and wet this year- a relief after the bushfire summer in the east of Australia last year but not very friendly for growing some vegetables that like the hot

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Stäubli Robotics Launches MTC-900, A Plug-And-Play Machine Tending Solution For Smarter, Safer Automation

The MTC-900 is built to support continuous operation in harsh industrial settings, offering a robust and flexible solution for manufacturers seeking to improve throughput without compromising safety. Its modular architecture allows for quick

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Spinnova Completes Transaction To Buy Suzano’s Stake In Woodspin Oy And Suzano Finland Oy

Woodspin and Suzano Finland will be included in reporting as a part of Spinnova Group as of October 3, 2025

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Singapore Edition Of ITMA ASIA + CITME Makes Successful Presentation

The show owners – CEMATEX (the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA), The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT TEX) – attributed its strong showing to Singapore’s ideal

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