22 December 2011, Istanbul
Citing strong global demand for its products and services along with a strategic decision to create a new business unit, METYX Composites, an established manufacturer of technical textiles and composites-related products, has announced it is building a new 12,500 square meter (134,550 square foot) factory in Manisa, Turkey.
21 December 2011, Lenzing
Market leader in the production of cellulose fibres Lenzing is to exclusively produce the lyocell based specialty fibres Smartcel and SeaCell which were developed by German company Smartfiber AG of Rudolstadt. The two companies have been cooperating for some time and under the newly expanded arrangement Lenzing will produce the fibres at the Lenzing site in Upper Austria.
21 December 2011, Lenzing
Market leader in the production of cellulose fibres Lenzing is to exclusively produce the lyocell based specialty fibres Smartcel and SeaCell which were developed by German company Smartfiber AG of Rudolstadt. The two companies have been cooperating for some time and under the newly expanded arrangement Lenzing will produce the fibres at the Lenzing site in Upper Austria.
20 December 2011, Obertshausen
This light and airy, lace-look lingerie fabric is the result of the latest upgrade made to Karl Mayer’s RSJ 4/1 machine.
20 December 2011, The Netherlands
Global life and materials sciences company Royal DSM, owner of the Dyneema UHMWPE fibre brand, has made an investment in NanoHoldings LLC, a Connecticut, USA based company which specializes in breakthrough nanotechnology discoveries in the field of energy.
19 December 2011, Obertshausen
By developing these functional 3D briefs, Karl Mayer says it is getting the bodies of fashion-conscious women into shape, as well as modernising the production of stylish shapewear.
TenCate Geosynthetics North America has developed a patented, woven geosynthetic for soil stabilization and base course reinforcement applications when differential settlement occurs due to heaving in the subgrade soils.
16 December 2011, Obertshausen
Karl Mayer reports that the recent ITMA 2011 in Barcelona was a complete success and the best ever ITMA since the company first participated. The leading German machine builder says that the crowds flocked to its stand as soon as the exhibition opened.
15 December 2011, London
Invista has announced that its Lycra fibre has been chosen by Speedo for the revolutionary FASTSKIN³ swimsuit collection unveiled on 30th November 2011, during an exclusive global launch.
15 December 2011, London
Invista has announced that its Lycra fibre has been chosen by Speedo for the revolutionary FASTSKIN³ swimsuit collection unveiled on 30th November 2011, during an exclusive global launch.
15 December 2011, Manchester
A regular on the Institute’s calendar, the annual Textile Institute Parliamentary Lunch has risen to be one of the highlights of the year. Hosted by Lord Simon Haskel and held in the Cholmondeley Room at the House of Lords, London, UK, the event is an opportunity to experience a little piece of the pomp and ceremony associated with one of the UK’s greatest institutions, its government.
14 December 2011, Cagli
According to Cariaggi the celebrated yarn manufacturer from the Marche region of Italy that specialises in cashmere, vicuña, cervelt and superfine wools, there are two main themes to Spring/Summer 2013 for the Cariaggi Fine Yarns Collection: the Incredible Lightness of Being and Earth and Colours.
14 December 2011, Dhaka
Bangladesh’s knitted garments manufacturers targeting the lucrative Japanese market are to take part in the sixth Knitwear Exposition (KNITEXPO 2012) which will take place in Tokyo from 25-27 January 2012.
14 December 2011, New York
According to a new Freedonia industry study, demand for filters in the US is expected to increase to just over $12 billion in 2015. The ‘US Filter Market’ study says the growth reflects an improvement over the weaker gains registered during the 2005 to 2010 period due to the economic recession that occurred during the latter half of that period.
13 December 2011, Isle of Wight
The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has launched a range of weather related eco t-shirts made by leading UK eco fashion brand Rapanui. The collection features a range of bold weather related designs inspired by the imagery, science and history of the Met Office and is made using eco fabrics in a wind powered factory in India.
13 December 2011, Detroit
General Motors and Teijin Limited., a leader in the carbon fibre and composites industry, are to co-develop advanced carbon fibre composite technologies for potential high-volume use globally in GM cars, trucks and crossovers.
12 December 2011, Westport
According to an RTE News report this afternoon, leading Irish knitwear manufacturing retailer Carraig Donn is creating 150 new jobs by expanding its retail, online and manufacturing business units.
12 December 2011, Singapore
Huntsman Textile Effects (TE) and Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings recently held a joint seminar that aims to address the tough challenges the textiles industry is facing in meeting stricter regulations that govern both sustainable and environmental business practice.
Huntsman in sustainability partnership with Sri Lankan textiles
12 December 2011, McAllen, TX
Kertak Nanotechnology, a leading manufacturer of ceramic nanofibers located in the Czech Republic, has invested in FibeRio Technology Corporation’s new continuous nanofibre production system, the Cyclone FE 1.1 with Forcespinning technology.
Kertak Nanotechnology invests in FibeRio Forcespinning technology
12 December 2011, Geneva
Invista has announced it will launch ‘a cutting-edge advancement’ in Lycra fibre technology in Paris in January. The innovation, called Lycra fibre with W Technology, is designed to offer the European fabric industry a new level of performance in an elastane fibre for intimate apparel, offering improved whiteness retention, uniformity and brilliant colour clarity for fabrics and garments.
12 December 2011, Helsinki
Ahlstrom has signed an agreement to invest in Porous Power Technologies, a Colorado, U.S. based company developing technology for lithium-ion battery separators.
8 December 2011, New York
New York headquartered Anvil Knitwear Inc., and Canadian company Technosport have partnered to offer Anvil's Eco Collection in Canada. Technosport will offer two of Anvil's eco-friendly product lines, AnvilOrganic and AnvilSustainable.
8 December 2011, Portland, Maine
IntertechPira has announced the agenda for the 8th annual Smart Fabrics 2012 conference which includes speakers from Adidas, M.I.T., Nike and Philips Lighting.
Adidas, MIT, Nike and Philips front Smart Fabrics conference
8 December 2011, Portland, Maine
IntertechPira has announced the agenda for the 8th annual Smart Fabrics 2012 conference which includes speakers from Adidas, M.I.T., Nike and Philips Lighting.
Adidas, MIT, Nike and Philips front Smart Fabrics conference
December 2011, Tokyo
Teijin Limited and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have co-developed a highly conductive carbon nanofibre (CNF) which is said to have a high linearity structure which offers 30-40% greater electrical conductivity compared to conventional CNF.
December 2011, Bristol
AIC group is putting the finishing touches to making 125 tonnes of equipment operational for the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol. The project has taken around seven months.
December 2011, Brussels
EDANA has announced that the deadline for the call for papers and student grant for the Nonwovens Research Academy has been extended to the 20th of January 2012 to accommodate the holiday period, and allow as many industry experts to submit their papers for consideration for presentation at the conference, and for students to submit their proposals for grant funding.
Call for papers and student grant for nonwovens research academy
8 December 2011, Italy
Aquafil, a leading producer of Nylon 6 yarns and Carvico a leading manufacturer of warp-knitted stretch fabrics, have formed a joint venture company XLAnce Fibre Italia which will manufacture and market the XLA polyolefin stretch fibre.
7 December 2011, Dormagen
Coatema Coating Machinery was given the Technical Development Manufacturing Award for its Smartcoater technology by IDTechX at the recent Printed Electronics USA. The award recognizes the ‘‘most significant development of a manufacturing device in the industry over the last 24 months’’.
December 2011, Nottingham
The Centre for Research in Advanced Textiles (CReATe) at Nottingham Trent University has an ambitious development strategy which allows it to offer an exciting opportunity for a PhD Studentship, starting in January 2012. The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (£13,590 per annum for 2011/12) for up to four years.
PhD Studentship in development of textiles with fully embedded electronics
December 2011, Nottingham
The Centre for Research in Advanced Textiles (CReATe) at Nottingham Trent University has an ambitious development strategy which allows it to offer an exciting opportunity for a PhD Studentship, starting in January 2012. The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (£13,590 per annum for 2011/12) for up to four years.
PhD Studentship in development of textiles with fully embedded electronics
7 December 2011, Albstadt
Groz-Beckert has launched an iPad app called myGrozBeckert for weaving, knitting, felting, tufting and sewing, which it says will keep textile manufacturers up to date on the company’s product range and provide them with a set of useful conversion and calculation tools.
7 December 2011, Albstadt
Groz-Beckert has launched a new app for for the iPad called myGrozBeckert for knitters, which the German company says is a simple and comfortable way to access comprehensive information on everything to do with Groz-Beckert.
5 December 2011, Migdal Haemek
Nilit announced its new trend concepts for bodywear and active-sportswear for Fall-Winter 2013-2014 today, which will be presented in the Nilit Bodyfashion Trendbook.
5 December 2011, Paris
Première Vision S.A., holder of a 49% stake in ModAmont SAS since 2007, has just taken full control on Friday 2 December of the company that organises the ModAmont show specializing in fashion accessories and components, by purchasing the 51% stake held by Tarsus France SAS.
5 December 2011, Vietnam
Dong Xuan Knitting Co. Ltd. (Doximex), one of Vietnam’s largest knitted goods producers opened a new US$ 16 million knitting factory on 15 November 2011, which will manufacture premium quality garments for the Japanese market.
By Adrian Wilson
At the forthcoming Heimtextil home furnishings show which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, from January 11-14, textile wallcoverings will be more strongly featured than ever before.
One leading nonwovens company which is finding a fast-growing market for its wallcovering products is Ahlstrom – and especially in Asia.
By Groz-Beckert
2 December 2011
In this article ‘Insulating, storing, filtering – Knitted wire mesh in the automotive industry’ Groz-Beckert profiles its customer, leading German engineering company DHD Technology and examines the use of knitted wire mesh products in the automotive industry.
1 December 2011, Tokyo
Teijin announced today that it will establish the world's first pilot plant for fully integrated production of carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) components from carbon fibre on the premises of its Matsuyama Factory in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
1 December 2011
The Fifth Wearable Technologies Conference will take place alongside the ISPO sports show in Munich, Germany, on January 30, 2012.
1 December 2011, Shanghai
Despite the current global economic slowdown, the world’s leading textile machinery manufacturers are said to be still strongly attracted to the prospects offered by China, the world's largest textile producer. This can be seen from the overwhelming response received by the combined textile machinery show, ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012, which will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 12 to 16 June 2012, organisers say.
