SAC materials assessment tool, for more sustainable products Sustainable Apparel Coalition The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced an update to the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI), a tool that enables the apparel, footwear, and textile industry to assess the environmental impact of materials used in global manufacturing. » Tuesday, 21. August 2018
Bolger OHearn Bolger & O’Hearn collaboration on stormproof/breathable performance apparel Bolger & O’Hearn, Inc. and performance apparel manufacturer Flylow Gear have joined forces to collaborate on the development of next-generation performance wear using Stormproof/Breathable OmniBloq DWR. » Thursday, 16. August 2018
Huntsman Textile Effects Huntsman new Global Vice President of Research and Technology Huntsman Textile Effects, Singapore, has appointed Rajiv Banavali as its new Global Vice President of Research and Technology. » Wednesday, 15. August 2018
Functional Fabric Fair Functional Fabric Fair Powered by Performance Days in New York The first US Functional Fabric Fair Powered by Performance Days from July 23-24, 2018 in New York, NY/USA, hosted 1,159 visitors from 31 countries to preview the latest trends and source high-performance functional fabrics and accessories. » Friday, 10. August 2018
Techtextil NA Techtextil NA NC College of Textiles first official academic partner Techtextil North America 2019 will be the first edition to name an official academic partner: North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles, located minutes from the Raleigh Convention Center in Downtown Raleigh. » Friday, 10. August 2018
Tenowo strategic expansion Tenowo, Inc. and Tenowo GmbH both businesses of the manufacturer of yarns, fabrics and nonwovens, Hoftex Group AG have announced a new addition to the company, Tenowo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. » Friday, 10. August 2018
Autoneum Autoneum changes to Group Executive Board in 2019 The Board of Directors of Autoneum has appointed Dr. Alexandra Bendler as Head of Business Group Europe and member of the Group Executive Board as of February 1, 2019. » Thursday, 09. August 2018
HeiQ HeiQ instant cool and long-lasting cooling on fabrics Based on the mechanism of the recently unveiled, patent-pending instant cooling hydro functional polymer, the supplier of finishing technology, HeiQ Materials AG, Zurich/Switzerland, has announced that a series of new products will be added to the HeiQ Smart Temp product family. » Wednesday, 08. August 2018
Erwin Wodicka - wodicka@aon.at Oerlikon strong growth in Q2/2018 In the 2nd quarter (Q2) of 2018, the technology group Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, saw order intake increase year-on-year by 26.8% to CHF 677 million, while sales went up by 36.6 % to CHF 665 million. » Tuesday, 07. August 2018
Huntsman Huntsman performance assurance program for built-in sun protection The manufacturer of textile chemicals and dyes, Huntsman Textile Effects, Singapore, has extended the High IQ performance assurance scheme to help meet consumer demand for garments and accessories with built-in sun protection. » Wednesday, 01. August 2018
ITA Augsburg Thermoplastic composites research consortium The first private consortium focusing on high volume production of thermoplastic composites has been launched. » Tuesday, 31. July 2018
Oerlikon Oerlikon sale of Drive Systems to Dana The technology group Oerlikon Management AG, Pfäffikon/Switzerland, is selling its Drive Systems Segment to Dana Inc., Maumee, OH/USA, for an enterprise value of CHF 600 million. » Tuesday, 31. July 2018
Alexium Alexium Robert Brookins confirmed as CEO and MD The specialist for high-tech coating Alexium International Group Ltd., Perth/Australia, has appointed Dr. Robert Brookins as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company. » Monday, 16. July 2018
IVAM IVAM improvement of smart energy management in wearables On June 21, 2018 the international association IVAM Microtechnology Network hosted the MSTextiles Forum at the Fraunhofer IZM in Berlin/Germany. » Monday, 16. July 2018
Pfaff Pfaff expansion of the management board Effective June 1, 2018, Guido Jaeger was appointed as member to the management board of supplier of sewing technology Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH (Pfaff Industrial). » Thursday, 12. July 2018
Performance Days Performance Days Cooling technologies How effective cooling works and what innovations are available in the field of cooling technologies was the focus topic at the trade fair for functional fabrics Performance Days on April 18/19, 2018, in Munich/Germany. » Friday, 06. July 2018
Chemours Chemours new renewably-based Teflon EcoElite At the sports trade fair OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen/Germany, on June 17-20, 2018, chemical company The Chemours Company presented its new Teflon EcoElite durable water-repellant (DWR) technology. » Wednesday, 04. July 2018
Andritz Andritz acquisition of Xerium Technologies The international technology group Andritz AG, Graz/Austria, has signed a merger agreement to acquire Xerium Technologies, Inc., Youngsville, NC/USA. » Tuesday, 03. July 2018
Devan Devan natural technology for textiles free from pet allergens Since many studies have suggested that allergic diseases have increased in frequency, the supplier of specialty chemicals Devan Chemicals NV has launched a technology to make textiles free from allergens shed by cats and dogs. » Tuesday, 03. July 2018
Pfaff Pfaff increased performance with reduced rejects The new sewing machine KL 110 with Vision System has been shown by the supplier of sewing technology Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH (Pfaff Industrial), Kaiserslautern/Germany, at the Texprocess North America in Atlanta, GA/USA, in May 2018. » Thursday, 21. June 2018