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Study shows advantages of new wound healing technology
December 15th, 2025
Researchers studied new wound-healing technologies and found them to be superior to more conventional therapies and dressings. Photo: NTU. From silver nanofibers to smart, sensory-packed dressings, the next generation of wound-healing technology is blurring the line between biology and engineering. As scientific understanding and technology have improved, so, too, have the approaches developed to aid […]
Wearables lead protective market advances
December 15th, 2025
E-textiles 2025, the 7th International Conference on Electronic Textiles, was held from November 12-14, 2025, at ENSAIT (University of Lille) in Roubaix, France. Photo: Marie O’Mahony. Protective clothing is becoming smarter, with e-textiles bringing new capability in health and environmental monitoring that’s paired with location tracking to offer protection for workers in hazardous locations. At E-Textiles 2025 in […]
Protecting the protectors
December 15th, 2025
With the proliferation of smart textiles and their new technologies and applications, one finds it relatively easy to pair almost any other topic we discuss in this publication with smart textiles in general, or e-textiles in particular. In this case, our feature, “Wearables lead protective market advances” by Dr. Marie O’Mahony, ties in with our focus […]
San Francisco Fire Dept. adopts non-PFAS turnout gear
December 15th, 2025
A San Francisco firefighter is dressed in the department’s new non-PFAS gear. Photo: San Francisco Fire Department. Photo: Milliken. The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) says that it is has become the largest department in the U.S. to transition its entire fleet to non-PFAS turnout gear. This major purchase was made in part through a […]
Shawmut releases life-cycle assessment system for automotive textiles
December 12th, 2025
Image: Shawmut Corporation Shawmut Corporation has launched Shawmut Insights™, a proprietary life-cycle assessment (LCA) system that provides detailed visibility into the environmental impact of automotive and industrial textile products. Shawmut Insights is designed to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers understand environmental impacts, from raw materials to end-of-life, across Shawmut’s range of […]
Indorama Ventures, Jiaren Chemical Recycling announce partnership
December 11th, 2025
Image: Indorama Ventures Indorama Ventures’ fibers business and Jiaren Chemical Recycling have formed a joint venture to accelerate circularity in the global textile industry. Both partners plan to leverage the joint venture to unlock up to 100,000 tonnes (110,231 U.S. tons) of textile-recycled PET spinning capacity annually. “Mismanaged textile waste as well as the next […]
Navis TubeTex announces U.S. partnership with Icomatex
December 10th, 2025
Image: Navis TubeTex Navis TubeTex has announced a new partnership with Icomatex, a European manufacturer of stenters and textile finishing equipment. Under the agreement, Navis TubeTex will become the exclusive U.S. representative for the Icomatex stenter line. Navis TubeTex will now offer two complementary stenter platforms, including Marshall & Williams stenters and Icomatex stenters. “Our […]
Archroma, Innovo Fiber partner to expand Fibre52 technology
December 9th, 2025
Image: Archroma/Innovo Fiber LLC Archroma, a global specialty chemicals company, and Innovo Fiber LLC, owner of the patented Fibre52® system, have announced a distribution partnership to expand Fibre52 technology to mills and brands worldwide. When paired with Archroma’s AVITERA® SE reactive dye range, the combined system reduces resource use across pretreatment and dyeing, setting a […]
Niche markets for protective clothing
December 8th, 2025
RDAX Dragon Spear participants model CBRN protective suits, the warfighter on the left wears the currently fielded joint service lightweight integrated suit while the two warfighters on the right wear the new UIPE FOS GP suit. Photo: Alex Hillman, JPEO-CBRND Public Affairs. You may have wondered about “niche markets,” and why they are important. A […]
PFAS update: regulations and risk assessments
December 8th, 2025
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to significantly impact the textiles industry, making it more important than ever to stay abreast of any regulatory changes. This was the theme of the education session led by Amy Berg, partner at Ice Miller LLP, and Elizabeth Denly, vice president, PFAS initiative leader and chemistry director at TRC Companies. PFAS […]