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Coloreel appoints Lucia Eklöf as vice president of customer success
December 15th, 2023
“We are excited to welcome Lucia Eklöf to our team,” says Torbjörn Bäck, CEO at Coloreel. “Her experience in sales management and her deep-rooted understanding of industry trends will help our customers grow. Lucia’s expertise in thread, understanding of operations for brands and producers, and commitment to sustainable practices will contribute to building our global […]
YKK DynaPel water-repellant zipper wins best product in ISPO Textrends competition
December 14th, 2023
The ISPO Textrends judges have selected YKK's DynaPel™ water-repellent zipper as the best product in the accessories category. The competition, held twice a year in conjunction with the ISPO trade show, recognizes the most innovative performance textiles, components and apparel. Designed to be compatible with garment recycling systems, the DynaPel zipper uses Green Theme Technologies […]
The long road to smart fabric standards
December 11th, 2023
Loomia makes soft, flexible circuit technology to be incorporated into a variety of textile end products. Photo: Loomia. “Smart textiles” that utilize specialized polymers, chemical additives or electronics to react with their environment are changing textile technology in the 21st century. E-textiles or “wearables” have been particularly promising due to their ability to monitor and communicate […]
Shirt helps deaf and hard-of-hearing people enjoy opera
December 11th, 2023
The Lyric Opera of Chicago now offers the SoundShirt by wearables designer CuteCircuit for its deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons to better experience opera. Photo: CuteCircuit. Opera is everything all at once: music and drama, poetry and dance, grandeur and intimacy, spectacle and sound. But for audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing, or […]
Plant-based antimicrobial for textiles launched
December 11th, 2023
Polygiene Group, a global antimicrobial technologies and odor control solutions provider, has launched a new antimicrobial technology for the textile market. StayFreshBIO™ is based on a 100 percent bio-based active ingredient extracted from plant-based substances. The product is an addition to Polygiene’s current silver-based solution and is in line with the movement in certain regions to look for metal-free antimicrobial additives. The […]
Pulcra and Devan unveil PFC-free water repellent
December 11th, 2023
Pulcra Chemicals, a global manufacturer of sustainable chemical products has joined forces with its subsidiary, Devan Chemicals, to introduce Devan Repel, a new brand in the water repellency market. The first product, Devan Repel One, is a durable water repellent for polyester and blends that’s free from perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and isocyanates. Performance, particularly on […]
Catching up to technology
December 11th, 2023
The first motor vehicles hit the road in the 1880s, but according to healinglaw.com, the first laws to regulate them, enacted by Connecticut almost 20 years later in 1901, set speed limits of 12 MPH on city streets and 15 MPH on country roads. That’s it. The sum total of traffic laws for “motors.” I’m […]
Peach Fuzz: Pantone Color of the Year 2024
December 11th, 2023
Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community, today introduced PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, a velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul as the Pantone Color of the Year selection for 2024. At a time of turmoil in many aspects of […]
Global staple fiber market may reach $281 billion by 2031
December 8th, 2023
Photo: Gaston College Textile Technology Center. Staple fibers are short fibers made of either natural or synthetic materials. Any fiber that is usable, constrained, or has a finite length is referred to as a staple fiber. Even though the source is the same, the length of the fiber varies both within and across types obtained […]
Craig Arnold appointed Borealis EVP Polyolefins, Circular Economy Solutions, Innovation & Technology
December 7th, 2023
The Supervisory Board of Borealis has appointed Craig Arnold as the new Executive Vice President Polyolefins, Circular Economy Solutions and Innovation & Technology with effect from February 1, 2024. Craig Arnold is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at Ferroglobe PLC in Madrid, Spain. Prior to this appointment, he had a long-standing career at Dow Inc., […]