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Graphene nanotubes used in conductive PET fibers
December 16th, 2024
YAO I Fabric Co. Ltd., has unveiled innovative conductive PET fibers, with the brand name FLEX™ Yarn, that are enhanced with TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes from OCSiAl. Photo: OCSiAI. Taiwan-based YAO I Fabric Co. Ltd. has unveiled innovative conductive PET fibers, with the brand name FLEX™ Yarn, that are enhanced with TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes from OCSiAl. Polyethylene […]
Clothing 2.0, The Marena Group partner to assist patients in post-surgical recovery
December 13th, 2024
Clothing 2.0, a biotechnology company based in Conover, N.C., and The Marena Group LLC, a provider of medical-grade post-surgical compression garments based in Lawrenceville, Ga., announced they have partnered to produce garments to assist patients undergoing invasive and minimally invasive aesthetic and plastic surgery procedures. This partnership between Clothing 2.0 and The Marena Group creates […]
Soft N Dry Diapers appoints Julia Turley to head of channel sales for the U.S. and Mexico
December 12th, 2024
Soft N Dry Diapers Corp.™ and Soft N Dry de México, a global tree-free disposable baby diapers manufacturer, announced the appointment of Julia Turley as head of mass channel/channel sales for the U.S. and Mexico. Turley will lead the company's Retail Consumer Connection Program, which is designed to help mass retailers integrate sustainable TreeFree Diaper™ products into their private label lines. Turley joins Soft N […]
MMI Textiles Inc. acquires Jason Mills LLC
December 11th, 2024
MMI Textiles Inc., a global supplier of industrial and custom fabrics and textile components with military, tactical, medical, commercial, and apparel expertise, has acquired Jason Mills LLC, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of knit textiles. Effective Jan. 2, 2025, the acquisition will immediately expand the MMI Textiles product line. "We have had the privilege of working […]
Milliken & Company receives 2024 EcoVadis gold rating
December 11th, 2024
Milliken & Company, a global flooring, textiles, chemicals and health care products manufacturer based in Spartanburg, S.C., announced that it earned a gold rating on its 2024 EcoVadis assessment. EcoVadis provides sustainability ratings for more than 130,000 organizations representing more than 220 industries. Milliken's 2024 EcoVadis score, assessed across its chemical, textile, flooring and health […]
H&M Foundation funds CGR report about circularity, decarbonization in the textile industry
December 10th, 2024
A new report, the Circularity Gap Report (CGR) Textiles, authored by Circle Economy and funded by the H&M Foundation, provides an in-depth view of the current circularity in clothing and textiles. The CGR Textiles urges immediate action to reduce the textile industry's environmental impact by embracing circular economy principles such as reuse, recycling and slow fashion. The […]
Myant acquires Nanoleq and Osmotex Technologies
December 9th, 2024
In a bid to expand the global footprint of its health and wellness applications, Canada-based Myant Corp.,a provider of advanced materials for healthcare, has announced the acquisition of Nanoleq and Osmotex, two leading textile computing companies based in Switzerland. Zurich has now been set up as a base for Myant's EU and EMEA expansion. These acquisitions add valuable […]
Rewoven silk cocoon waste used as a leather alternative
December 9th, 2024
A detailed view of the rewoven silk cocoon waste as a leather alternative. Japanese designer Hiroto Ikebe recently showcased a leather alternative he developed using rewoven silk cocoon waste. His exhibition COCOON ANATOMY, shown during DESIGNART Tokyo 2024, displayed clothing that was designed to demonstrate that silk materials typically discarded or not used for mass production can be repurposed into […]
New kinetic energy harvesting material is in development
December 9th, 2024
Scientists are working to create a new textile material for the U.S. Navy Seals that will generate kinetic energy (from movement) and temperature changes. Backed by the U.S. Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG), this innovative textile is designed to power communication systems and health monitoring devices. The project, named “Dual Envelope Multifunctional Fabric,” is led […]
Noteworthy innovations in healthcare textiles
December 9th, 2024
Sofía Guridi presenting her work on bio-based and biodegradable e-textile capacitive sensors during E-textiles 2024 in Berlin. Photo: Marie O’Mahony In the midst of noteworthy innovations in healthcare textiles over this past year, comes the news that the Taliban has now forbidden women to train in midwifery in Afghanistan, where the number of mothers who […]