Chemicals and functionality in textiles

April 14th, 2025

Swiss research facility Empa has developed a plasma system that atomizes environmentally friendly siloxanes into a cloud that can coat textile fibers with nanometer precision. Fibers coated this way can then be processed into water-repellent textiles of all kinds. Photo: Empa. The ongoing tariff uncertainty will certainly impact the global textiles and apparel market.  Although a […]

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