Technical Textiles

TPU artificial leather made by Gessner. © Gessner

02/08/2023 – Neenah Gessner GmbH

Neenah Gessner GmbH

TPU carrier materials in artificial leather application

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) has gained prominence as a preferred material for artificial leather applications in the automotive and textile industries. ... By Editorial staff

Direct-to-film technology allows printers to create premium transferred designs for customised merchandising, sportswear, and an array of other promotional textile applications. © Mimaki

26/07/2023 – Guest article by Marc Verbeem: Supervisor Product Management, Mimaki Europe

Guest article by Marc Verbeem: Supervisor Product Management, Mimaki Europe

Direct-to-Film Technology – Shaking Things Up in Digital Textile Printing

With the use of direct-to-film technology (DTF), printers can produce high-quality transferred graphics for branded apparel, sportswear, and a variety ... Marc Verbeem

Evolon sustainable microfiber reinforcement layer for leather goods. © Freudenberg

25/07/2023 – Freudenberg Performance Materials

Freudenberg Performance Materials

Freudenberg presents new applications for its Evolon microfiber technology

Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will unveil new applications for its European environmentally-friendly Evolon microfiber technology for ... By Editorial staff

“Enka” geotextiles are versatile in use: high-performance 3D entangled mats for building, industrial and civil engineering industries. © Freudenberg

18/07/2023 – Freudenberg

Freudenberg

New Geosynthetics Production Line

Freudenberg is expanding capacity for 3D polymer mat production with the opening of a new production line in Changzhou (China).

MAS Holdings and HeiQ administrators in a joint visit to the HeiQ AeoniQ pilot plant, in Austria. © Christian Ukobitz Photography

10/07/2023 – Sustainable alternative to synthetics

Sustainable alternative to synthetics

MAS Holdings invests in HeiQ AeoniQ

HeiQ, a materials innovation leader and based in Switzerland, has partnered with MAS Holdings, apparel & textile manufacturing and tech conglomerate headquartered ... By Editorial staff

“Naia” staple fiber for casual sweaters enables designs that accommodate four seasons of wearing comfort. © Eastman Naia

03/07/2023 – New cellulosic fibers made for knitwear

New cellulosic fibers made for knitwear

“Naia” from Estman – Sustainability and Style knitted together

“Naia” cellulosic fibers from Eastman, a chemical company that employs approximately 14,500 people around the world, combine performance and sustainability ... By Editorial staff

The “OnceMore” pulp developed by both companies will then be used for various purposes, including as a raw material for the production of Lenzing’s Tencel branded specialty fibers using “Refibra” technology. © Södra Skogsägarna

19/06/2023 – Sustainability

Sustainability

Södra and Lenzing project receives EU Life subsidy

Lenzing and Södra have been joining forces in textile recycling since 2021, making a crucial contribution to the promotion of circularity in the fashion ...