Technical Textiles

25/03/2019 – Cotton products

Cotton products

Innovative Cotton-based products

Cotton may be an old fibre but innovation never stops. Especially in a challenging environment like cotton faces, innovation is a key to growth. By Editorial staff

22/03/2019 – Cotton production worldwide

Cotton production worldwide

Cotton production declines, while trade and stocks increase

The world 2018/19 cotton supply and demand estimates include lower production and mill use but higher trade and stocks. By Editorial staff

21/03/2019 – Lectra

Lectra

Lectra’s Innovation Lab brings breakthrough innovation to life

Lectra boosts its innovation process by dedicating a new space to the ideation and design of disruptive solutions. By Editorial staff

Design model for the Cube building project: this demonstration building is designed to illustrate the pioneering, broad-impact results of the C³ consortium. © Iurii Vakaliuk, TU Dresden

19/03/2019 – Carbon-reinforced concrete

Carbon-reinforced concrete

CUBE – the first fibre-reinforced building in the world

Building history is due to be made on the Einsteinstrasse in Dresden: the first C³ carbon concrete building. By Hans-Werner Oertel

18/03/2019 – Topp Textil

Topp Textil

New extrusion technique facilitated by external funding

Topp Textil is the inventor of a new coating technology; an extrusion technique which allows the melting of plastics which are then applied to fabrics ... By Editorial staff

Very few signs of fouling after six months: When the basalt knitted fabrics are removed, the middle section of the steel girders in the sea near Dubai is almost completely free from organic deposits. © Peterseim

15/03/2019 – Techtextil

Techtextil

On the Techtextil podium – and then?

When this edition of textile network goes to print, exactly 676 days will have passed since the presentation of the Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation ... By Hans-Werner Oertel

GOTS certified companies by region: In terms of the total number of certified businesses, the “Top Ten” countries in 2018 were: India (1973), Bangladesh (689), Turkey (519), Germany (500), Italy (340), China (301), Pakistan (238), Portugal (215), USA (127) and South Korea (85). © GOTS

14/03/2019 – Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

Growth continues unabated

In 2018, the number of GOTS-certified companies climbed 14.6 percent from 5,024 to 5,760 firms. Together they employ over 2 million staff across 64 countries. By Editorial staff