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 Editorial staff

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 Editorial staff

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