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As part of a number of projects, scientists at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials are developing new possibilities for the finishing and functionalisation of surfaces © Philipp Scheffler, DWI

 
19/12/2017 – Special fibres and yarns: 65 years of the DWI

Special fibres and yarns: 65 years of the DWI

A research institute changing with the times

Innovative materials research and an exceptionally inter-disciplinary research approach now lie at the heart of the work conducted at the former German ... By  Editorial staff
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Fadenführer für die Textilmaschinenindustrie, hergestellt aus dem Werkstoff A100 © Sembach

 
A100: Eine Hochleistungskeramik für die Textilindustrie und ein idealer Werkstoff für verschleißend beanspruchte Komponenten in Textilmaschinen! By  Editorial staff
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Aerelle Soft Flex are filling fibres for a high degree of sleeping comfort and the flexibility of the fibre filling offers excellent shape recovery © Advansa

 
28/11/2017 – Advansa - 50th anniversary of dacron

Advansa - 50th anniversary of dacron

Attractive Projects

Advansa's future activities: e.g.a relaunch is planned for Dacron 95°, a new generation of particularly hygienic fibre filling. By  Editorial staff
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Collection point with transparent PET bottles © Trevira

 
08/11/2017 – Trevira

Trevira

Sustainable in many different ways

A new brand was introduced at Trevira: Trevira Sinfineco. This label may be carried by all textiles that contain sustainable Trevira products. By  Editorial staff
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© Cotton USA

 
18/10/2017 – Bremer Baumwollbörse

Bremer Baumwollbörse

Wiping out bacteria with nanoparticle

Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, have developed a method to ... By  Editorial staff
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Pakistan’s 2017/18 cotton production is forecast at 9.0 million 480 lb bales, down slightly from the current USDA estimate due to a slight reduction in area, but in keeping with the general expectation that yields and area have improved from the lows of 2015 (yield) and 2016 (area) © Bremer Baumwollbörse/d-maps.com

 
12/10/2017 – Pakistan

Pakistan

Wholesaleprices for Seed Cotton up 24 Percent

Pakistan’s 2017/18 cotton production is forecast at 9.0 million 480 lb bales, down slightly from the current USDA estimate due to a slight reduction in ... By  Editorial staff
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Sugar molecules make cotton fibres glow © Filipe Natalio

 
12/10/2017 – Bremer Baumwollbörse

Bremer Baumwollbörse

Sugar molecules make cotton fibres glow

Filipe Natalio, a chemist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and a team of seven further researchers from science institutes in Germany and ... By  Editorial staff