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Connected Materials: How Thailand Travel Connectivity and Nonwoven Innovation Share the Same Playbook

News23 June 2026

Connected Materials: How Thailand Travel Connectivity and Nonwoven Innovation Share the Same Playbook

At first glance, Thailand travel connectivity and nonwoven material innovation seem unrelated, yet both rely on efficiency, adaptability, and smart design. Explore how seamless mobile connectivity enhances the travel experience, while advances in nonwoven technologies improve performance across industries—demonstrating how innovative systems succeed by delivering reliability, flexibility, and user-focused solutions.

Barrier Fabric Upgrades Keep Medical Nonwovens Ready for Demand Spikes

News08 Apr 2026

Barrier Fabric Upgrades Keep Medical Nonwovens Ready for Demand Spikes

Medical nonwovens are under renewed scrutiny as healthcare buyers look for barrier fabrics that can scale quickly, convert cleanly and maintain reliable protection in hig

We Will Provide the Consist of Sense of Trust When Jelly Tekstil is Called

News21 Dec 2025

We Will Provide the Consist of Sense of Trust When Jelly Tekstil is Called

With the development of business, Jelly kicked start its pace of internation- alization in the year of 1995 and has established its processing factories or service outlet

VEOCELTM Takes Initiative With Hands On' Motto To Draw Attention To Hidden Plastics In Wet Wipes

News16 Nov 2025

VEOCELTM Takes Initiative With Hands On' Motto To Draw Attention To Hidden Plastics In Wet Wipes

Intriguing information is shared regarding the plastics hidden inside wet wipes that are widely used in our everyday lives during the press conference held by Lenzing Gro

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News28 Dec 2022

Lenzing's New Brand VEOCELTM Responds to Increasing Concerns for Sustainability in the Nonwoven Market

Producing quality fibers from renewable wood raw materials with environmentally friendly and innovative technologies, Lenzing Group has conducted a survey with 3.900 women consumers of wet wipes and hygienic products liv

Lenzing Ranked first by Canopy for Sustainable Wood Sourcing

News23 Nov 2022

Lenzing Ranked first by Canopy for Sustainable Wood Sourcing

"We are proud of this top ranking. It underpins our role as a leader in sustainability and gives our customers confidence that we have the right practices in place to prevent the use of wood and pulp from ancient and end

Kraig Biocraft Develops Silkworm Strain For USA Army

News14 Sep 2022

Kraig Biocraft Develops Silkworm Strain For USA Army

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, developer of spider silk based fibres, has developed a strain of genetically engineered silkworms which produces fibres that have the physical properties more suited for use in protective tex

IsraVision, Avoids Errors in the Production of Nonwoven

News31 Mar 2022

IsraVision, Avoids Errors in the Production of Nonwoven

How uniform is the material distributed in the final product? The answer to this question helps manufacturers of nonwovens to do more than just optimize their use of resources. Mistakes occurring during production often

Ipeker Makes a Difference in Textile Products with Vegan Fabric Production

News12 Mar 2022

Ipeker Makes a Difference in Textile Products with Vegan Fabric Production

Ipeker company, founded in 1930, started its business life with the production of silk in Ottoman period at the end of the 1800s and then continued with fabric manufacturing. Ipeker, one of the most important companies o

Intelligent Production Modules By Dienes Aid Development Of Innovative Filaments

News25 Nov 2021

Intelligent Production Modules By Dienes Aid Development Of Innovative Filaments

Headquartered in Muhlheim am Main, Dienes Apparatebau GmbH was founded by Fritz Dienes in 1930. The company produces pilot and laboratory systems for manufacturing and processing filaments, fibres and yarns. It also supp

ITM 2016 and HIGHTEX 2016 Are Exhibitions Closely-Followed and Supported By Our Industry

News04 Nov 2021

ITM 2016 and HIGHTEX 2016 Are Exhibitions Closely-Followed and Supported By Our Industry

2015 was a year in which both our exports and Turkey in general could not gain acceleration as much as they intended due to negative developments in global conjuncture. We see that upward trend ongoing in recent years wa

HyperTex From DiloGroup

News31 Jul 2021

HyperTex From DiloGroup

DiloGroup - "HyperTex" Installation for the Production of Reinforced Multi-layer Needlefelts. Numerous fields of application such as filter media, geotextiles, roofing mate- rial, floor coverings, other technical textile

Huggies Awards Grants Through No Baby Unhugged Program

News20 Jun 2021

Huggies Awards Grants Through No Baby Unhugged Program

Hugging programs train volunteers to administer the soothing and healing power of touch to premature babies. The Huggies No Baby Unhugged program' is awarding seven $10,000 grants to help support or establish volunteer h

H&M Garment Collection Program Makes Great Contribution to Recycling

News28 May 2021

H&M Garment Collection Program Makes Great Contribution to Recycling

Introducing the Garment Collection Program in Turkey, a project aiming to contribute to recycling, H&M seeks a sustainable fashion for the future. The Swedish-based H&M's garment collection program has been launched all

Frankfurt: The Hotspot For High-Tech Textiles

News29 Jan 2021

Frankfurt: The Hotspot For High-Tech Textiles

Technical textiles for all applications and a wide range of textile technologies: from 14 to 17 May 2019, Techtextil will bring together more exhibitors from even more countries than before.

Fortum And Spinnova Present Wheat Straw-Based Clothing

News01 Jan 2021

Fortum And Spinnova Present Wheat Straw-Based Clothing

Fortum, an energy company building new business options in the circular economy, together with sustainable fibre technology company Spinnova , has introduced the first prototype product made using wheat straw in producti

First Devan R-VitalR Cbd-Infused Textiles Hit The Market

News27 Nov 2020

First Devan R-VitalR Cbd-Infused Textiles Hit The Market

With the recent launch of Acabada ProActiveWear, the first CBD-infused textiles are officially hitting the market. The fabric treatment behind the CBD-infused textiles was developed by Devan Chemicals, a Belgian company

Drawing Over 600 Attendees From Absorbent Hygiene and Personal Care Markets

News02 Aug 2020

Drawing Over 600 Attendees From Absorbent Hygiene and Personal Care Markets

The Hygienix conference Oct. 26-29, 2016 at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort featured some of the world's most notable thought leaders from organizations that are revolutionizing the absorbent hygiene and personal care indus

Cutting-Edge Hi-tech Fibres

News04 Apr 2020

Cutting-Edge Hi-tech Fibres

For more than 20 years, Advansa marks its position as one of the main suppliers for the nonwoven wallpaper industry and offers high-quality fibres made by advanced production technology from Germany.

Cut Resistant Clothing for the Glass and Metal Industry: CutPROR

News16 Mar 2020

Cut Resistant Clothing for the Glass and Metal Industry: CutPROR

Cut resistant fabrics have been developed following thousands of injuries suffered by individuals in industry, homeland security, and extreme sports. Now, UK-based PPSS Group is urging product designers to think innovati

Covid-19 Spikes Demand For Surgical & Face Masks

News01 Feb 2020

Covid-19 Spikes Demand For Surgical & Face Masks

The continuing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) scare the world over has resulted in high demand for surgical and face masks. There is also a steep rise in the price of the masks, along with a spike in raw material prices. M

Cool' Textile Automatically Regulates Amount of Heat that Passes Through It

News04 Jan 2020

Cool' Textile Automatically Regulates Amount of Heat that Passes Through It

Made from specially engineered infrared-sensitive yarn, which responds to changes in the temperature and humidity of a person's skin by dynamically collapsing or expanding the structure of its fibers, the newly-developed

Cnar Lamination Answers All Calls for Technical Textile

News30 Nov 2019

Cnar Lamination Answers All Calls for Technical Textile

Established in the last quarter of 2014 after 14 years of experience on in technical textile and lamination, Cnar Laminasyon c ve D Tic.A.. offers services various industries on coating, technical lamination and technica

Bruckner Signed Contract for a Major Project with Dinarsu

News09 Nov 2019

Bruckner Signed Contract for a Major Project with Dinarsu

Bruckner, with a 70-year history of textile finishing, is known worldwide as a technology partner for all companies working in the drying, coating and finishing of web-shaped materials.

Body Armor To Replace Over 1 Lakh Bulletproof Vests

News21 Sep 2019

Body Armor To Replace Over 1 Lakh Bulletproof Vests

Body Armor Direct, the number one online direct-to-consumer retailer of government certified body armour has announced a new initiative to replace over 100,000 non-government certified ballistic vests currently in use ac

Berteks Produces Odorless and Non-flammability Fabric

News05 Aug 2019

Berteks Produces Odorless and Non-flammability Fabric

Berteks, which has been in operation for nearly a century, continues to provide services by adding strength to its power every day. Growing with the knowledge and experience that goes on for three generations, Berteks de

Bcnonwovens Expanding Capacity to Meet Growing Customer Needs

News25 Jun 2019

Bcnonwovens Expanding Capacity to Meet Growing Customer Needs

BCNonwovens is investing into a new production line, machine hall and warehouse at its Sant Quinti de Mediona (Barcelona) plant to meet growing needs from customers globally.

Akbalar Tekstil Conducts R & D Studies For Electronic Textiles That Control Health Status

News11 Nov 2018

Akbalar Tekstil Conducts R & D Studies For Electronic Textiles That Control Health Status

Turkey's largest "integrated textile enterprises" in the area Akbalar Tekstil gives great importance to textile R & D activities. It succeed innovations in textile sector by producing heat and cold resistant fabrics in o

Ajman University Develops Garment System to Help Autistic People

News23 Sep 2018

Ajman University Develops Garment System to Help Autistic People

Two lecturers at Ajman University (AU) have developed a smart garment ecosystem which can determine the wearer's stress level and trigger clothes and accessories' functionalities accordingly to help understand and better

Ahlstrom-Munksjo Launches New Surgical Fabric

News06 Sep 2018

Ahlstrom-Munksjo Launches New Surgical Fabric

Ahlstrom-Munksjo, a leader in fibre-based materials, has announced the launch of its new ViroSl fabric, constructed for the most critical areas of a surgical gown, designed to keep medical professionals protected and com

Aalto University Uses Palm Wax For Water Resistance

News07 Aug 2018

Aalto University Uses Palm Wax For Water Resistance

Amidst concerns over use of c to make textiles waterproof, scientists from Aalto University have used an ecological method to make garments water-resistant with wax obtained from Brazilian palm tree leaves. The treatment

AKXY Acquired Sage Automotive

News04 Jun 2018

AKXY Acquired Sage Automotive

Asahi Kasei had sales of 15.8 billion Euro in 2017 across its three divisions - Materials, Homes and Healthcare - and employed 34,670 people globally at the end of March 2018.

2019 EDANA Nonwoven Statistics Released

News09 Apr 2018

2019 EDANA Nonwoven Statistics Released

Despite low growth in last two years, Greater European Nonwovens Production reaches 4.4% Annual Average Growth over the last decade.