relating to a number of innovative companies worldwide, including: Autoneum; Avient; Camira; Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF-German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf); Eastman; Microban International; Northwestern University; TechnoCarbon Technologies Temca Matériaux Composites (Temca); Texas A&M University; The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); and Woolchemy.
Who should buy this report?
- Manufacturers of fibres, textiles, clothing and chemicals
- Textile and clothing machinery manufacturers - spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing and import/export
- Textile and clothing brands and retailers like Adidas, H&M etc.
- Educational institutions like universities, fashion schools etc.
- Business consultancy firms
- Textile and clothing trade associations
- Government trade bodies
Table of Contents
SUMMARY
ADDITIVES
- Avient has launched a fluorine-free stain-resistant concentrate additive for polyester fibres
AUTOMOTIVE NONWOVENS
- Autoneum has launched a sound-absorbing polyester nonwoven for the interiors of commercial vehicles
COMPOSITES
- A flax-fibre biocomposite developed by Bcomp and called ampliTex has been used by Temca in cladding produced for shading a building in France
- TechnoCarbon Technologies and the Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) have received an award for a new stone composite which absorbs carbon dioxide
FABRICS
- Contract fabrics manufacturer Camira has launched an acoustically transparent fabric made from recycled polymer derived from plastic bottles
FIBRES
- Eastman has launched Naia Renew environmentally sustainable insulation fibre for fill applications
FINISHES
- Microban International has developed a groundbreaking anti-odour finish which can be applied to synthetic materials for textiles and apparel applications
- Texas A&M University is developing a single-step process for depositing a non-toxic flame retardant coating on to cotton textiles
HYGIENE TEXTILES
- Woolchemy has released a white paper which assesses the performance of neweFlex, its new wool-based acquisition distribution layer for hygiene products
MEDICAL TEXTILES
- Researchers at the Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) are developing medical textiles with long-lasting antimicrobial properties
POLYMERS
- US researchers have developed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked nanoscale polymer which is flexible and strong and can be incorporated into synthetic fibres
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a reference database of “molecular fingerprints” of textile fibres for use in the training of sorting-algorithms employed in textile recycling
Companies Mentioned
- Autoneum
- Avient
- Camira
- Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF-German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf)
- Eastman
- Microban International
- Northwestern University
- TechnoCarbon Technologies Temca Matériaux Composites (Temca)
- Texas A&M University
