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Technical Textiles Business Update, April 2025

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  • 27 Pages
  • January 2025
  • Region: Global
  • Textiles Intelligence Ltd.
  • ID: 6051074

This report provides a round-up of the latest developments in the global technical textiles sector, including: acquisitions, divestments and mergers; business news; events; investments; and joint ventures. The report contains news relating to a number of innovative companies and other organisations, including: Ahlstrom; Atex USA; BCNonwovens; Chomarat; Cinte Techtextil China; EDANA; ErtelAlsop; Evonik; FibreCoat; Fibroline; Hohenstein; INDA (the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry); Invista; Mehler Texnologies; Michelman; Monforts; Navis TubeTex; Nibertex; Oeko-Tex; Oerlikon Barmag; Physical Properties Testers (PPT) Group; Pincroft; Under Armour; Unifi; and Van Robaeys

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
ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS
  • Ahlstrom has acquired ErtelAlsop, a US manufacturer of liquid depth filter media
  • BCNonwovens has acquired nonwovens producer Atex USA
BUSINESS NEWS
  • Coated technical textiles producer Mehler Texnologies is to close its production plant in Fulda, Germany
  • INDA and EDANA have released their eighth Global Nonwoven Markets Report
  • Invista has been granted a patent for recycling polyamide 6.6 and has submitted a further patent application
  • Repreve producer Unifi is to close its yarn manufacturing plant in North Carolina, USA
  • Textile standards body Oeko-Tex has announced new regulations for 2025
EVENTS
  • Cinte Techtextil China is to return to Shanghai in September 2025 with two new zones: Medtech & Protech and Mobiltech
  • Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress Asia will be held at Techtextil India in November 2025
  • INDA (the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry) has announced that registration is open for FiltXPO 2025
INVESTMENTS
  • Andritz Group has established a technical centre to develop technologies for the production of dry moulded fibre
  • Chomarat has started up a new line for producing unidirectional carbon fibre reinforcement fabrics
  • FibreCoat has secured nearly Euro20 mn in funding to enable it to develop products which make use of a process for coating fibres with metals and plastics during spinning
  • Fibroline and Navis TubeTex have opened the Fibroline USA Innovation Lab for developing and promoting dry powder impregnation processes
  • Flax fibre producer Van Robaeys has invested in two bast fibre lines supplied by Andritz
  • Nibertex has secured seed funding to ramp up the development of its electrospun membrane for outdoor wear
  • Pincroft has invested in new fabric printing technology
  • Textile finishing machinery manufacturer Monforts has installed a non-contact precision-spray finishing system at its Advanced Technology Center
JOINT VENTURES
  • Coatings specialist Michelman is supplying a sizing for aluminium coated fibres produced by FibreCoat
  • Spinning machinery company Oerlikon Barmag and speciality chemicals producer Evonik are to
  • cooperate in the development and commercialisation of technologies for the chemical recycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate
  • Under Armour, Hohenstein and PPT Group have developed a standardised test which quantifies the amounts of microfibres released from textiles during washing

Companies Mentioned

  • Ahlstrom
  • Atex USA
  • BCNonwovens
  • Chomarat
  • Cinte Techtextil China
  • EDANA
  • ErtelAlsop
  • Evonik
  • FibreCoat
  • Fibroline
  • Hohenstein
  • INDA (the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry)
  • Invista
  • Mehler Texnologies
  • Michelman
  • Monforts
  • Navis TubeTex
  • Nibertex
  • Oeko-Tex
  • Oerlikon Barmag
  • Physical Properties Testers (PPT) Group
  • Pincroft
  • Under Armour
  • Unifi
  • Van Robaeys