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Introducing user-controlled colour-changing fabric - Innovation in …
WEBJul 9, 2018 · Instead, CREOL’s ChroMorphous technology enables an innovative capability: user-controlled, dynamic colour and pattern change in large woven fabrics and cut-and-sewn textile products, the university explains. Each thread woven into the fabric incorporates within it a thin metal micro-wire. An electric …
Freudenberg completes Low & Bonar acquisition - Innovation in …
WEBMay 12, 2020 · The global technology group Freudenberg has completed its acquisition of London headquartered Low & Bonar PLC by buying 100% of its shares. Freudenberg submitted an offer for the company in September 2019, which was shareholder approved in November 2019, and the European Commission authorized the merger on 17 April. The technical textiles ...
eVent fabrics looks to future under new ownership - Innovation in …
WEBJul 3, 2020 · eVent fabrics, a developer waterproof apparel with air permeable membrane technology, has announced that as of 30 June 2020, Performax Pro, Limited, of Hong Kong, assumed full ownership of the eVent fabrics brand. Parker Performance Materials, which has owned the eVent brand since 2017, sold the …
Tex Tech Industries acquires SGL Carbon business - Innovation in …
WEBFeb 20, 2023 · Tex Tech Industries, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired the operating assets of SGL Carbon’s plant in Gardena, California, which was formerly Hitco Carbon Composites. The business is a manufacturer of complex, industry leading high-temperature composite materials and …
Zara commits to Infinna fibre - Innovation in Textiles
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Inditex, the parent company of Zara, has made a three year commitment to buy 30% of Infinited Fiber Company’s annual future production volume of Infinna – the new textile fibre that can be created from 100% textile waste – in a deal valued at more than €100 million. The new agreement comes just days after Infinited announced a separate ...
Superior cooling capabilities of brrr° fabrics confirmed
WEBJul 15, 2019 · Because brrr°’s cooling technology is embedded in the structure of the yarn of the fabric, it won’t ever diminish over time with repeated washings, according to the manufacturer. Major retailers including Gillz, Southern Tide, CAT apparel, Bigfoot Sock, Mizzen+Main, Jos. A. Bank and Men’s Wearhouse use …
UTT installs state-of-the-art finishing line for airbag fabrics
WEBJul 20, 2020 · Transport/ Aerospace. UTT, a subsidiary of the Thai chemical group Indorama Ventures (IVL), and renowned manufacturer of technical fabrics, has recently installed a state-of-the-art textile finishing line for airbag fabrics. The original UTT weaving mill was founded at its current location in Krumbach, Germany, way back in 1850.
Recognition for unique Roica V550 - Innovation in Textiles
WEBApr 8, 2021 · Roica V550 is an addition to Asahi Kasei’s Eco-Smart family of stretch yarns that also includes Roica RF, the first to achieve GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certification, being based on 50% pre-consumer recycled content. Introduced in 2018, Roica RF is a previous recipient of the Senken Shimbun award. www.asahi-kasei.co.jp. Recognition for ...
Making textiles and clothing from recycled plastics
WEBApr 23, 2018 · DGrade is a clothing manufacturer, supplying the eco-friendly products made from recycled plastic bottles. Last year, DGrade launched a new campaign called the Simply Bottles initiative to build the world’s first ‘plastic to yarn’ recycling plant in Dubai. Ganesha Ecosphere is a leading PET-recycled Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF ...