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Re&Up and Marchi & Fildi to develop recycled cotton yarns

Re&Up has entered into a strategic partnership with
Italian yarn spinner Marchi & Fildi to co-develop a
new generation of high-quality recycled cotton yarns. The
collaboration brings together Re&Up’s fully integrated <...

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Fiber-to-fiber recycling recovers high-quality textiles

Yiqi Yang, a researcher at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, has developed a groundbreaking fiber-to-fiber
recycling technology that successfully removes dyes, separates blended fibers, and recovers high-quality materials,
markin...

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Armedangels introduces denim using fiber from textile waste

Armedangels, a German denim brand, has taken a new
step toward reducing textile waste. The brand has
launched a new denim collection made with SaXcell fiber, a
high-quality lyocell produced from textile waste. Armedangels is the fir...

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Colorifix introduces eco-friendly textile dyeing process

Colorifix, a company located at Norwich Research Park,
is introducing a new biological method for dyeing
textiles that offers an environmentally friendly alternative
to traditional processes. The company is leading the way in
cr...

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Bangladesh: Innovates lotus silk fabric

Bangladesh has introduced a unique innovation in
textiles, lotus silk, a rare, biodegradable luxury fabric
made from the stems of the Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).
Produced in the country for the first time, this fabric
combin...

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. Focus on performance textiles at Techtextil India 2025

Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd, in collaboration with Concept N Strategies, has announced the debut
of the ‘Sporttech Pavilion’ at Techtextil India 2025. The new
initiative will spotlight India’s rapidly advancing sport...

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USDA develops reusable antimicrobial cotton wipes

In a breakthrough for sustainable hygiene, USDA researchers have developed a reusable antimicrobial wipe
made entirely from cotton, offering an eco-friendly alternative to the single-use synthetic wipes.
The innovation centers around a n...

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All options covered with the new Sawgrass VersiFlex

The new VersiFlex three-in-one digital decoration system unveiledtby Charleston, South Carolina-headquartered Sawgrasss at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2025 in
Berlin, Germany.
As a disruptive innovation designed for the modern
Europe...

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Nonwovenn Strengthening its protech Division

Nonwovenn is investing £1.5 million in its ProTech
division to strengthen its market-leading position in
personal protection and harm reduction. The investment is
part of a long-term growth strategy, with a business unit
target...

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Karl Mayer develops innovative fabrics for bulletproof vests

In response to growing demand for high-performance
personal protective equipment, Karl Mayer’s Technical
Textiles unit has unveiled cutting-edge multiaxial noncrimp fabrics using ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre...

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Nonwovens production bounces back in Europe

Nonwovens production in Greater Europe increased
in volume by 2.6% in 2024 to 2,976, 400 tons, according to Brussels-based industry association EDANA.
By surface area, a 2.9% increase was achieved, with 85.1
billion square metres ma...

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Rieter celebrates 230th anniversary

Rieter, the leader in staple fibre yarn production technology, celebrates its 230th anniversary this year.
Johann Jacob Rieter founded the company J.J. Rieter & Cie.
in Winterthur, Switzerland on April 15, 1795, initially as a
tr...

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Versatility with Freudenberg’s fine denier spunbonds

The unique fine filament nonwoven technology of
Freudenberg Performance Materials enables materials to be engineered from a variety of polymers and blends
using mono or bico fibres.
High flexibility and broad customisation options ca...

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Teijin debuts DPP-compliant products

Teijin has started rolling out initiatives to enable aramid and carbon fibres to be accompanied by Digital
Product Passport (DPP) technology to enhancse supply
chain transparency by verifying the origins of materials
and supporting ...

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Byborre launches platform for customisable knitted fabrics

Amsterdam-based textile innovator Byborre has
introduced the Textile Room, an interactive digital
catalogue offering 20 fully configurable knitted textiles,
empowering designers to customise colour, scale, and
pattern in real ti...

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Launch of Repreve with CiClo technology

Unifi is launching Repreve with CiClo technology – recycled polyester and nylon embedded with a biode gradable technology that enables synthetics to break down
naturally. Repreve with CiClo is enhanced with a patented
additive at the ...

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Regional take-up for Reju Polyester

Paris-headquartered textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju has announced plans for product validation
and adoption with Antex and Utexa, two global leaders in
multifilament yarn production with manufacturing locations in Europe an...

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SFI, The Lycra Company launch Fit Sense denim technology

Star Fades International (SFI), a recognized name in
denim innovation, has partnered with The Lycra Company, a global leader in fibre and fabric solutions, to introduce
the new Lycra Fit Sense denim technology. This cutting-edge
sha...

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Tariff uncertainty threatens global apparel industry

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) represents the
apparel manufacturing community across more than 40
countries—a global industry comprising hundreds of thousands of companies and millions of employees. Apparel and
textile...

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Gesture control for neural wristband

Wearable Devices, the Israel-based company specialising in AI -powered touchless sensing wearables, has
announced a major update to its Mudra Link product, transforming it into a personalised neural wristband controller worn
on the wris...

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China: Loopamid now commercially available

BASF has announced the start-up of the world’s first
commercial loopamid plant with an annual capacity of 500 tons at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China.
Loopamid is a recycled polyamide 6 that is entirely
based on textile waste. ...

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Cotton Council International Announces New Executive Director

Fashion industry veteran and sustainability expert
Liz Hershfield will lead Cotton Council International
(CCI), the export promotion arm of the National Cotton
Council of America (NCC), as its
new Executive Director. Hershfield ...

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KBR partners on enzymatic recycling plant

Houston, Texas headquarterd engineering company
KBR is partnering with Canberra, Australia-based
Samsara Eco to design and build a first-of-its-kind plastics
and textiles enzymatic recycling plant, due for completion
in early 20...

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