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Fully recyclable trunk side trim made of 100% polyester
Autoneum’s new 100% polyester trunk side trim is said to help customers achieve their sustainability targets while offering optimum durability, design flexibility and aesthetics.
Bio-based fabric collection with doubled sustainable content
Ultrafabrics is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new and improved bio-based Volar Bio upholstery fabric collection that now has a 66% mix of recycled,…
Launch of pineapple leaf fibre production facility in Vietnam
NextEvo has launched its inaugural production facility in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, which transforms pineapple leaf fibre into ready-to-spin fibre using the company’s mechanical process…
Glass-fibre reinforced PP for automotive applications
Borealis has introduced Borcycle GD3600SY, a glass-fibre reinforced polypropylene compound with 65% post-consumer recycled polymer content.
Serbian clothing manufacturer opens production unit in Vranje
Serbian clothing manufacturer Mona, which has facilities in Belgrade and Sopot, has opened a production department in Vranje.
A touch of madness in Bulgarian fashion
Violeta Borisova is the chief designer of Bulgarian women’s fashion brand Lucy Fashion, which was created by her mother, Gergana Yordanova, who sets the standards…
Thai researchers develop pineapple leaf leather-based leather alternative
Scientists at Thailand’s Mahidol University have developed a new pineapple-based leather alternative that is claimed to have excellent strength and sustainability properties.
Dual-contour airbag developed for advanced automated driving
ZF Lifetec has developed a dual-contour airbag for the passenger side, which can be inflated in two different sizes, depending on the seating position.
Custom-tailored linen garments for pregnant women
Daily Linen, a Lithuanian producer of linen clothing, has introduced its custom-tailoring service designed specifically for pregnant women.
Smart bandages could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds
A team of US researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology is developing…
Aircraft Interiors Expo exceeds pre-pandemic levels
This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, held at the end of May in Hamburg, Germany, attracted 12,817 visitors from around the world: a 22% increase on…
New Fashion to expand at former Inditex sites in Russia
New Fashion (formerly Zara CIS), which develops the Maag, Dub, Ecru and Vilet brands in Russia on the former sites of Inditex’s brands, plans to…
Textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal
An implantable medical device, such as a prosthetic heart valve, which includes a textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal is disclosed by Edwards Lifesciences,…
Solvent-based stretchable conducting ink
Saralon, based in Chemnitz, Germany, showed its stretchable Saral range of inks for printed electronics at the Future of Electronics Reshaped USA conference and exhibition…
ASEAN International Fashion Week comes to Singapore
Epson, a supplier of professional printing technology, partnered with ASEAN Fashion Designers Showcase for the first time to host the ASEAN International Fashion Week at…
Clothing could soon be extra muscles
In future, "textile muscles" technology, which originated in Sweden at Linköping University and the University of Borås, could be built into clothing that could give…