Kolon Industries has completed the expansion of its tyre cord production plant in the Bau Bang Industrial Park, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam.
Romanian holding group ROCA Industry is reported to be in “advanced negotiations” for the acquisition of a 77.
Portuguese company Riopele has launched a sustainable fabric that incorporates cork exclusively for the automotive interiors sector.
Experts have advised Vietnamese textile/clothing and leather/footwear firms to improve the sustainability of their production for export to the EU after the European Commission proposed…
The development of self-powered sensors using textiles could effectively reduce the problems caused by rigid batteries.
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF), Germany, is one of the partners in the Cyclometric research project to develop a tool…
Nine foreign companies have expressed interest in building textile or clothing factories in the Philippines, which will help increase the country’s exports by more than…
Ohio State University’s Asimina Kiourti believes wearable technology can become a vital and seamless part of diagnostic health tools that provide major health benefits, improving…
Researchers at Imperial College London, UK, have embedded low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate and ammonia into T-shirts and face masks.
Protective clothing producer Padrino-BP of Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is planning new investments and projects, including the refurbishment of its production department.
The textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries employ 80,000 workers in Bulgaria; however, employment has fallen by 20% in the past four years, according to…
Honey has exceptional antimicrobial and tissue-regenerative properties that should be exploited to the full to help wounds heal, say scientists from the UK’s University of…
Fast fashion retailer Primark has announced that, in light of the unfolding situation in Myanmar, which is currently under military regime after a coup in…
Romanian fashion brand No44 has launched a new takeback and recycling initiative in collaboration with Turkish denim manufacturer ISKO, as it looks to support its…
Toray Industries subsidiaries Toray Textiles Central Europe and Toray Advanced Materials Korea have set up new facilities in the Czech Republic to expand the scope…
Xenia Materials, a producer of fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites and functional additives, has launched a new range of super-tough carbon fibre composites.