Category: MobileTex
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,…
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.
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.
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…
Children’s backpacks made from upcycled aircraft fabrics
To commemorate World Environment Day and as part of an environmental strategy that includes a commitment to consuming responsibly, Emirates is re-purposing more than 50,000…
Recyclable aircraft dress cover launched at Aircraft Interiors Expo
Generation Phoenix, in partnership with Sabeti Wain Aerospace and Doy Design, has launched what is claimed to be the aviation industry’s first fully recyclable aircraft…
UK government backing for coloured flax fibre
British technology company Hypetex has been awarded a significant grant from Innovate UK to develop the world’s first technical coloured flax fibre, which will have…
Circular materials partnership for automotive interiors
Global automotive supplier Yanfeng and Trinseo, a speciality material solutions provider, have announced their collaboration in developing circular automotive interior materials.
Change of leadership at Aunde group
Germany-based automotive supplier Aunde Group has announced a change in leadership: Rolf Königs will step down after more than 40 years of service, having developed…
Large airship with carbon fibre tubes
Exel Composites is collaborating with French airship manufacturer and operator Flying Whales to develop thin-wall carbon fibre tubes for a state-of-the-art airship that can deliver…
Flax fibre: a series production option
Automotive and transportation manufacturers continue to evaluate flax and hemp materials across their model ranges as they seek to reduce the overall environmental impact of…
Innovation award for improving aircraft recycling
At April’s Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Belgian textile research institute Centexbel received the Techtextil Innovation Award in the New Approaches on…
Antolin unveils sustainable technology solutions in Beijing
Antolin is exhibiting at the 18th Beijing International Auto Show, taking place at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, from 25 April to…
Bcomp closes Series C funding round
Bcomp, a producer of natural fibre composites for the mobility, recreation and mass transportation sectors and listed as a Global Cleantech 100 company, has completed…
Seoul to replace subway seat fabric with plastic
Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1–8 in the South Korean capital, plans to replace all fabric-upholstered seats with reinforced plastic chairs by 2029…