The Textile Resource for Specialty Fabrics and Product Innovation
June 30, 2022 
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SENSIL HEAT - A Sustainable Fiber Technology
Cordura Forever Knit Fabric
Cordura Fabrics - Long Lasting Sustainable Solutions
KYORENE - Graphene Based Technical Fibers
MMI Textiles
THERMETRICS
NILIT®'s Sensil Trend Book looks to 2020
Schoeller shows new styles from brand partners
Microban® introduces Scentry Revive®l
ECLAT offers 3D engineered jacquard leggings
CoolVisions® introduces Dyeable Polypropylene
Sympatex Fully Recyclable Polyester Membrane
Downlite Sustainable Insulations for the Outerwear Market
2022 TRENDS: Take a look at some of the new innovations from the 2021 Outdoor Retailer Sumer Market, August 10 - 11, in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY FIGHTS COVID-19: The COVID-19 pandemic has still not reached its peak, and conditions are expected to worsen in the weeks ahead. Many in the textile/apparel industries have already provided their assistance in fighting the impact of the virus. Read More.
Textile Exchange - Launches new micro site (aboutbiosynthetics.org) to demystify biosynthetics. In the future our clothes could be made from sugars, biomass and plant oils.
THE CUTTING EDGE - Innovative Fabric Developments for a New Outdoor Consumer- Driven by the 80 million Millennial consumers, along with the younger Gen-Z generation, born in the mid-90s and expected to reach 84.7 million by 2020, today's primary shopper groups have a See now – wear now buying attitude.
What's New in Comfort Activewear? A Lot! - Comfort remains one of the most important qualities for today's consumers. Feeling comfortable can also make the wearer feel more confident and lead to better performance.
| GERMANY'S WACKER USES BIOMETHANOL TO PRODUCE SILICON-TEXTILE SOFTENERS
Instead of fossil methanol, plant-based methanol is used for the manufacture of these products, as stated in the company press release.
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| FINLAND'S NORDIC BIOPRODUCTS SPINS NEW PLANT-BASED TEXTILE FIBRE
The company has created a new plant-based textile fibre, Norratex, which is manufactured without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents.
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| CANADIAN RESEARCHERS WEAVE 'THREADS' OF WI-FI INTO FABRIC
A textile Wi-Fi antenna has been created by weaving a conductive material directly into a tapestry fabric. It was conceived as a way to understand human relationship with home routers and the Internet.
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| SCIENTISTS UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF A PLASTIC-DESTROYING ENZYME
Chemists unlock the secrets of a plastic-eating bacterium, hoping to harness them for good.
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| Is Stella McCartney The Queen Of Sustainability?
Despite doubters along the way, Stella McCartney's remained the industry's gold standard for how to run a high-fashion brand while abstaining from textiles that have traditionally defined luxury.
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| IFAI selects Advanced Textiles Association as new name
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) will become the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) effective June 1.
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