The Textile Resource for Specialty Fabrics and Product Innovation
June 20, 2019 
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TRENDS Take a look at some of the great innovations
from the 2019 Outdoor Retailer
Summer Market, June 18 - 20 in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
eTextilesCommunications - Leaders in the Textile & Apparel Industry supply chain look back at 2017 and share generally optimistic expectations for 2018.
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.
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
| ITA DESIGNS ROAD SURFACE OF TEXTILE-REINFORCED PLASTIC
InnoPave was able to deliver excellent measurement results in extensive laboratory tests, which indicate a service life of more than 80 years.
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| BERRY CHARTS OUT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
As part of the initiative, Berry will focus on products, performance, and partners with a long-term plan for sustainability for the year 2025.
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| MICROBAN INTRODUCES AEGIS VESTA, NEW ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY
Aegis Vesta is one of the first quat saline based antimicrobial odour control solutions that can be pad applied on woven and knitted cotton home textiles and garments such as sheets, dish towels and denim,.
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| Researchers 3D print electronic fibers onto textiles?
To make comfortable, wearable electronics, a group of researchers in China has developed a 3D printer that deposits electronic flexible fibers onto transitional textiles or clothes.
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| OEKO-TEX LABELS FOR PROVING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
With the label "Made in Green by Oeko-Tex," procurers can trace the production process of the finished garment. Through a bar code or the product ID on the label, the different stages of production can be viewed.
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| HUMIDITY-RESPONSIVE SMART TEXTILE USING SILK IN CHINA
Sleeves made from the fiber can vertically shrink by 45 per cent when exposed to moisture and then recover to its initial length in dry conditions.
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