Movers & Shakers – September 2021: Designers partner with DITF to employ ‘hair of the dog’ approach for sustainable fashion
In the dynamic and global textile fiber industry with its various manufacturing processes and end-uses, news and information is breaking on a daily basis. International Fiber Journal is tracking stories relevant to our industry from manmade to natural to bio-based fibers, innovations in nonwoven, woven, braided and technical textiles, technologies for additives, bonding, coatings and polymers, …
Suominen develops flushable moist toilet tissue
Suominen has successfully developed Hydraspun Aquaflo, a moist toilet tissue with even better dispersibility than current options on the market. Hydraspun Aquaflo offers near parity dispersion with dry toilet tissue but with premium thickness for a better consumer experience in use. Suominen’s new flushable nonwovens substrate, Hydraspun Aquaflo passed the stringent standards for dispersibility set …
H.B. Fuller to exhibit sustainable adhesive and bonding solutions at INDEX
H.B. Fuller will show its range of adhesives and service solutions at INDEX, Oct. 19-22 in Geneva, Switzerland. It will feature its packaging solution for wetness indicator technology, higher mileage products, lower application temperature grades and automated delivery systems. H.B. Fuller will also exhibit its sustainable developments including high performance bonding solutions for natural substrates …
Italian textile machinery manufacturers to exhibit at INDEX
Thirteen Italian manufacturers will exhibit in an Italian Pavilion organized by Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT), at INDEX, Oct. 19-22 in Geneva, Switzerland. ACIMIT member companies exhibiting in this area include A. Piovan, Bianco, Bombi, Color Service, Guarneri Technology, Monti-Mac, Officina Master, Ratti, Texera, Toscana Spazzole, and Unitech. Other ACIMIT member companies will …
Salewa partners with Xenia for new carbon fiber-based Mountain Boot
Salewa’s new crampon-compatible Ortles Coulior Mountain Boot features Xenia Materials’ thermoplastic composites. The toecap is produced on a polymeric base reinforced with carbon fiber. The boot weighs 725 grams and the frame is designed with carbon fiber, hinged joint closures and a narrowed toe area. This carbon fiber boot was designed to offer and guarantee …