End-Use Markets
New fiber routes to performance fabrics
From basalt to recycled carbon to sustainable nylons, today’s advanced fabrics are exhibiting environmentally sound components that are sustainable and innovative. An emphasis at the Techtextil show in Frankfurt, Germany …
High-performance fibers fulfill demanding roles
High-modulus, high-tenacity fibers have played a key role in the development of many performance textiles Performance fabrics – one of the fastest growing sectors of the industry – are textiles …
Branded together
How ingredient brands are using technology to drive innovation in textiles. Comfort alone doesn’t cut it anymore. After the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have made it clear that they want everything …
Production technologies for textile-reinforced concrete – today and tomorrow
Concrete can be reinforced in many ways. The most widely used and probably best known is steel-reinforced concrete, in which steel is formed into grids and encased in concrete. It …
Nonwovens to take center stage
INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, will convene the nonwovens industry at its triennial IDEA conference and exhibition, March 28-31, 2022, in Miami Beach, Florida. IDEA22 expects to …