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Industrial Advantages to 3D Printing
Benefits at Both Ends of the Scale NatureWorks is continuously expanding its portfolio of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) materials which includes well-established grades for fibers and nonwovens, extrusion and injection molding, and increasingly those for 3D printing. Monofilaments made with Ingeo PLA have notable 3D printing characteristics such as precise detail, good adhesion to build …
TFY 2023 – Three-Year Loss of 19 Million Tonnes of Fibers
The Fiber Year 2023 is nearing completion and is ready for publication as of this summer. Some final confirmations for manmade fiber manufacturing are still pending but the former appraisal proved true. Development of both natural and manmade fiber segments was similar to 2020. The cumulative three-year loss in fiber supply accounted for 19 million …
Lenzing’s Pursuit for Tomorrow’s Denim: Pioneering Circularity in the Fashion Industry
The environmental impact of production processes and textile waste has long been a pressing concern in the fashion industry, with denim being perhaps the most pressing sector of all. As the environmental impact of denim production and disposal continues to raise alarms, the need for better, more responsible solutions has become a priority for change. …
Emerging Frontier
Huge Potential of India’s Nonwovens Industry Highlighted at INDEX 23 In April this year, India overtook China as the world’s most populous country according to the UnitedNation’s population estimates – the most significant shift in global demographics since records began. According to the UN’s projections, which are calculated through a variety of factors, including census …
Recycling Conundrum
Extreme Recycling and the Short Fiber Challenge Switzerland ranked top in the list of the world’s most innovative countries for the 12th year running in 2022, keeping the USA in second place, according to Vancouver, British Columbia-based media company Visual Capitalist, using data from the United Nations’ WIPO Global Innovation Index. This ranking may come …