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The complex market for tyre cord fabrics - Innovation in Textiles
WEBFeb 19, 2016 · As a consequence, PCI Fibres estimates that PA6.6 cap ply demand will grow by 9.2% annually in the next decade, from around 120,000 tons in 2014 to over 200,000 tons in 2025. The global leaders in PA6.6 yarns for tyre cord, both with around 100,000 tons of capacity, are Kordsa, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, and …
Making textiles and clothing from recycled plastics
WEBApr 23, 2018 · DGrade is a clothing manufacturer, supplying the eco-friendly products made from recycled plastic bottles. Last year, DGrade launched a new campaign called the Simply Bottles initiative to build the world’s first ‘plastic to yarn’ recycling plant in Dubai. Ganesha Ecosphere is a leading PET-recycled Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF ...
Introducing user-controlled colour-changing fabric - Innovation in …
WEBJul 9, 2018 · Instead, CREOL’s ChroMorphous technology enables an innovative capability: user-controlled, dynamic colour and pattern change in large woven fabrics and cut-and-sewn textile products, the university explains. Each thread woven into the fabric incorporates within it a thin metal micro-wire. An electric …
PFAS-free membranes from eVent - Innovation in Textiles
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Two new PFAS-free membranes for apparel and footwear are being introduced by eVent Fabrics based in Leawood, Kansas. At the core of the company’s new eVent Bio are highly renewable plant-based and biomass elements paired with smartly-sourced or recycled face and backer fabrics. Light, tough and flexible, eVent Bio has a reduced carbon ...
Circulose collection from Faherty Brand
WEBSep 4, 2024 · With its aesthetic described as “surf hippie” by The New York Times, American lifestyle apparel leader Faherty Brand is launching a new collection using Circulose fibres made from 100% recycled pre and post-consumer waste textiles. “Over the past months, Faherty Brand has been diligently working with suppliers to develop our Autumn 2024 launch of viscose made with Circulose,” says Lisa ...
Adidas unveils adizero Primeknit running shoe
WEBJul 27, 2012 · In a sensational move just one day before the Olympic opening ceremonies, adidas has revealed the adizero Primeknit, its first one-piece upper performance running shoe featuring what it calls “a new seamless engineering technology.”. Images released tonight show a running shoe with an upper very similar to Nike’s Flyknit flat knitted which goes on general release today.
Waterless dyeing process for DryDye fabrics - Innovation in Textiles
WEBIt is a completely waterless dyeing process using only nominal amounts of CO2, nearly all of which is recycled. DryDye fabrics dyed with this unique waterless process will have the same dye qualities and durability as current, conventionally-dyed fabrics,” a spokesperson for the Yeh Group said. The Yeh Group, which claims to be an innovative ...
Flexibility in the upcycling of textile waste - Innovation in Textiles
WEBAug 28, 2024 · India’s Gimatex Industries is now turning textile waste into valuable ring yarns using Truetzschler’s integrated draw frame (IDF) and associated equipment. Gimatex operates fully integrated facilities with ginning, spinning, recycling, weaving and processing units in Hinganghat, in India’s major cotton-growing region of Vidarbha.
Trends in US textile and clothing imports, 2024 - Innovation in …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · Report summary. This 2024 update contains analysis and insight into the USA’s top ten foreign suppliers of textiles and clothing in 2023, along with more specific information on US imports of cotton dresses, cotton knitted shirts, cotton non-knitted (woven) shirts, cotton skirts, cotton trousers, cotton underwear, man-made fibre bras, man-made fibre dresses, man-made fibre knitted shirts ...