Synthetic fibre ropes are increasingly employed in a variety of marine operations, from offshore wind turbines to deepwater mooring systems, owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio, flexibility ...

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...

While shopping for activewear, you’ll undoubtedly see plenty of marketing copy touting the benefits of both natural and synthetic materials. Both have benefits and drawbacks, and many “natural” ...

If you've ever grabbed a cloth designed to clean your glasses or computer screen, it's likely you were using a microfiber product (and you've probably used them in a ton of other situations from car ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Every time we wash our clothes, an invisible crisis unfolds.

Chryso, part of Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, has launched the Adfil Strux 3000 Series — a new line of macro synthetic fibers designed to deliver uniform 3D reinforcement for a wide range of ...

At the opening of the 2025 Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS) on October 14, Tong-sheng Wu, chairman of Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC)—a subsidiary of Shinkong ...

For more than a century, cotton has dominated the textile industry. But as climate pressures and supply chain instability mount, manufacturers have turned to alternatives. Chief among them is viscose, ...