All Ingredient brands articles – Page 22
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Solvay introduces its first bio-based polyamide
Solvay is launching globally Bio Amni, its first partially bio-based polyamide 5.6. Bio Amni is produced entirely at the company’s textile industrial unit in Brazil. Solvay’s research and innovation teams worked on creating the new textile yarn for two years, the company said. The launch of Bio Amni brings the ...
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News briefs60th Global Fiber Congress in Dornbirn fully virtual
The 60th edition of the Global Fiber Congress (GFC) in Dornbirn, Austria, will feature some 90 presentations by international representatives from academic research and industry during a virtual webinar event from Sept. 15 to 17. On all three days, participants can choose one of the two parallel sessions. The main ...
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News briefsLycra with new circularity advertising campaign
Source: The Lycra Company Sustainability Campaign print ad The Lycra Company is launching a new print and online advertising campaign, “Keep in the loop with Lycra,” aimed at driving the conversation about circular economy in textiles. The campaign is an invitation to customers and industry professionals to ...
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News briefsLenzing and Södra partner on textile recycling
Lenzing has signed a cooperation agreement with Södra, an international forest industry group owned by more than 53,000 forest owners, to address the issue of textile waste. The cooperation involves the transfer of knowledge between the two companies and an expansion of the capacities for the production of cellulose from ...
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News briefsNew liquid products for brightening recycled PET fibers for the textile industry
U.K.-based chemical company Venator reports that it has developed a new liquid pigment masterbatch technology that can be used to brighten recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers quickly, cleanly and efficiently. Based on the company’s established titanium dioxide (TiO2) platform for the fiber industry, the new Hombitan® LQ range is optimized ...
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ArticleAlchemie and HeiQ collaborate on high-performance finishing with less cost and chemicals
Alchemie Technology, a U.K.-based developer of a waterless, digital on-demand smart dyeing technology, announced its partnership with Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ, currently best known for its antiviral textile technology HeiQ Viroblock. The partnership was announced as Alchemie prepares for the production launch of its Novara multifunction digital finishing solution, which ...
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Pertex launches digital fabric platform
Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor industry, is launching Pertex Fabric Lab this May, a new online platform designed to build even closer relationships and timely, organized, deeper collaboration with its trusted brand partners. Features of the platform include a fully searchable fabric library, high-resolution photos, ...
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News briefsMarkus Hefter to join Polygiene
Source: Polygiene Markus Hefter Markus Hefter, former exhibition group director of the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, who left ISPO Group earlier this month, will join ingredient brand Polygiene as commercial director for EMEA in September, the Swedish company announced today. In this newly ...
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3M launches Thinsulate Xerogel Insulation for textiles
U.S. company 3M announced the launch of a new Xerogel technology insulation in the coming months. Comprised of 60 percent post-consumer recycled material, the new 3M Thinsulate Xerogel Insulation is a highly porous structure consisting of 99 percent air for good thermal insulation properties. In order to apply this innovative ...
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HeiQ acquires German materials innovator RAS
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ, known for its antiviral textile technology HeiQ Viroblock, is strengthening its antimicrobial ingredients technology platform and expanding its product portfolio to include coating technologies through the acquisition of materials innovation company RAS AG, based in Regensburg, Germany. RAS develops and manufactures highly functionalized materials, including antimicrobial, ...
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Researchers develop eco-friendly leather-like material from silk
The leather industry, a global multi-billion dollar business, requires large numbers of bovine animals to sustain production each year, often with severe environmental repercussions like water and land overuse, deforestation, environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts, have developed a ...
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News briefsPolygiene Q1 sales soar 141%
Polygiene, a provider of antimicrobial technology, saw sales jump by 141.4 percent to 42.0 million Swedish kronor (€4.2m-$5.1m) in the first quarter, boosted by continued demand for its ViralOff antimicrobial treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic and the addition of Addmaster Holdings, a global supplier of antibacterial additives for hard surfaces ...
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News briefsChina demand helps drive higher Q1 revenues at Lenzing
Austrian specialty fiber producer Lenzing Group said that a strong recovery in its markets helped to drive rises in revenue and net profit. They reported that revenue for the three months to March 1 rose 4.9 percent to €489.3 million. Net profit rose to €29.9m from €17.7m, while earnings before ...
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News briefsLenzing releases its Sustainability Report 2020
The Lenzing Group has presented its Sustainability Report 2020. The document, titled “Stand up for future generations,” was released on Earth Day. The Covid-19 pandemic dominated FY2020. This extraordinary situation led to short-term measures to safeguard the company’s business operations and mitigate the effects of fiber prices and demand, which ...
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News briefsPersonal protection equipment sales lift 3M results
Just like in 2020, sales of masks and other personal safety equipment in the midst of the pandemic boosted sales of 3M in the first quarter of 2021. It saw growth across all business segments and geographic areas. The management also released an upbeat outlook, as demand for its N95 ...
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OpinionDigital is here - but what is it missing for the Ingredient Sourcing Industry?
The one positive thing agreed is that Covid-19 has accelerated the transformation to digital. It has offered more than a stop-gap solution, but has it provided a complete solution? If this question had been asked 18 months ago, everyone had made plans for a digital version this decade, but not ...
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News briefsElevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025
U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington, among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and divided ...
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News briefsPolartec’s parent company releases third annual sustainability report
Milliken & Company, the owner of Polartec, has released its third annual sustainability report, titled “Together for Tomorrow.” The report, which analyzes Milliken’s performance through the lens of its holistic sustainability efforts, highlights progress toward the 2025 sustainability goals the company set for itself in 2018. As a materials science ...
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ArticleInfinited Fiber plans to invest €220 million in regenerated textile fiber factory
Infinited Fiber Company, a Finnish circular fashion and textile biotechnology group founded in 2016, is currently looking for a site in Finland to build a flagship factory to produce its regenerated textile fibers for the global market. Infinited Fiber said it will decide on the site by September. Total investment ...
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News briefsOrigin Materials and Primaloft collaborate to develop carbon-negative insulation fiber
Origin Materials and Primaloft have announced a strategic alliance to develop carbon-negative insulating fibers. Primaloft has agreed to a capacity reservation agreement with Origin Materials to provide the textile industry with novel sustainable material solutions. The collaboration will focus on the development of fibers made from carbon-negative PET and next-gen ...
