The U.S. hemp textile sector must shift its focus from production to developing consumer demand for high-quality products, according to a new report from cannabis consultant Joseph Carringer, Lead Strategist at Canna Marketing Group (CMG). Carringer argues that the current emphasis on
Polyester is the most ubiquitous fiber in textiles, serving as a staple in everything from couture to fast fashion, sportswear to high-tech garments, and bedding to home furnishings. Its unique properties make it suitable both as a standalone fiber and in blends with natural or other fibers. Globally, polyester is projected to grow at the […]
RSWM Limited, the flagship company of the LNJ Bhilwara Group and one of India’s largest textile manufacturers, has launched its Autumn-Winter 2025-26 collection. This latest offering highlights the company’s dedication to innovation, sustainability, and quality across its Greige Yarns, Melantra, LNJ Knits, and LNJ Denim divisions. Central to this season’s
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a leading developer of recombinant spider silk-based fibers, announced the signing of a significant production agreement aimed at scaling up its proprietary spider silk technology. This milestone builds upon the successful rollout earlier this year of Kraig Labs’ innovative spider silk production hybrids. Under the terms of the
Jutecell fibre is bio-compatible, environment-friendly and has applications in healthcare, fashion and home textiles sectors, writes Dr N. N. Mahapatra. Jutecell is a new type of cellulose fibre developed by special technical treatment of jute and kenaf as raw materials, which overcomes the disadvantages of natural hemp fibres, that are hard, thick, short and itchy to skin
AMSilk GmbH, a leader in advanced biomaterials made from spider silk-based proteins, has announced its participation in Pitti Immagine Filati in Florence, Italy, from Tuesday, June 25th, to Thursday, June 27th, 2024, where it will showcase its innovative biofabricated yarns. AMSilk is rapidly advancing towards becoming a commercial supplier of spider silk protein and
Selenis has achieved a significant milestone by successfully producing recycled PET chips using terephthalic acid supplied by Circ®, a leading textile-to-textile recycler based in Virginia. The production took place through a successful multiple-batch campaign at Selenis’ pilot plant in San Giorgio, Italy. Utilizing inputs recovered from polycotton textile waste,
The direct-spun PSF market has experienced relatively flat operations from January to May 2024. Apart from significant production cuts and shutdowns during the Spring Festival holiday, the operating rate has remained largely normal. In the first quarter of 2024, the operating rate averaged 76.6%, a slight decrease of 0.7% from the same period last year. […]
Panda Biotech, in partnership with The Southern Ute Indian Tribe, celebrated the grand opening of its industrial hemp facility in Wichita Falls, Texas. The event featured a hemp denim ribbon-cutting ceremony and a barbeque lunch inside the 500,000-square-foot Panda Hemp Gin facility. Speakers included Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce CEO Ron Kitchens, Panda Biotech
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. announces record-setting progress in the production of its BAM-1 spider silk hybrid strain, noting unprecedented growth in silkworm size, growth, and robustness. In early June, the company accelerated its production schedule for the new BAM-1 hybrids following successful spring production trials. The first batch of these production hybrids