Product Launch & Innovation

Textiles Dipped In Water & Do Not Get Wet May Become Reality

Textile Insights November 9, 2023

Put on your swimsuit, get in the water, come out dry. Sound unbelievable. But could soon become a reality. Former students Alexandra Plewnia, Melanie Jakubik and Sarah Neumann are developing an unwettable yarn in a project named Octogarn, which could prove to be a game changer in the world. The

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RadiciGroup Launches Radilon Chill-Fit At Performance Days

Textile Insights October 5, 2023

RadiciGroup has launched Radilon Chill-fit, a highly functional nylon yarn capable of ensuring thermal regulation of the fabric without the need for additional treatments at Performance Days. “Radilon Chill-fit provides the wearer with a pleasant feeling of comfort and freshness for an extended period, while offering high protection against UV rays,” the Italian producer

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Banana Republic Celebrates The Launch Of BR Home

September 8, 2023

Banana Republic, a lifestyle brand in the Gap Inc., portfolio known for delivering timeless ready-to-wear styles with a focus on the finest quality and fabrics, celebrates the launch of BR Home. This new business marks a milestone in the brand’s transformation as a leading destination for the modern explorer. The BR Home collection, expanding across […]

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Devan’s R-Vital NTL Unlocks New Possibilities For Textile Manufacturers Globally

August 7, 2023

Devan, the global specialty chemicals developer based in Belgium now a part of Pulcra Chemicals since 2021, has announced a significant breakthrough with their R-Vital NTL technology. Achieving a remarkable durability of 50 washes, Devan’s bio-based and biodegradable well-being innovation is set to revolutionize the textile industry. R-Vital NTL empowers textile

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Researchers Develop Smart Thermal Management Fabrics

Textile Insights July 29, 2023

A new thermoregulating textile keeps its wearers comfortable with a minimal amount of energy input, thanks to a conductive polymer that can be modified to adjust how much infrared radiation it sheds. According to the textile’s developers, the new wearable variable-emittance device, or WeaVE, could be used to make next-generation smart thermal management fabrics. The […]

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Anteprima Unveils Colour Changing Knitted Garments Using AI

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

Hong Kong based fashion brand Anteprima has introduced glowing and colour changing knitted garments using artificial intelligence (AI). The innovative material has been developed by Hong Kong based Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab). It is the world’s first contactless gesture-recognition illuminative textile and has a patented structural design made

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Lenzing Unveils Eco-Friendly Dyeing for TENCEL™ Fibres

July 20, 2023

Lenzing Group, a global leader in wood-based specialty fibres, has unveiled a groundbreaking dyeing approach that paves the way for a more sustainable future in the textile industry. The innovative technique, applicable to yarns and fabrics made from TENCEL™ Lyocell fibres or TENCEL™ Lyocell fibres with REFIBRA™ technology, reduces water and energy consumption while

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Polyethylene-based carbon fibre with < 3 μm filament diameter

Textile Insights July 14, 2023

Flávio André Marter Diniz, a graduate of the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University (ITA), has developed an ultra-thin polyethylene (PE) carbon fibre with a filament diameter 2-3 times smaller than usual. Flávio André Marter Diniz produced novel ultra-thin polyethylene-based carbon fibres with a filament diameter < 3 μm with an excellent surface quality

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Spiders Inspire Soft & Recyclable Fibres For Smart Textiles

Textile Insights July 12, 2023

Taking a lesson from spiders, researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering under the NUS College of Design and Engineering in Singapore, have created an innovative method to produce soft, recyclable fibres for smart textiles. This innovative method produces strong, stretchable, electrically conductive, and recyclable soft fibres at room temperature

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CIEL Unveils Brewed Protein Fibres Made Yarn

Textile Insights June 29, 2023

Mauritius based and CIEL owned Ferney Spinning Mills and Floreal Knitwear launched Otenya, a new yarn collection made from Spiber’s Brewed Protein fibres. This launch marks an important milestone as Ferney Spinning Mills becomes the first global spinning mill to introduce yarn collections incorporating Brewed Protein fibres. Brewed Protein fibres are a new class of