Product Launch & Innovation

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

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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

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Rubi & Ganni Launch Carbon Negative Yarn

Textile Insights June 29, 2023

US based Rubi Laboratories, which pioneered ‘Carbon Negative’ textiles and Denmark based fashion brand Ganni launched a yarn produced directly through a fully enzymatic process made from carbon emissions. The two companies unveiled the yarn, which they claim is both water and land neutral at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen and will design garments […]

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Lycra Sheer Sensation Makes Tights Static Free

Textile Insights June 28, 2023

The Lycra Company has launched Lycra Sheer Sensation technology which it said, is designed to put an end to the unpleasant sensation from sticky tights, caused by static electricity, with various other fabric materials like polyester or viscose. The Lycra Company added that the new technology makes tights static free and has proved its effectiveness […]

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Robot Reduces Challenges In Industrial Laundries

Textile Insights June 23, 2023

Sewts GmbH, a German tech startup, designs autonomous robots that handle textiles, like clothing, and anticipate how they behave using 2D and 3D cameras. As is well known, the global textile and garment industry faces several challenges that hinder production, like labour and equipment shortages. “While moving production of garments to Europe, brands will be […]