January 19, 2025
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India’s Technical Textile Exports Grew 6.2% In Apr-Nov 2024: NTTM Mission Director A K Malhotra

The Mission Director of the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) Ashok Kumar Malhotra, has announced a significant 6.2% increase in India’s exports of specialized technical textile products. Between April and November this year, exports reached US$ 342 million, compared to US$ 275 million during the same period last year. Speaking on the current landscape, Malhotra
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Nonwovens Manufacturers Poised To Meet Rising Textile Recycling Demands

As the need for textile recycling grows, nonwovens manufacturers are stepping up to play a crucial role. The European Union will implement a ban on the landfilling and incineration of post-consumer clothing waste starting January 2025, alongside an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme requiring brands and manufacturers to finance the collection and disposal of
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Milliken To Supply Flame-Resistant Fabrics For NASA’s Artemis Missions

Milliken & Company, a global leader in diversified manufacturing, has announced its collaboration with NASA to design and manufacture flame-resistant (FR) undergarment fabrics for the Artemis missions. Artemis III, scheduled for no earlier than 2026, will be the first U.S. crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Through the JSC Engineering, Technology & […]
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Trützschler, Texnology Partner With O.R.V. To Install Europe’s Largest Nonwoven Line

Trützschler Nonwovens and Texnology S.r.l. have secured an order from O.R.V. Manufacturing S.p.A. to deliver a state-of-the-art production line for needle-punched and thermo-bonded polyester media. The new line, which will cater to applications such as filtration media, is set to become one of Europe’s largest multi-purpose plants. This collaboration between the
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Fight Against Ghost Gear: Waterhaul Turns Ocean Pollution Into Purposeful Products

UK-based company Waterhaul is tackling one of the ocean’s most pressing challenges: ghost gear, or abandoned fishing nets that continue to trap marine life and pollute waters long after their useful life. These discarded nets, made from resilient plastics like nylon and polypropylene, constitute nearly half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as noted by […]
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High-Efficiency Electrostatic Air Filter Media Available With Activated Carbon

Gessner has announced that their Alphastar tribo-electric nonwoven and NeenahPure meltblown nonwoven filter media now come with an activated carbon layer for pleatable and bag filters. These high-efficiency electrostatic filter media can be customized to meet specific requirements, ranging from high-efficiency filtration to standard needs. The activated carbon air filter