Scaling Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling Facing Formidable Challenges

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Natural Renewable Resources Find Favor for Medical & Healthcare Textiles

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Polyolefins

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Wrangler has launched the second installment of its Wrangler Reborn collection to celebrate the upcycling of denim. Photo courtesy of Wrangler

Closing the Loop from Fiber to Fiber will Require Continuous Collaboration Across the Entire Textile Value Chain Encouraged by a rising recognition of global environmental issues, the trend toward using …

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Senay Simsek, head of the Department of Food Science and the Dean’s Chair in Food Science at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, leads a team developing patent-pending, superabsorbent materials from cellulose extracted from hemp and refined through a sequence of treatments. Photo courtesy Tom Campbell/Purdue Agricultural Communications

Natural Fibers Are Continuing to Make Inroads Into a Sector Dominated by Man-Made Fibers With increasing concerns over their environmental impact, medical textiles from natural renewable resources such as natural …

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Close-up of polypropylene fibers. Photo Adobe Stock

Low-Cost Fibers for a Diverse Range of Commodity Products Far from being the most glamorous fiber on the market, polyolefin fibers are nevertheless an important material for the technical textiles …

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The 63rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC), attracted more than 500 visitors from 32 companies, including representatives from around 270 companies, organizations and institutions. Photo courtesy of Dornbirn GFC

The Earth Held Center Stage in Dornbirn GFC Discussions The 63rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) has been a cornerstone of the industry for more than 60 years, providing a …

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Zeta-Light particle damping. Photo courtesy Autoneum

Demand is Growing for Lightweight Materials in Automotive and Other Transportation Markets In the new era of mobility, with electrification at the forefront, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking for …

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