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Decarbonizing Pulp and Paper Industry

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The Skinny on Jeans

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Cars of the Future – Portable Living Rooms

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TWINE offers an inkjet color process for thread or yarn that is waterless and allows for only the quantity required to be dyed, reducing waste. Photo courtesy Marie O’Mahony
Editor's ChoiceSustainability

Sustainability has been a dominant, if not the dominant presence in fiber and yarn developments throughout 2022 and shows no signs of abating in the near future. Manufacturers have, in …

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FLT demonstrating the use of FiberTect to wipe away toxins from the skin of an animal.
Editor's ChoiceNonwovenWipes

Recent work by the U. S. Army has shown that FiberTect wipe can decontaminate biological toxin spores as well. With heightened political tensions in some regions of the world, high-tech …

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Detlef Braun, member of the board at Messe Frankfurt GmbH: “The industry is adept at meeting challenges with new ideas, developments and business models.” Photo courtesy Messe Frankfurt
Editor's ChoiceStandards & RegulationsSustainabilityTechnical Textiles

It was very apparent at this year’s combined Techtextil, Texprocess and one-time-only Heimtextil Summer Special shows which were held in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 21-24, that European legislation is currently …

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Five practices when selling family business.
Editor's ChoiceMarket Data & Pricing

Five best practices can help the sale of a family business go smoothly. Everyone listens to the dreadful stories of when the sale of a family business goes out-of-kilter. What …

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Matt Kolmes, CEO, VOLT Wearable Tech
ApparelEditor's ChoiceResearch & Development

Matt Kolmes, CEO of VOLT Wearable Tech (“VOLTech”), a division of VOLT Smart Yarns, recently connected with the International Fiber Journal to discuss the company’s innovative “bio-sensing” shirt that paves …

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