Consumer
Brave New World of E-Textiles: Automotive, Robotics and Beyond
When I first entered the smart textiles industry, there was little knowledge of electronic textiles (e-textiles). People had this skeptical kind of curiosity, like they were something out of a …
Sparkling Sustainability in Hygiene
Sparkle makes planet-friendly period care products from renewable plant-based ingredients that do not contain conventional petrochemical-based plastics (such as polypropylene or polyethylene). Recently, IFJ caught up the Sparkle’s CEO and …
Diapers That Do More
Amrita Saigal, founder and CEO of Kudos is on to something. For Saigal, creating sustainable products that truly perform to the high standards of the consumer is the cornerstone of …
Hygiene Technology: From Lines to Smart Factories
The complexity of absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) – baby diapers, femcare products and those for coping with adult incontinence – is not immediately apparent to consumers who never-theless greatly value …
Heimtextil 2019: New fiber functionality for a mass market
Attracting over 3,000 exhibitors to Frankfurt in Germany, the 49th Heimtextil home textiles show kicked off the 2019 textile trade fair calendar from January 8-11th.The European home textiles market is worth around an annual €27 billion and serviced by a decidedly global supply chain, reflected in the event’s participants hailing from no less than 65 countries.Among them were some of the leaders in fibers and raw materials, such as Germany’s Trevira, which leads the field with its Trevira