End-Use Markets
![IDEA22 expects to draw more than 6,500 senior level delegates and more than 500 exhibitors to the show, March 28-31, 2022, in Miami Beach.](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_012022_idea22_Q15A7727-335x186.jpg)
Nonwovens to take center stage
INDA, the Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, will convene the nonwovens industry at its triennial IDEA conference and exhibition, March 28-31, 2022, in Miami Beach, Florida. IDEA22 expects to …
![Škoda Auto is collaborating with the Technical University of Liberec on the research and development of sustainable materials. Photo courtesy of Škoda Auto](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_012022_automotive_iStock-833970226-335x186.jpg)
![Škoda Auto is collaborating with the Technical University of Liberec on the research and development of sustainable materials. Photo courtesy of Škoda Auto](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_012022_automotive_iStock-833970226-335x186.jpg)
Automotive interiors setting the pace for vehicle design
Faced with unprecedented levels of disruption and innovation, technological advances are impacting all segments of the vehicle industry, particularly interiors. Despite ongoing setbacks due to the impact of the coronavirus …
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Masking strategy to counter infection
With COVID-19 now making its third major wave with Omicron, even vaccine-boosted people have been infected with this variant, demanding countermeasures such as the use of masks, avoiding gatherings and …
![Fiber arrangement for facemask materials](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ-052021-NanofiberFacemask-335x186.jpeg)
![Fiber arrangement for facemask materials](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ-052021-NanofiberFacemask-335x186.jpeg)
COVID-19 Update: Texas Tech researchers author study using new standardized mask filtration testing to evaluate effectiveness of alternative facial coverings
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading worldwide, International Fiber Journal is tracking stories relevant to the textile fiber industry. Facemasks, personal protective equipment, medical supplies and wipes are among the fiber-intensive technologies …
![For a product to be truly residual it must be able to kill repeatedly over a period of time](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_052021_wipes_Scott_24_in-use-335x186.jpg)
![For a product to be truly residual it must be able to kill repeatedly over a period of time](https://www.fiberjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/IFJ_052021_wipes_Scott_24_in-use-335x186.jpg)
The cutting-edge of clean – understanding residual sanitization and disinfection
Germs are spread in a multitude of ways – from person-to-person, from food-to-person or from surfaces-to-person.1,2 When people visit public areas outside the home, such as foodservice facilities, they can …