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NC State to lead $480 million FutureTEX push to rebuild US defense textile manufacturing

Technical Textiles
The 10-year initiative will combine automation, advanced materials, digital manufacturing and workforce development to strengthen a domestic textile supply...

Surgical apparel market forecast to reach $5.8 billion by 2033

Technical Textiles
Rising procedure volumes, stricter infection-control standards and hospital expansion are supporting demand, while sustainability pressures are forcing suppliers to...

Industrial workwear market forecast to reach $24.7 billion by 2030

Technical Textiles
Safety regulation, industrial expansion and demand for better-fitting protective clothing are supporting steady growth, while suppliers increasingly compete on...

The art and science of woven biomedical textiles: From open surgery to micro-implants

Technical Textiles
This article is presented by Amir Islam, Bally Ribbon Mills Director of Research and Development. For decades, the medical device...

Automotive textiles market to reach $40.16 billion by 2030

Technical Textiles
Vehicle production, lightweighting and demand for more sustainable interiors are expanding opportunities for woven fabrics, nonwovens, composites and advanced...

Innovating Technical Textiles: Guarantee safety and quality with PLEVA’s Contactless Sensor Technology

Technical Textiles
Technical textiles for protective and defence require reproducible coating, printing and finishing processes. The PLEVA AF 310 and AF...

AIRO®24 and AQUARIA® meet the demands of an industry in deep transformation

Machinery
The global automotive textiles market is worth over $33 billion in 2025 and is set to exceed $44 billion by 2034, growing at a...

eVent and PELLIOT bring PFAS-free outdoor laminates to China

Technical Textiles
The partnership will place eVent’s alpineST and windstormST membrane technologies in PELLIOT jackets, testing whether lower-impact waterproof and windproof...

Bally Ribbon Mills launches lighter, stronger Kevlar EXO webbing

Technical Textiles
The engineered narrow fabrics offer up to 50% higher strength and 40% weight savings for defence, aerospace, parachute and...

Protective clothing market forecast to reach $24 billion by 2035

Trade
Demand for flame-, chemical- and biological-protective garments is rising as safety regulation, industrial expansion and advanced fibre technologies reshape...

Geosynthetics demand rises as infrastructure and waste-containment projects expand

Technical Textiles
For technical-textile producers, geosynthetics offer a durable growth category tied to roads, railways, landfills, water systems and climate-resilient construction. The...

Cygnet Texkimp raises carbon-fibre line efficiency with 500kg PAN Creel

Innovation
Larger precursor packages target a basic but costly constraint in carbon-fibre manufacturing: stoppages for bobbin changeovers. UK fibre-handling specialist Cygnet...

Medical clothing market could reach $250.8bn by 2035 as hospitals shift from commodity apparel to verified protection

Nonwovens
The commercial opportunity is real, but growth will favour suppliers that can prove barrier performance, regulatory compliance and reliable...

Protective textiles market shifts from basic PPE to engineered, certified protection

Technical Textiles
Growth will depend less on volume garments than on fabrics that combine protection, comfort, durability and demonstrable regulatory compliance. The...

Polartec and Peak Performance put real-use design at the centre of outdoor apparel

FIBRES / YARNS / FABRICS
The collaboration shows how performance fabrics are increasingly judged not only by specifications, but by comfort, layering versatility and...

Raff Military Textile eyes Uganda as East Africa manufacturing base

Business
The Turkish supplier’s planned Kampala visit signals growing competition to localize textile and defence-related production in African markets. Turkish manufacturer...

Nonwoven machinery market set to more than double by 2033

Nonwovens
Demand from hygiene, medical disposables, packaging and automation is reshaping investment priorities for nonwoven machinery suppliers. The global nonwoven fabric...

HIGHTEX 2026 opens in Istanbul as technical textiles move further into strategic industries

Technical Textiles
The exhibition gives Türkiye a timely platform to connect technical textiles, nonwovens, sustainability and high-value manufacturing with international buyers...

Swedish automation targets filter-media bottlenecks at FILTECH 2026

Technical Textiles
TMAS members Eton Systems and ACG Kinna Automatic will use FILTECH 2026 to show how automation can raise output,...

Bally Ribbon Mills advances parachute webbing for aerospace and critical safety uses

Technical Textiles
The company’s work underlines how narrow woven fabrics are becoming higher-engineered components in parachute, recovery and aerospace systems. Bally Ribbon...
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