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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...

Harper hygienics adds probiotic positioning to Cleanic menstrual pads

Technical Textiles
Cleanic Probiotic shows how feminine hygiene products are moving beyond absorbency into skin comfort, microbiome support and wellness-led differentiation. Harper...

Mohawk adds allergen-reduction technology to SmartStrand carpet line

Technical Textiles
Pur-Ease gives carpet a new performance claim: not only softness and stain resistance, but measurable allergen reduction for health-conscious...

Industrial fabrics market to reach $320.6 billion as technical textiles move deeper into core industries

Technical Textiles
Growth in automotive safety, protective clothing, filtration, medical textiles and infrastructure is turning industrial fabrics into one of the...

ANDRITZ to supply another production line for flushable wipes to Dalian Ruiguang, China

Technical Textiles
GRAZ, MAY 20, 2026. Dalian Ruiguang, China, has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ an order to supply a WetlaceTM...

Sanitex orders two baby diaper lines and one sanitary napkin line from ANDRITZ

Technical Textiles
GRAZ, MAY 21, 2026. International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Sanitex, Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

Steiger’s smart glove signals the next phase of technical flat knitting

Technical Textiles
The Swiss machine builder is pushing flat knitting beyond shaped fabrics into sensor-enabled medical, industrial and wearable systems. Swiss flat...

ANDRITZ to focus on sustainable nonwovens, hygiene recycling and digital plants at INDEX26

Machinery
The Geneva showcase will position nonwovens technology around circular hygiene, sustainable wipes, lyocell processing, high-speed web formation and lifecycle...

Aegis Fibretech tests electrospun shielding panels for fusion neutron capture

Trade
The University of Birmingham spin-out is moving its nanofibre insulation platform toward one of fusion energy’s hardest materials challenges:...

NatureWorks opens Thailand Ingeo Plant, expanding global PLA supply for packaging and fibres

Fibres
The 75,000-tonne Nakhon Sawan facility gives NatureWorks a second integrated production base and strengthens Asia’s role in renewable polymer...

Pincroft and Toray join forces to strengthen UK defence textile supply

Technical Textiles
The collaboration positions two established UK technical-textile producers as domestic suppliers for printed woven fabrics used in military and...

Mahlo puts process control at the centre of technical textiles at Techtextil 2026

Technical Textiles
For technical-textile producers, quality is increasingly defined by real-time control of alignment, coating weight, moisture, temperature and basis weight—not...

Strataglass launches Latitude Marine Fabric for durable boat enclosures

Technical Textiles
The new American-made vinyl marine textile targets fabricators, boat builders and boat owners seeking softer handling, stronger weather resistance...

RE&UP and ISKO Pro bring textile-to-textile recycling into workwear at Techtextil 2026

Technical Textiles
The Frankfurt showcase matters because it tests circular fibres in one of the industry’s toughest end uses: high-performance workwear. RE&UP...

HIGHTEX 2026 positions Istanbul at the centre of technical textiles and nonwovens

Events
As technical textiles and nonwovens continue to expand across healthcare, construction, filtration and mobility, HIGHTEX is pitching itself as...
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