All HeiQ articles
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ArticleHeiQ unveils anti-odor technology for feather and down products
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ is introducing a new anti-odor product addition to its HeiQ Fresh range to eliminate persistent malodor on feather and down products. Biobased HeiQ Fresh for Feather & Down utilizes a novel combination of pre- and probiotics (synbiotics) which helps to break up the smelly components. The ...
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ArticleHeiQ appoints CEO for HeiQ AeoniQ Holding
Source: HeiQ Julien Born, CEO of HeiQ AeoniQ Holding Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ has announced the appointment of Julien Born as Chief Executive Officer of HeiQ AeoniQ Holding, where he will drive the growth of HeiQ AeoniQ, a specialty cellulosic fiber. Born brings extensive leadership skills and ...
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News briefsThree Swiss brands collaborate to develop a new outdoor jacket
Source: Mammut Available in two colors for both men and women: the new Extraordinary Jacket Three Swiss brands from different sectors have joined forces to create a new, innovative outdoor jacket that, according to the manufacturers, “is not only extraordinary in its ability to keep the wearer ...
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News briefsHeiQ AeoniQ joins Canopy initiative
HeiQ AeoniQ has become an active brand partner of the Canopy initiative, which addresses the climate and biodiversity crises by committing to keep ancient and endangered forests out of the man-made cellulosic fiber supply chain. HeiQ AeoniQ is HeiQ’s key initiative to support textile brands and mills to achieve their ...
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News briefsThe nominees for Cellulose Fiber Innovation of the Year 2023
Six companies have been nominated for the “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023” award, which has reached its third edition. The award will be presented at the “Cellulose Fibers Conference 2023” on March 8-9, 2023, in Cologne, organized by the independent German research institute nova-Institute. The six nominees are ...
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News briefsHeiQ becomes major supplier of regulatory compliant copper and silver for industrial hygiene applications
Switzerland-based HeiQ Materials AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of HeiQ Plc, has signed an agreement to acquire all the shares of U.K.-based Tarn-Pure Holdings Ltd. Tarn-Pure holds key EU and U.K. registrations for the sale of metallic copper and metallic silver for use in hygiene applications. The Covid-19 pandemic triggered ...
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News briefsHeiQ and The Lycra Company introduce new stretch treatment for cotton
Swiss company HeiQ and The Lycra Company have introduced the Lycra NaturalFX technology, a textile finishing liquid for mass market applications to cotton knit (100 percent cotton or cotton-rich) fabrics. Developed within the collaboration announced in July 2021, it brings the companies’ joint expertise to the global textile value chain ...
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ArticleThe Lycra Company updates 2030 sustainability goals in first Planet Agenda update
In 2008, The Lycra Company (Lycra) established a sustainability plan that encompasses the three pillars of corporate responsibility, product sustainability and manufacturing excellence. For each of these areas, the company has now summarized its performance through 2021 and updated its goals. Both are published in Lycra’s first ...
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News briefsHeiQ launches peppermint-based odor control textile treatment with Alchemie Technology
The new HeiQ Life treatment that HeiQ has developed with its partner Alchemie Technology is an odor control finish based on peppermint oil as an active ingredient, inhibiting bacteria from growth on the textile surface. Utilizing Alchemie’s digital finishing technology, the process is 84 percent less energy-consuming and takes 92 ...
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ArticleHeiQ unveils high-performance cellulose yarn derived from carbon-negative materials
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ unveiled what it calls a potential game-changer for the textile industry on Oct. 26 in a digital presentation. HeiQ AeoniQ is a high-performance cellulose yarn derived from a wide range of natural, carbon-negative sources, including wood pulp and algae. The new fiber is currently advancing to ...
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News briefsHeiQ and Lycra to collaborate across technologies and brand platforms
HeiQ and The Lycra Company have entered into a broad-based collaboration across multiple technology and brand platforms to bring more of their textile technologies to consumers. Building on exploratory discussions that started in early 2019, HeiQ and Lycra have elected to leverage their shared philosophies and strengths in ...
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ArticleAlchemie and HeiQ collaborate on high-performance finishing with less cost and chemicals
Alchemie Technology , a U.K.-based developer of a waterless, digital on-demand smart dyeing technology, announced its partnership with Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ , currently best known for its antiviral textile technology HeiQ Viroblock . The partnership was announced as Alchemie prepares for the production launch of its Novara multifunction ...
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HeiQ acquires German materials innovator RAS
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ , known for its antiviral textile technology HeiQ Viroblock , is strengthening its antimicrobial ingredients technology platform and expanding its product portfolio to include coating technologies through the acquisition of materials innovation company RAS AG , based in Regensburg, Germany. RAS develops and manufactures highly functionalized ...
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News briefsHeiQ introduces antiviral textile mask with copper coating
Swiss company HeiQ is launching a new face mask that it says destroys 100 percent of tested viruses and bacteria within minutes of contact with the textile material. The patented HeiQ MetalliQ mask consists of a fabric coated with a pure copper coating. Behind the technology, in ...
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HeiQ acquires Belgian biotech company
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ has acquired Chrisal N.V. , a Belgian industrial biotechnology company, expanding its offering to include probiotic ingredients and technology platforms. HeiQ reported it had acquired 51 percent of the share capital and voting rights of Chrisal, which will be renamed HeiQ Chrisal . The purchase ...
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News briefsHeiQ and Nylstar launch permanent antiviral textile technology
HeiQ has announced the launch of HeiQ Viroblock Permanent , a new technology that is part of its HeiQ Viroblock platform. HeiQ Viroblock Permanent is being used exclusively on Nylstar ’s Meryl Skinlife Force , a new premium sustainable fabric. While the current HeiQ Viroblock offering is obtained by ...
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News briefsHotel in Verbier ski resort is first to implement HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem
Swiss ingredient brand HeiQ has partnered with luxury Hotel W Verbier and The Medical Supply Company of Switzerland (MSCS) to integrate the HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem, an antiviral textile and surface technology, into its facility management routine amid a recent lockdown imposed by Swiss health authorities. The HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem strives ...
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Xefco and HeiQ launch new antiviral textile treatment
Xefco ®, an Australian materials science and technology start-up specializing in innovative thin-film coating technologies for the textile industry offered to outdoor apparel, fashion and home textile markets, has launched XViroblock ™ in collaboration with Swiss textile innovator HeiQ . According to Xefco, XViroblock is the world’s first thin-film antimicrobial ...
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ArticleHeiQ now listed on the LSE
On Dec. 7, thanks to a reverse takeover into Auctus Growth Plc , the textile materials company HeiQ was listed on the London Stock Exchange , under the ticker symbol HEIQ. The stock was oversubscribed on issue and raised £60 million (€66m-$80m) before expenses. The new public interest ...
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HeiQ Viroblock wins Swiss Technology Award 2020
HeiQ , a Swiss company founded in 2005 for scientific research, production of specialty materials and branding of ingredients for consumer products, has won the first prize of the Swiss Technology Award 2020 for its antiviral textile technology HeiQ Viroblock . The technology offers durable surface protection against viruses ...
