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Buff enters performance socks category
The Spanish brand is best known for its iconic neckwear.
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HeiQ Chrisal launches synbiotic liquid laundry detergent
The biotech firm introduces an eco-friendly laundry solution that combines probiotic cleaning with sustainable biosurfactants.
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HeiQ expands in Asia with key Taiwan partnership
The Swiss materials company partners with Big Sunshine to strengthen its presence in Taiwan and beyond.
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HeiQ announces €10m fundraise through open offer
The Swiss materials company outlines plans for a share consolidation and open offer, inviting investors to support its latest capital initiative.
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Odlo unveils limited base layer collection with a purpose
A new capsule, in collaboration with Protect Our Winters (POW), combines innovative base layers with a bold environmental mission, showcasing sustainability and performance in winter essentials.
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HeiQ transitions to private ownership, plans growth initiatives
The materials innovation company delists to focus on scaling groundbreaking technologies with support from key investors and planned capital raise efforts.
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HeiQ will become a private company again
The materials technology specialist will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange on Nov. 19, 2024.
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HeiQ 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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HeiQ 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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Three 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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HeiQ 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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The 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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HeiQ 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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HeiQ 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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The 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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HeiQ 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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HeiQ 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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HeiQ 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 textile science, ...
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Alchemie 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 digital finishing solution, which ...
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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 materials, including antimicrobial, ...