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News briefsColoreel Group files for bankruptcy
Swedish tech company Coloreel Group AB, known for its instant thread dyeing technology, has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy. The filing also involves the daughter firm Coloreel AB. The group could not develop its business volume quickly enough and secure the necessary financing, Coloreel explained in a statement. ...
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News briefsLenzing designates Rohit Aggarwal as its next CEO
Source: Lenzing Rohit Aggarwal Rohit Aggarwal has been appointed a new member of the Lenzing Group management board and will assume responsibility for the fiber division during the third quarter. After Stephan Sielaff’s departure, he will take over the group’s CEO position. Aggarwal has several decades of ...
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News briefsTeijin Frontier develops 'Octa sf' polyester spun yarn
Teijin Frontier, part of Teijin Group, has announced the development of Octa sf, a new polyester spun yarn suitable for textiles used in sportswear and outerwear. The new Octa sf is said to provide a soft feel, lightweight, moisture absorption and heat retention. The fiber has a hollow, eight-fin ...
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ArticleAmbercycle and Hyosung collab to push forward circular textile ecosystem
Sustainable textile solutions provider Hyosung TNC announced a collaboration with Ambercycle, an innovator of textile-to-textile material made from circular polyester, to become the first manufacturer in South Korea to introduce a textile-to-textile material made from circular polyester into supply chains. The collaboration promotes the partners’ shared vision of a circular ...
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ArticlePulp producer Suzano acquires stake in Lenzing
B&C Group and Suzano S.A. have entered into a long-term partnership regarding B&C’s majority shareholding in Lenzing AG, the world’s leading supplier of cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industry, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The B&C Group consists of the holding companies of the Austrian ...
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News briefsCoats Group will have a new CEO
Source: Coats Rajiv Sharma will step down Coats Group, the British group that makes threads and components for the footwear and clothing industries, has announced that its Chief Executive, Rajiv Sharma, will be stepping down by the end of 2024 and that David Paja has been selected ...
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News briefsHyosung appoints Marketing Manager to support European growth
Source: Hyosung Andreas Puchert Hyosung TNC, the South Korean sustainable textile solutions provider, has hired Andreas Puchert as its new European Marketing Manager Textiles. Puchert will work with the company’s European marketing team in the promotion of Hyosung’s specialty fibers and fabrics to targeted brand and retail ...
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News briefsMips almost universally adopted by World Tour teams
Swedish helmet safety technology provider Mips AB announced that its technology is being widely adopted by World Tour cycling teams. In 2024, 87 percent of women’s teams and 83 percent of men’s teams have opted for helmets with the Mips safety system, representing a clear commitment to athlete safety. “This ...
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News briefsHyosung has joined Textile Exchange as Partner-level member
Hyosung, the South Korean sustainable textile solutions provider, has become a Partner-level member of the global non-profit Textile Exchange. Through its Climate+ stragegy, Textile Exchange helps the fashion, textile and apparel industries reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that come from fiber and raw material production by 2030. Hyosung Global Sustainability ...
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ArticleHyosung develops certified sugar cane-based spandex with biotech partner
South Korea’s Hyosung TNC, the world’s largest manufacturer of spandex, has partnered with San Diego-based biotechnology company Geno to to begin construction of facilities to produce Bio BDO at its plant in Vietnam. The plant is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2026. The project is a ...
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ArticleMips with good start into 2024 on the back of bike market recovery
For the first time, the slump in the bicycle market was no longer the main reason for the decline in sales in Mips’ Q1 2024 earnings report, as was previously the case. Not the subcategory “Bicycle,” but the subcategory “Snow” was the main driver of the 6 percent decline in ...
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News briefsPolygiene’s recovery appears underway
Polygiene, which forecasted a recovery in business conditions in mid-February, reported a 25 percent rise in Q1 sales to 35.1 million Swedish kronor (€3.02m) for the period ended March 31. Ebitda improved to SEK 4.8 million from negative SEK 1.4 million. The group generates an estimated 30 percent of its ...
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ArticlePerformance textiles: next-generation materials
Sportswear Design Expert Alexa Dehmel introduces you to the next-generation materials you have to know.
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ArticleLycra launches campaign for new bio-derived Lycra fiber
Source: The Lycra Company The Lycra Company launched the “FashionFarmers” campaign on Earth Day to highlight the company’s plans to bring industrial quantities of Lycra, a bio-derived fiber made with Qira, to the market US fiber and technology solutions specialist The Lycra Company launched an integrated media ...
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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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ArticleHow to bring innovative materials into the supply chain
Ambercycle, an innovative company using novel molecular regeneration technologies to transform used textiles into decarbonized, circular materials for brand owners, and womenswear brand Ganni have worked together to launch Cycora – the first commercially viable regenerated alternative to virgin polyester from Ambercycle. Textile Exchange has published a best practice case ...
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ArticleAAG uses Oeko-Tex 100 certified water-based inks for garment printing
As part of a wide-ranging initiative to reduce its environmental impact and comply with evolving global chemical regulations, Active Apparel Group (AAG), a California-based manufacturer of performance apparel for the leisure/lifestyle and active markets, announced the use of Oeko-Tex 100 Class 1 water-based inks in its manufacturing process. Common and ...
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ArticleSympatex presents new Sherpa laminate at Techtextil
At Techtextil Frankfurt, April 23–26, 2024, Sympatex will present Sherpa, a new laminate concept that combines the advantages of the classic quilted jacket with those of a membrane jacket. Source: Sympatex The Sympatex Sherpa Modular Parka consists of the new Sherpa laminate, designed with respect to ecodesign ...
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News briefsLenzing appoints Chief Transformation Officer
Lenzing AG has appointed Walter Bickel as a member of the Managing Board and Chief Transformation Officer, effective April 15, 2024, until Dec. 31, 2025. Bickel will be responsible for the further development and implementation of the performance program. This program was initiated by the Managing Board in fall 2023 ...
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News briefsPertex launches new brand identity
Pertex, a UK supplier of high-performance fabrics for outdoor apparel and equipment founded in 1979, has announced a new brand identity and strategy. The new identity, which is launching for spring 2024 across all the brand’s communications, includes “a completely redesigned on-product branding program,” explained the company. ...
