Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
Trützschler invites to discover the future of fiber processing at ITMA Asia Singapore 2025
From October 28 to 31, the Trützschler Group will showcase its latest technologies at ITMA Asia in Singapore. Visit them at Booth D302 in Hall 4 at the Singapore Expo to explore cutting-edge solutions in Spinning, Card Clothing, and Nonwovens. A special highlight: the newest smart automation solution T-CAN, developed in response to growing labor costs and labor shortages in the textile industry. This innovation will be revealed exclusively at the show – don’t miss the opportunity to experience it first-hand.
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BASF at SIMAC 2025: Recycling meets Performance – PU solutions for the future of footwear
BASF is presenting new materials, concepts and recycling methods for polyurethanes in footwear at SIMAC Tanning Tech. The leading international trade fair will take place from September 23-25 in Milan, Italy. We will showcase our unique and integrated toolbox of Elastopan® (PU) and thermoplastic polyurethanes Elastollan® and Infinergy®. Together with our partners and customers we bring innovative products to the market offering utmost lightness paired with mechanical performance and automated processing.
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Bally Ribbon Mills highlights advanced webbing solutions for the parachute industry
Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, highlights its advanced webbing solutions for the parachute industry. With a longstanding reputation for quality and innovation, BRM's webbing is designed to meet the critical demands of aerospace and commercial parachute applications, ensuring optimal performance, strength, and durability.
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Anti-dumping probe launched into PET spunbond for bituminous membranes imports from China
The European Commission has opened an anti-dumping investigation into PET spunbond imports from China, following a complaint lodged by members of EDANA, the international association for nonwoven and related industries. EDANA welcomes this vital move by the European Commission to counter the influx of unfairly priced goods from Chinese exporters entering the EU market.
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Royal visit celebrates Pincroft role in military textiles
Pincroft Dyeing and Printing, a global leader in military fabric printing, dyeing and finishing, welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to its Adlington site in Lancashire on Tuesday 9 September 2025, to showcase a £1.5 million investment in advanced camouflage printing technology.
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OUTLOOK™ 2025: The Chain Bridge
Before Széchenyi’s Chain Bridge opened in 1849, there were two cities on the Danube: Buda and Pest. For much of the year, the great river was a barrier that kept people, businesses, and ideas apart. The bridge changed everything. It physically connected the two sides to create something new and stronger: Budapest.
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IAA 2025: Redefining Mobility Through Innovation and Sustainability
The IAA MOBILITY 2025 in Munich is all about transformation. With its key themes of mobility, technology, sustainability and smart infrastructure, the trade fair is setting the tone for the future of mobility. As the global leader in acoustic and thermal management for vehicles, Autoneum contributes to these developments with innovative and resource-efficient solutions – from material development to series production. In addition to its standard product portfolio, the company is now also developing specialized components for battery-powered mobility – with a focus on occupant protection and battery safety.
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INDA announces finalists for the 2025 RISE® Innovation Award
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 RISE® Innovation Award. A highlight of the RISE® (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics) Technology Conference, this award recognizes groundbreaking nonwoven-based innovations with the potential to advance the industry.
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Technology for your success: AUTEFA Solutions at ITMA Asia 2025
AUTEFA Solutions will be exhibiting at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 (28–31 October 2025) at the Singapore Expo, Hall 2, Booth D201, as a leading supplier of complete production solutions. From its three Business Units – Nonwovens, Baling Technology, and Woollen Carding Technology – the company delivers tailor-made machinery. Visitors can look forward to state-of-the-art technologies, proven equipment, and a trade-fair premiere: the presentation of the Stylus ONE needle loom.
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Barmag and Neumag showcase innovations at ITMA Asia
With its product brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven, Barmag is presenting itself at this year's ITMA Asia + CITME with innovations in yarn production that are above all one thing: productive and sustainable. From 28 to 31 October this year, the Swiss-based Oerlikon Group company will be showcasing its technologies for the future of yarn production in Singapore in Hall 4, booth C 204.
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Mistra-Autex, Estonia, orders new needlepunch line from ANDRITZ
Mistra-Autex AS has awarded ANDRITZ an order to supply a complete needlepunch line for its plant in Raasiku, Estonia. The new line will produce various types of nonwovens for surface applications, 3D molding, and other technical materials, primarily for the automotive industry.
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Milliken acquires South Carolina Textile facility
Global diversified manufacturer Milliken & Company has acquired the assets of Highland Industries, Inc. in Cheraw, South Carolina. The transaction strengthens Milliken’s domestic operations and position in technical textiles.
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Freudenberg Performance Materials publishes first Sustainability Report
With the publication of its first sustainability report, Freudenberg Performance Materials has reached a major milestone on its path toward greater environmental responsibility and corporate transparency. Until now, information about the company’s sustainability performance was only included in the sustainability report of its parent company, the Freudenberg Group. The newly released report, however, focuses specifically on the business of technical textiles.
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Polychim and Milliken partnership
Polychim Industrie, a brand of Beaulieu International Group, and diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company today announced the introduction of two clarified polypropylene (PP) resin grades carrying a UL Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) label to Europe for the first time. Polychim utilized Milliken’s Millad® NX® 8000 ECO additive solution to debut its HJ45XI and HS45XI high-clarity PP grades that enables up to 10% less energy use during the molding process—verified savings that translate across the plastics value chain.
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Energy efficiency in spunlacing
Drying is an important step for producing high-quality nonwoven products. But evaporating moisture at rapid speed is very energy intensive. That’s why their innovators created the Modular Performance Dryer (MPD). It delivers excellent performance and reduces energy consumption when drying cotton, viscose and pulp nonwovens. Its compact design saves floor space – and the MPD even fits into existing lines! The first successful installation of this flexible and future-proof solution is now cutting costs and supporting sustainability for their longstanding customer, Lentex.
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Freudenberg to exhibit for the first time at CAMX 2025
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will be exhibiting for the first time at CAMX 2025 in Orlando, Florida, from September 9-11. This presence is a strong signal from the leading global supplier of technical textiles to support the North American composites industry with high-performance surfacing veils, flow media and spacers. Visitors can meet Freudenberg experts at booth D69 on the show floor.
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INDA adds Kevin Conroy to Government Affairs team
Today INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announced that experienced policy expert Kevin Conroy has joined the association’s government and regulatory affairs staff as Senior Manager of Government and Regulatory Affairs.
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