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Hyosung Begins Commercial Bio-BDO Production in Vietnam

Hyosung has started commercial production of bio-BDO at its Vietnam facility. The bio-based feedstock is used in spandex and polyurethane supply chains, and the move follows tightening material compliance requirements in major markets.

AGY Aiken Plant Glass Fiber Yarn Forms Foundation for New High-Performance Tropicana Field Roof

AGY supplied glass fiber yarn manufactured at its Aiken, SC facility as the structural foundation for the new high-performance roof at Tropicana Field. The yarn is used in the stadium's tensile roofing system, where glass fiber provides the required strength and dimensional stability. The project highlights the role of domestic technical textile production in large-scale architectural membrane applications.

ArchDaily Analysis Examines Why More Material Does Not Mean Better Performance

ArchDaily published an analysis arguing that using more material does not necessarily improve performance. The source provides no specific companies, materials, metrics, or test data to support the claim.

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-Joon Completes Bio-Spandex Base in Vietnam

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-Joon has completed the company's bio-spandex base in Vietnam, according to The Korea Times. The report identifies the facility as a bio-spandex production base but provides no further technical, capacity, or investment details.

Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine Explores Natural-Fiber Composites in Aerospace Manufacturing

Aerospace Manufacturing magazine's "Taking a natural step" examines the use of natural-fiber composites as an alternative to conventional aerospace materials. The source provides no specific company, material grade, metric, or outcome beyond the article's framing.

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Extec provides a comprehensive selection of cutting machines, from large to small, tailored to specific needs. The range handles both delicate samples and tougher materials.

Katherine Soucie Clarifies Upcycling Definition, Distinguishing It From Recycling, Repair and Greenwashing

Designer Katherine Soucie defines upcycling as a design-led transformation of discarded or surplus material into a new product, material, method, or application of increased value, distinguishing it from recycling, simple reuse, repair, and cosmetic sustainability.

Textile Artist Katherine Soucie Turns Westin London City Retired Linens into "Material Tides" Installation, With Post-Exhibition Accessories Planned

Textile artist Katherine Soucie created "Material Tides," a site-specific installation for Westin London City built from the hotel's retired bedsheets, shower curtains, towels, robes and blankets, reassembled through appliqué and stitching.

Designer Katherine Soucie Tests Cheekyarn Loop8 Recycled Yarn in Sock-Waste Upcycling

Katherine Soucie has tested Cheekyarn's Loop8 recycled yarn as a structural component in upcycled textiles built from recycled wool-blend sock waste sourced from J Alex Swift. In her trials, Loop8 remained visible and structurally present through wet and dry felting, unlike wool yarns that merged into the sock material. The 8-ply yarn proved slightly too large for the needle eye of her Merrow Crochet Purl Edge machine, so she adapted with hand stitching.

Textile Tales in STRUCTURE Features Sheer Structures by Do Ho Suh and Harmony Hammond's 1980 'Hunker Time'

Textile Tales in STRUCTURE presents works by Do Ho Suh, known for sheer structures, alongside Harmony Hammond's 1980 piece 'Hunker Time' and a birds nest made from paper. The feature also includes ballet shoe industrial offcuts by Isabel Fletcher and Daniel Graffin's 1995 Wind Sculpture, plus original structured textiles.

Techtextil 2026 Highlights Supply Resilience and PFAS Compliance Challenges in Protective Textiles

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026, held 21–24 April in Frankfurt, convened over 1,700 exhibitors and 36,000 visitors from 112 countries, with more than 150 exhibitors specifically addressing defence-related protective textile needs.

Cass Makes Microbe-Patterned T-Shirts by Burying Everybody.World Cotton Blanks in Thermophilic Compost Piles

Cass produces microbe-patterned t-shirts by burying wetted, balled-up Everybody.World 100% cotton blanks one to two feet deep in thermophilic compost piles, adding them at around 120°F and pulling them as the pile climbs to about 165°F over roughly 3 to 4 days.

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 Close with 36,000 Visitors and 1,700 Exhibitors, Highlighting Connected Production and Bio-Based Materials

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 concluded with over 36,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors from 112 countries, reporting 95% visitor satisfaction and 86% exhibitor satisfaction.

Katherine Soucie Releases Earth Week Upcycling Textile Business Resource Series

Katherine Soucie (Sans Soucie) has released a series of upcycling textile business resources for Earth Day, including a Reuse Brand Manifesto Template, an Up-Cycology™ system template, a Business Plan Guide, and a Waste Sourcing and Industry Partnerships Template.

Techtextil & Texprocess 2026 Open with 1,700 Exhibitors as Performance Apparel Textiles Doubles

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 opened with 1,700 exhibitors from 54 countries, featuring a doubled Performance Apparel Textiles segment and a new Textile Chemicals & Dyes area. The show highlights three examples: a Molotov Cocktail Protective Suit for ten-hour deployments, a warp-knitted UV protection jacket achieving 50+ without chemical finishing, and GRS multi-norm PPE fabrics retaining flame retardancy after 100 industrial washes. Live demonstrations run from 21 to 24 April.

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 Innovation Awards Recognize 17 Winners Across PFAS-Free Finishing, Bio-Based Polymers, and AI Automation

Messe Frankfurt announced 17 international winners of the Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation Awards 2026 across ten categories, recognizing developments in PFAS-free textile finishing, bio-based polymers, and automated fabric handling.

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 to Host 40 Research Institutes and 20 Start-ups Showcasing AI and Circular Textile Technologies

Messe Frankfurt will host around 40 research institutes and 20 start-ups at Techtextil and Texprocess 2026, presenting innovations from circular textile technologies to AI-supported fault detection.

Techtextil 2026 Introduces Nature Performance Label for Natural and Bio-Based Fibres

Messe Frankfurt's Techtextil 2026, running 21–24 April, has launched the Nature Performance label grouping more than 110 exhibitors of natural and bio-based fibres and yarns. The fair also features around 90 exhibitors of recycled and recyclable fibres, including Teijin Group and Lenzing, alongside the Dutch Circular Textile Pavilion showcasing chemical fibre-to-fibre recycling. Around 120 companies carry the Texpertise Econogy sustainability certification label.

Sans Soucie's Katherine Soucie Adapts Union Special Coverstitch Machine for Zero-Waste Collage Technique

Katherine Soucie of Sans Soucie adapted a three-thread Union Special coverstitch machine to develop the Collage Technique, a zero-waste textile reassembly method for accessories that uses two- and three-thread layering to stitch and join sock waste.

Techtextil 2026 to Host Over 150 Defence Protective Textile Exhibitors as EU Defence Spending Hits €381 Billion

Techtextil 2026 will feature more than 150 specialised exhibitors presenting protective textile materials, with over 10 per cent of its 1,500-plus exhibitors showing defence-related innovations.