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19 June 202418 June 2024

Synthetic leather made from recyclable and bio-based PBS

In an AiF project carried out in close cooperation between the DITF and the Freiberg Institute gGmbH (FILK), it has been possible to develop a synthetic leather in which both the fiber material and the coating polymer are identical

11 April 202410 April 2024

Metsä Group starts pre-engineering project for Muoto™ wood fibre packaging products

The technology applied in Muoto products converts wet wood pulp into 3-dimensional packages

6 February 20241 February 2024

Characterization of new cellulose fiber extracted from second generation Bitter Albizia tree

The present work examines the physical, thermal tensile, and chemical properties of wood skin fibers obtained from second generation Bitter Albizia (BA) tree skin

5 February 202431 January 2024

Look out Spider-Man: naturalistic silk spun from artificial spider gland

Researchers led by Keiji Numata at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan, along with colleagues from the RIKEN Pioneering Research Cluster, have succeeded in creating a device that spins artificial spider silk that closely matches what spiders naturally produce

19 January 202415 January 2024

New dimensions of electrospun nanofiber material designs for biotechnological uses

Electrospinning technology has garnered wide attention over the past few decades in various biomedical applications including drug delivery, cell therapy, and tissue engineering

25 September 202321 September 2023

Pyrolysis processes promise sustainable recycling of fiber composites from rotor blades

Economic and ecological recycling solution for fiber composites on the horizon

23 December 202220 December 2022

Anellotech to Advance Development of Tex-Tcat, an Efficient Recycling Technology for Mixed Waste Textiles

Anellotech plans to begin advanced lab testing and scale-up for Tex-TCat, an innovative recycling solution to the growing problem of textile waste

7 March 20223 March 2022

Human Plant Solutions Makes New Strides in Prosthetics Using Hemp Fiber

Co-founders Sam Spallitta and Kyle Trivisonno developed a patent-pending hemp material that is improving lives of prosthetic wearers while offering a safer and more sustainable alternative for prosthetic manufacturing

27 July 202123 July 2021

Lenzing collaborates with Orange Fiber as part of new TENCEL™ Limited Edition initiative

Lenzing and Orange Fiber introduce the first TENCEL™ branded lyocell fiber made of orange pulp and wood sources – presenting a new sustainable offering for the fashion industry

23 June 20219 September 2021

ICM becomes exclusive distributor of Visionary Fiber Technologies’ fiber reactor

ICM, Inc., has signed an agreement with VFT, to be the exclusive distributor and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for their fiber reactor separation technology in the ethanol space