ITMA 2019 will feature a number of industry-leading knowledge-sharing events to facilitate sharing and collaboration among global textile and garment industry members. Hot button issues such as sustainable innovation, Industry 4.0 and automation will be on many agendas during the show.
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Dow Chemical Company has launched ECOFAST Pure sustainable textile treatment at the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) international conference. This breakthrough technology enables unique, brighter colours on natural textiles and significantly improves resource efficiency during the dyeing process.
Biomimetic approaches can help with the development of sophisticated high performance textiles. A team of researchers from Ithaca, NY-based Cornell University and Woods Hole, MA-based Marine Biological Laboratory have borrowed inspiration from cephalopods such as octopus in devising camouflage materials.
Incorporation of biological molecules to cotton may lead to novel functional cottons. Finding value-added applications for cotton, enabling it to be wearable smart textiles will be the next phase of R& D in the cotton sector.