Textiles news

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  5 September 2025

  Indorama Ventures Enables Scalable Bio-Based PET Fibers

  Indorama Ventures offers a certified low-carbon supply chain for bio-based PET fibers, ensuring performance and traceability while reducing emissions and supporting rapid market deployment.
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  29 August 2025

  Covestro Acquires Pontacol

  Acquisition expands films business, adding specialized adhesive films for growth in medical, mobility, and textiles. Includes two production sites, enhancing manufacturing and regional availability.
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  21 August 2025

  Mistra-Autex Orders Needlepunch Line from ANDRITZ

  The new line will boost productivity fivefold, enhance product quality, and cut costs with ANDRITZ's ProWin™ system, starting Q3 2026.
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  13 August 2025

  Eastman and Huafon to Produce Cellulose Acetate Yarn in China

  The partnership aims to boost local production and innovation of sustainable cellulose acetate yarn, enhancing supply chain agility and market presence in China.
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  29 July 2025

  Arkema Achieves Global ISCC PLUS Certification for Acrylic Monomers

  ISCC PLUS certification enables efficient, low-carbon projects in coatings, adhesives, and more, using bio-attributed monomers and a Mass Balance approach for renewable materials.
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  21 July 2025

  CARBIOS Enters r-PET Tire Textile Market

  A new agreement will supply recycled monomers for tire reinforcement, marking a step in enzymatic recycling and pre-commercialization of a new industrial site.

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  1 May 2025

  Teijin Aramid Achieves Ninth EcoVadis Gold

  Awarded EcoVadis Gold for sustainability, improving score to 80/100. Recognized for advancements in sustainable procurement, environment, labor, ethics, and supply chain accountability.
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  21 March 2025

  Aquafil Launches Demo Plant for Nylon Fiber Separation in Slovenia

  The demo plant enables effective separation of elastic fiber from nylon, advancing recycling and reducing waste in textiles, with plans for large-scale industrialization.
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  26 February 2025

  Metsä Group Begins Kuura Textile Fibre Mill Pre-Engineering

  Pre-engineering for a wood-based textile fibre mill aims for industrial production by 2029, with a focus on low climate impact and high added value.
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  25 June 2024

  DePoly Begins Showcase Plant Construction in Switzerland

  The plant will recycle 500 tons of PET annually, creating 30 jobs, and serve as a model for future global expansion, targeting industries like apparel, food, and automotive.
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  29 November 2023

  INEOS Aromatics to Mothball PTA Plant in Geel, Belgium

  Rising costs make European PTA production uncompetitive. Affected employees will be consulted for redeployment. Customers remain unaffected as the larger, efficient PTA unit continues operations.
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  5 September 2023

  LyondellBasell to Close One of Two Polypropylene Units in Brindisi

  Consultations with unions begin over potential redundancies. The closure aims to address strategic and financial challenges, focusing on higher value markets. Supply to customers will continue.
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  24 July 2023

  gr3n and Intecsa Industrial to Build Spain's First Microwave-Assisted PET Depolymerization Plant

  The new plant will produce 40,000 tons of virgin-like PET by 2027, using innovative recycling technology to process various PET waste, reducing CO2 emissions and supporting a circular economy.
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  29 June 2023

  IFF Launches DEB Technology for Sustainable Biopolymers

  DEB technology creates high-performance, sustainable biopolymers for home, personal care, and industrial applications, addressing regulatory and consumer demands for eco-friendly alternatives.
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  9 June 2022

  BASF Expands Optical Brightener Production in Monthey

  Increased production capacity for Tinopal® CBS optical brighteners meets rising global demand, overcoming COVID-19 and supply chain challenges. Ideal for detergents, it supports EU Ecolabel standards.
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  24 May 2022

  WACKER Expands Silicone Rubber Production in US and Germany

  To meet rising demand, significant capacity expansions for liquid and high-consistency silicone rubber are planned globally, with investments over €100 million and new sites in India, Czech Republic, and Japan.
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  12 May 2022

  Explosion at Melamin Chemical Factory in Slovenia

  Over 20 injured, 2 severely, and 5 missing after an explosion. Fire contained, building damaged. Facility is a major regional employer, producing resins. Worst industrial fire in Slovenia recently.
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  9 December 2021

  ArcelorMittal Invests $30 Million in Carbon Capture Specialist LanzaTech

  The $30M investment expands a partnership to use carbon capture technology, reducing CO2 emissions and producing bio-ethanol. The project is part of a broader effort to decarbonize and innovate.
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  29 September 2021

  Carbios Opens Enzymatic Recycling Plant in France

  The new plant validates the C-ZYME® process for recycling PET waste, enabling future industrial units. It processes 2 tonnes of PET per cycle, producing high-quality recycled PET.
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  25 May 2021

  Eastman Boosts Naia™ Yarn Production in Barcelona

  To meet rising demand for sustainable fibers, production capacity for Naia™ filament yarn will increase by 30% by mid-2021 and over 50% by end of 2022 at the Barcelona site.
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  23 February 2021

  Stora Enso to host TreeToTextile’s demo plant for sustainable fiber in Sweden

  The demonstration plant aims to produce sustainable textile fibers, leveraging renewable resources and innovative technology to reduce environmental impact in the textile industry.
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  1 October 2020

  New BASF Acetylene Plant Operational

  The new plant in Ludwigshafen produces 90,000 metric tons of acetylene annually, using 10% fewer fossil raw materials. It replaces a 1964 plant and supports various industries with versatile chemical products.
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  12 May 2020

  Freudenberg Acquires Low & Bonar

  Freudenberg's acquisition of Low & Bonar enhances its performance materials business, expands production facilities, and strengthens technological capabilities in various sectors.
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  7 November 2019

  Avantium Unveils Plant-Based MEG Demonstration Plant

  The new plant in the Netherlands produces plant-based MEG and MPG, reducing reliance on fossil resources. It marks a step towards commercial-scale production and ongoing partnerships for bio-based solutions.
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  1 November 2019

  Bondalti Opens New Plant in Spain

  The new plant in Torrelavega, Spain, with a €60M investment, produces chlorine, caustic soda, and more, creating 150 jobs and enhancing production capacity and sustainability.
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  26 September 2019

  Synthomer Expands Acrylic Dispersions Facility in Germany

  The new 36,000-tonne expansion boosts capacity by over 30%, enhancing production of specialty acrylics for Paints & Coatings, Construction Chemicals, Technical Textiles, Adhesives, and Sealants.
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  26 March 2019

  Avantium to Build Mekong Demonstration Plant in Delfzijl

  The new plant will produce 10 tons of plant-based MEG annually, supported by a €2 million EU grant, aiming for sustainable, cost-competitive alternatives to fossil-based materials. Opening in late 2019.
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  18 March 2019

  LANXESS Boosts Benzyl Alcohol Production

  Production capacity for benzyl alcohol will increase by 30% at the Krefeld-Uerdingen site by end of 2019. Expansion plans are also in place for the Nagda site, enhancing global supply capabilities.
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  27 February 2019

  INEOS to Invest £1 Billion in UK Projects

  £500M will upgrade the Forties Pipeline, £350M will enhance Grangemouth's energy efficiency, and £150M will build a new VAM plant in Hull, boosting UK manufacturing and exports.
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  13 August 2018

  Metsä Group's Bioproduct Mill Hits 1 Million Tonnes of Pulp

  The mill, operational since August 2017, produces 1.3 million tonnes of pulp annually, plus bioproducts like tall oil, turpentine, and bioenergy. It also explores new bioproducts and industrial ecosystem expansion.