taiwan

31st Jul 2023

Taiwan’s Dahsheng Chemical (DSC) has launched its Durapontex N-Series at the NE and NW Materials Shows, becoming the first brand to use supercritical foaming technology for insoles at scale. The N-Series foam is fully recyclable. The series offers various densities and rebounds, featuring models like Durapontex N20, demonstrating high resilience.

31st Jan 2022

Taiwan's textile industry is backing internationally-renowned brands sponsoring events at the Winter Games Beijing, to be held during February 4-20 this year. The clothes of many national teams are made from sustainable, functional fabrics from Taiwan, whose functional fabrics account for 70 per cent of the global market, says the Taiwan Textile...

20th May 2021

Taiwanese manufacturer General Silicones (GS) has introduced its patented Compo-SiL vegan leather fabric and says it overcomes the barrier of silicone rubber's chemical inertness. With this patented technology, textile and product designers can quickly apply the vegan leather material to textiles, metals, and other surfaces using standard adhesives.

9th Feb 2021

Strengthening the fight against Covid-19, ACTife has produced textile materials which kill bacteria and viruses. These utilise semiconductor sputtering technology, which uses silver, copper and titanium sputtering to produce hydroxyl radicals on the surface of the fabric. Hydroxyl radicals destroy viruses and bacteria by making their proteins lose...

14th Jun 2018

Taiwan’s two major garment suppliers, Quang Viet Enterprise Co and Makalot Industrial Co, are investing in smartwear technologies, say top company executives. While the former has developed a smart jacket that integrates temperature control and GPS tracking functions, Makalot showcased at the recent Computex Taipei show its functional wear featuring...

17th Apr 2017

Supplier of advanced composites and related materials to the Asia Pacific aerospace industry, Argosy International inaugurated its 2,000 square metre manufacturing facility in the Taichung Duty Free Zone in Taiwan. The new facility includes a clean room, cutting table, and freezer to process, cut to shape composite kits and will be qualified to AS9100.

18th Oct 2016

Around 400 exhibitors from Taiwan and overseas are showcasing functional textiles at the Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS 2016) which opened on October 17. The focus of TITAS 2016, organised by the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) is on environmentally friendly and functional products and is also the biggest TITAS show till date.

6th Sep 2016

US based W. L. Gore & Associates and a producer of functional textiles has partnered Taiwan based Formosa Taffeta Co to produce Gore-Tex fabrics for Formosa’s consumer fabrics business. For this purpose, the joint venture has built a factory, with Gore providing the equipment and technical support necessary to produce high quality textiles.

6th Jun 2016

The Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) displayed its latest innovations in smart clothing at the recently concluded Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech trade fair. Among the innovations presented was TTRI’s intelligent leggings, a compression gear that can detect which muscles are working. These leggings capture real-time data