Protective Textiles

13th Feb 2019

Milliken, a global leader in performance and protective textiles, has opened a new website presenting its diverse textiles portfolio built on 154 years of industry experience and research and development. The website refines Milliken’s performance and protective textile division’s marketplace presence and highlights the history of Milliken textiles.

12th Feb 2019

Protective Industrial Products, Inc (PIP), a supplier of hand protection and general safety products, has signed an agreement to acquire West Chester Protective Gear (West Chester), a leader in providing personal protective equipment to both industrial and retail channels. Lincoln International was the financial advisor to West Chester in the...

4th Feb 2019

Military uniform manufacturer Propper International is unveiling many of its camouflage items in authentic US Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). Licensed mills are producing the pattern for the first commercially available applications. Many of the Propper camouflage garments will soon be available in OCP as well, including ACUs and select...

2nd Feb 2019

Scientists from Leeds and Stockholm say that rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful. They claim that though effective alternatives to harmful fluorochemicals used in durable water repellents (DWRs) are available, these are “being resisted by some manufacturers and...

31st Jan 2019

Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM) jointly organised a seminar on technical textiles and its opportunities in defense sector at Codissia trade fair complex, Coimbatore on Jan 28, 2019. It was part of the Tex TN, textile product exhibition.

22nd Jan 2019

The first Indian standard for bullet resistant jackets for protection against small arms and ammunition for the defence, paramilitary and police forces was released recently.The standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards after a draft finalised by the Textiles Protective Clothing Sectional Committee was approved by the Textile Divisional...

9th Jan 2019

Recron FS is displaying new textile solutions at Heimtextil, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles, in hall 4.0. The exhibition is being held from January 8-11, 2019. Recron FS is the brand of innovative, flame-retardant polyesters from Reliance Industries (RIL), the largest integrated polyester producer in the world, based in...

8th Jan 2019

With UK-based PPSS Group getting enquiries on use of its cut resistant fabric for applications outside cut resistant clothing, the group wants product designers to think innovatively about the potential uses of this technical textile. Cut resistant fabrics have been developed following injuries to people in industry, homeland security, and extreme...

22nd Dec 2018

Arvind Ltd and JCB India Ltd have announced a partnership to introduce protective, smart, comfortable, and stylish ready-to-wear industrial uniforms. The partnership is the first of its kind to offer co-branded protective wear and industrial uniforms for India’s workforce. JCB is a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in India.