Milliken & Company Collaborates With C2R Fast On Direct-To-Consumer Outerwear Jacket

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — November 23, 2021 — Milliken & Company has announced a new partnership with C2R Fast, a U.K.-based tactical gear designer. The first product of the organizations’ partnership is the Fortuna Jacket, a military-grade insulated jacket that was developed with Milliken’s TactX™ RipStop fabric which includes a non-PFAS finish.

By combining C2R’s design precision with Milliken’s expertise in high-performance fabrics, the Fortuna Jacket offers superior durability and performance attributes typically seen and saved for elite warfighters and militaries around the world. The hooded, insulated jacket is available in three colors (Wolf Gray, Ranger Green and Navy), and will retail for £295.

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with the talented team at C2R and we’re off to a strong start in our partnership with the introduction of the Fortuna Jacket. Milliken has been working in the government and defense space for more than 75 years and we’re always excited to do business with companies who value and understand the power a quality fabric can provide a garment,” said Bruce LaFlam, vice president of sales and marketing, government and defense for Milliken.

Milliken’s TactX™ RipStop fabric offers leading durability and tear resistance without sacrificing comfort, making it ideal for the Fortuna Jacket which was developed for performance-minded consumers looking for outerwear that can be put to the test.

“At C2R we have always worked hard to guarantee we are utilising the latest textiles and manufacturing processes to ensure our customers receive the most unique and highest caliber product we can create. We spent considerable time evaluating different outer materials to identify the perfect combination of characteristics. Once we discovered TactX it was an easy choice. TactX demonstrates the determination to develop high quality performance textiles with the new DWR coating demonstrating Milliken’s determination to innovate in an environmentally conscious way. For this reason Milliken is a natural partner for us.” said Nick Shepherd, director, C2R-Fast.

The Fortuna Jacket will be available for purchase exclusively online at www.c2rfast.com. Pre-orders begin on Nov. 26 and jackets will begin shipping in December.

Posted November 23, 2021

Source: Milliken & Company

Sustainable Brand Heading To London Fashion Week With Help Of R&D Tax Credits

LONDON — November 23, 2021 — An award-winning sustainable fashion brand is hitting the catwalk at next year’s London Fashion Week with a new men’s collection designed using a research and development (R&D) tax rebate.

Premium British fashion brand Aqua & Rock was founded in 2018 as an alternative to fast fashion with a complete focus on accessible sustainable fashion for all. The business believes in “The Power of One”, meaning a single closed-loop fashion chain where one piece of clothing lasts a long time, and can be returned to become either another piece of clothing, or be made into fertiliser that will also continue the loop.

Since the launch, the business has gone from strength to strength, opening its first store in a prime London location and with founder Dea Baker winning Innovator of the Year at the Drapers Independent Awards last month.

Baker said: “We hope that our business model acts as a guide to others around the world; our clothes are a statement to say that the person wearing them really cares about the planet. Not only that, but we have created sustainable clothing that people want to wear. We went through a lot of trial and error to get to where we are, but it was all worth it and we are excited to showcase our new men’s line soon!”

To keep the carbon footprint to a minimum, the business source all material from U.K. or E.U. suppliers and most of the manufacturing is based in the U.K. and E.U. This also ensures that the supply chain will always adhere to the latest U.K. and E.U. environmental and employment standards, and thus be treating people fairly while helping to look after the planet.

The new line wouldn’t have been possible without R&D tax credits, claimed through tax specialists Access2Funding. A lot of research went in to sourcing and creating the correct materials and fabrics, with the business’s founder Baker pointing out that often ethical and completely sustainable fabrics don’t appeal to the wider consumer audience.

One such material created by the business that was eligible for R&D was Aqua Triblend, a material that combines recycled plastics, organic cotton, and upcycled clothing to create a sustainable solution for its premium fashion.

Whilst recycled yarn and cotton already existed, clothing made from these materials was inflexible and subject to damage when washing and through everyday use. Aqua & Rock sought to provide clothing made from these resources that advanced upon that which was already available by achieving high quality and longevity.

Samuel Lobb, client account manager at Access2Funding helped Aqua & Rock with the claim, he said: “To work with a business with such a high ethical standpoint was a privilege. Dea was careful to avoid ‘green washing’ throughout the process and ultimately is helping global effort to decrease negative human impact on the planet. R&D can be found in many places and I’m glad to see the money is being invested back into creating more sustainable products!”

Access2Funding is the fastest growing R&D specialist in the United Kingdom. It has so far claimed back over £44m of R&D tax credits for businesses and has offices across the country, from the Scottish Highlands, to Wales and down south to Kent. The business has more than quadrupled its workforce in the last year and increased turnover by 119 percent.

Posted November 23, 2021

Source: Access2Funding

Hygienix™ Draws Nearly 400 Participants to Arizona For Absorbent Hygiene & Personal Care Event

CARY, N.C. — November 23, 2021 — Hygienix™ — the premier event for the absorbent hygiene & personal care markets — drew 390 enthusiastic global industry professionals for enlightening in-person conference sessions, workshops, award presentations, and tabletop receptions November 15-18, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Among the event highlights were the presentation of the 2021 Hygienix Innovation Award™ to Kudos, the first 100 percent cotton disposable diaper, and the INDA Lifetime Service Award to Nick Santoleri, COO of Rockline Industries.

In its successful post-pandemic return as a live event, participants from 17 countries enjoyed meeting face-to-face at The Westin Kierland in Scottsdale over three days of cutting-edge presentations at the conference and networking at the welcome and tabletop display receptions.

“Hygienix is a very well-organized event where we can meet the industry’s thought leaders, get updates on the latest developments and make amazing networking connections,” said Anil Kirhalli, sales and business development director, Kansan Machinery Co.

The Hygienix conference featured 28 speakers on insightful topics including New Options for a Responsible End-of-Life; Product and Process Innovation in Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHPs); Haptics: Four Approaches to Assessing Feel, and E-Hygiene Advancements; Absorbent Hygiene Products Market Stats, Trends and Policy Insights; Feminine Care: Challenges to the Status Quo; and New Approaches and Unmet Needs in Baby and Incontinence AHPs.

“Hygienix provides an excellent forum for the hygiene industry with valuable information and data, as well as meeting new prospects and maintaining existing customer relationships,” said Mark Steinbrecher, technical sales manager-Nonwovens, Optima.

To start the event, nearly 140 participants attended valuable short-course workshops on Absorption Systems for Absorbent Hygiene or Global Trends in Diapers, Baby Pants and Adult Underwear.

Innovation and Service Lauded

Dave Rousse, INDA president, presented INDA’s Lifetime Service Award to Rockline’s Santoleri for his industry leadership and advocacy for over 20-plus years. Named COO a year ago, he started with Scott Paper as a Drexel University co-op student and helped launch the first branded flushable wipes and refillable baby wipe packs. He has been involved with installing 16 new lines and four greenfield facilities and introducing over two dozen nonwoven-based products. Santoleri has also served on INDA’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee as well as Chair of several industry event committees.

Amrita Saigal, founder and CEO of Kudos Diapers, accepted the 2021 Hygienix Innovation Award™ for the pioneering plant-based earth-friendly diapers that are more natural for baby’s sensitive bottoms. The other finalists for the prestigious annual award were Expandable Core Wrap from Curt G. Joa Inc. and GlatPure Back Sheet from Glatfelter.

INDA announced Hygienix 2022 will be held November 14-17, 2022, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, La. To submit an abstract for a conference presentation, click here and visit the event website for developing details.

Posted November 23, 2021

Source: INDA

AATCC Announces TCR Service Award Recipient

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — November 23, 2021 — AATCC is pleased to recognize Louann Spirito as the recipient of the AATCC Technical Committee on Research (TCR) Service Award for 2021! She is being recognized for her leadership and support on the M14 Face Covering Monograph.

Spirito joined AATCC in 2001. She is a voting member Appearance Retention Test Methods Committee since 2003, Evaluation of Materials & Products for End Use Performance since 2011, and UV Protective Textiles Test Methods Committee since 2015. She was appointed to serve on the Joint AATCC/ASTM D13 in 2017 and will serve through 2021.

Spirito was appointed to the Executive Committee on Research in 2005 and served through 2007, and again from 2017 through 2020. From 2017 through 2018, she was elected to serve as the chair of the Concept 2 Consumer® (C2C) Interest Group; she was reappointed to this position in 2019 and served through 2020.  As chair of the C2C Interest Group, she served on the AATCC Board of Directors. She also served on the Membership Committee, Publications Committee, Committee on Conferences, the Education Advisory Board, and the Technical Committee on Research from 2017 through 2018.

Spirito received a BS in Textile Science from the University of Rhode Island in 1976. She has been with SGS North America Inc. since 2001 and currently serves as US & Canada Softlines Business Head. Prior to this, she worked from 1981 through 1997 at Associated Merchandising Corporation as a Product Evaluation Specialist, and from 1997 through 2001 at Frederick Atkins Inc., where she advanced from Manager of Quality Assurance to Divisional Vice President of Quality Assurance.

Spirito is a frequent presenter at industry seminars and conducts training workshops for apparel and footwear testing. She has contributed a chapter on Textile Testing to Birnbaum’s Global Guide to Material Sourcing by David Birnbaum, as well as various articles on textiles and testing. In 2008, Spirito was named to the University of Rhode Island Textiles Fashion, Merchandising and Design Wall of Fame.

The Award
The Technical Committee on Research (TCR) Service Award was established in 2008 to recognize those members who have contributed greatly to the AATCC organization in a technical capacity. Senior members of the Association with at least five years of continuous membership in AATCC, who have contributed outstanding technical service to the Association through activity in a research committee, are eligible. Selection is by unanimous choice of the TCR Service Award Committee composed of the current chair, vice chair, and secretary of the Technical Committee on Research (TCR), as well as the chair of the Executive Committee on Research (ECR). The Award consists of a plaque and an honorarium. This award was presented to Louann during the Textile Discovery Summit Awards Luncheon at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina on November 18, 2021.

Posted November 23, 2021

Source: AATCC

Techtextil India 2021 Exhibitor Preview: International Technology Group ANDRITZ

GRAZ, Austria — November 22, 2021 International technology group ANDRITZ will present its innovative nonwovens and textile technologies at the booth of its Indian representative PRN Techtex at Techtextil India 2021 in Mumbai, India, from November 25-27, 2021, (Hall 7, at DN Associates’ booth A02). A special focus will lie on its technologies for air-through bonding, needlepunch, textile recycling, and processes for biodegradable wipes, like spunlace and Wetlace™.

Andritz Air-Through-Bonding Technology: A Reliable Solution For The Hygiene Market

Air-through-bonding lines are the preferred choice for producing nonwovens with the best quality of softness and bulk for acquisition distribution layers, top sheets, and back-sheet products. With Andritz carding machines and the new flat belt oven, customers benefit from high-performance fabrics from 16 to 80 gsm, produced with bicomponent fibers. Several Chinese customers have already invested in Andritz aXcess carding machines, which provide perfect web uniformity. In addition, the CETI (European Center for Innovative Textiles) in Lille, France, has installed an air-through-bonding oven from Andritz. Customers can compare the technical results obtained from two different options: bonding with the flat belt oven or with the drum (both supplied by Andritz).

Textile Recycling Technologies By Andritz

Recently, Andritz acquired Laroche SAS, a leading supplier of fiber processing technologies such as opening, blending, dosing, airlay web forming, textile waste recycling, and decortication of bast fibers. The product portfolio further complements and increases the Andritz Nonwoven product range. One focus of this product range lies on complete recycling lines for post-consumer and industrial textile waste to produce fibers for re-spinning and/or nonwoven end uses. Customer awareness and regulations are pushing apparel brands to recycle waste from their own products. Recycled fibers can be used for various applications in the nonwovens industry, such as automotive, insulation, mattresses, and furniture felts. A team of experts is available to support Andritz customers in conducting customized trials at our state-of-the-art technical center located at the Andritz Laroche site.

Cutting-Edge Needlepunch Technologies: A Recipe For Success

Based on many years of experience in all fields of needlepunch technology, Andritz creates cost-efficient, flexible, and reliable turnkey needlepunch lines, from opening and blending, to the winder. Driven by the dynamic market for durable nonwovens, Andritz has developed a unique, elliptical pre-cylinder tacker – the PA3000. With this state-of-the-art machine, Andritz is responding to customer demands for higher capacities and lighter products. The PA3000 is an optimized cylinder pre-needleloom, which offers greater speeds and widths and has been specially developed for lighter webs. There is no friction between the web and the rolls, and there are no issues with the visual appearance. Trials can be conducted at the Andritz technical center in Elbeuf, France, from the beginning of November 2021.

Andritz is also focusing on its latest needling technology for producing veloured felts, mainly for applications in the automotive industry. The long-lasting brush design, combined with a needleloom for high production capacities, ensure reduced production costs and a high return on investment for customers. Andritz enjoys considerable market confidence with its needlepunch systems and needlelooms as the core process technologies, especially in the segment for needleloom devices manufactured according to special customer requirements.

In addition, Andritz will be presenting the next generation of its batt-forming technology, the ProWin system. ProWin is a further development of ProDyn™ and ProWid™, which have achieved a high level of acceptance on the market with around 200 systems installed. This technology improves the current weight-profiling options and increases the actual production capacity.

Production Of Bio-Wipes Using Various Andritz Technologies

Andritz Nonwoven’s processes play a pioneering role in the production of biodegradable materials. For many years now, Andritz has offered different nonwoven processes, such as spunlace and Wetlace, with one goal in mind: reduction and elimination of plastic raw materials while maintaining the high quality of the desired product properties. The latest development in this field is the Andritz neXline wetlace CP line. This is a fully engineered production line, combining the benefits of wetlaid and drylaid technologies to produce a new generation of biodegradable wipes. This process achieves high performance entirely with plastic-free raw materials. The added benefit of using a blend of fibers, like wood pulp, short-cut cellulosic fibers, viscose, cotton, hemp, bamboo, or linen, without chemical additives, results in a 100-percent sustainable fabric, thus meeting customers’ and consumers’ needs exactly as well as supporting the strong tendency to move away from plastics and synthetics.

Posted November 22, 2021

Source: ANDRITZ AG

Unifi Reaches Key Sustainability Milestone Ahead Of Schedule

GREENSBORO, N.C.  — November 22, 2021 — Unifi Inc. is celebrating a major sustainability milestone. The company has now transformed more than 30 billion post-consumer plastic bottles into its REPREVE recycled performance fibers that are used by hundreds of the world’s leading brands.

“Our brand and mill partners helped us achieve this ambitious goal,” said Unifi CEO Eddie Ingle. “By making the switch to sustainable by choosing to use Repreve, we’ve been able to keep more than 30 billion plastic bottles out of landfills. We want to thank consumers for choosing to buy products — ranging from apparel to home furnishings to shoes — made with Repreve. Together, we are working today for the good of tomorrow.”

Unifi began setting recycling goals in 2017 after hitting the 10 billion bottle milestone. The company pledged to transform 20 billion bottles by 2020 and 30 billion bottles by 2022. Company leaders are proud to have hit the 30 billion bottle milestone in November 2021.

To put this achievement into perspective:

  • When Unifi launched Repreve, it was initially adopted by only two brands; now, more than 1,000 brands worldwide use the recycled performance fibers.
  • Repreve Fiber sales are approaching 40 percent of Unifi’s total sales, with that number expected to continue to grow in the coming year.
  • 30 billion bottles used to create Repreve fiber, instead of the virgin equivalent, can save enough energy to power nearly 284,000 homes in the United States for one year.

“We’re committed to being an impactful change leader,” said James Cooper, Unifi sustainability manager. “We anticipate companies will continue to make the switch to Repreve, enabling us to increase recycling rates and giving plastic bottles a second life. As we look to the future, we will expand to additional brands and applications in addition to developing circular programs that allow existing textiles to be transformed into new textiles.”

Posted November 22, 2021

Source: Unifi Inc.

Cosmo Specialty Chemicals Launches Hydrophilic Block Silicone Emulsions For The Textile Industry

NEW DELHI — November 19, 2021 — Cosmo Speciality Chemicals, a 100-percent subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd., has developed a hydrophilic block silicone emulsions that exhibits better softening properties because of their lower rotational free energy than C-O bonds as compared with any other traditional non-silicone softeners.

Non-toxic and eco-friendly, the agent is suitable for a wide range of applications while providing an outstanding effect in the textile industry. With remarkable lubricity and hydrophilicity, the innovative softener improves water absorbency and smoothness of the fabric along with improving the efficiency of cutting and sewing in. LYOSIL BHL can be used on cotton like knits, woven, terry towels, etc.

Talking about the new product, Anil Gaikwad, business head, Cosmo Speciality Chemicals said: “We are on a mission to keep bringing innovation to the world with our products to deliver new solutions. We do believe in being specialised and niche in our offerings. We have developed low-cost two sets of products (Lyosil BHL 1E, Lyosil BHL 3I) of Block Silicone Softener.Very few doses of application are required which imparts good absorbency, durable soft feel and non-yellowing etc. These are different than other products available in the market.”

Posted November 19, 2021

Source: Cosmo Speciality Chemicals

November 2021: Textile Activity At A Glance

November 2021

The Textile Industry Relies On C6 Fluorotelomers For Durable, Long-Lasting Products That Consumers Demand

By Shawn Swearingen

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, continue to attract much attention from policymakers, the media, activists, the public as well as many companies that are making individual decisions about their supply chains. Unfortunately, misrepresentations have made it difficult to have serious, science-based policy discussions, as everything from the total number of PFAS chemistries in commerce to how heavily studied they are has become distorted.

PFAS are a diverse universe of chemistries. All PFAS are not the same. Individual chemistries have their own unique properties and uses, as well as environmental and health profiles. In fact, PFAS includes solid, liquid and gaseous chemistries. Commercial PFAS‐based products have been used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications because they have unique performance properties of significant socioeconomic value.

As the director of the Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship (ATCS), I work every day with member companies that produce a wide range of important C6 Fluorotelomer based products, including for many critical applications in the textile industry. Side chain fluorinated polymers are a polymeric subset of C6 Based Fluorotelomers and are used to treat textiles and nonwovens to impart water, soil, oil and stain resistance, and to provide a protective barrier against infiltration by contaminants. These side chain fluorinated polymer coatings are designed to be bound to the fibers when applied, providing unique performance benefits such as:

  • Exceptional durability, leading to long lifetime of products with reduced resource intensity. For example, less frequent laundering, lower water/energy use to clean clothes, extended longevity of clothes so replaced less frequently and less sent to landfills.
  • Protective barriers to safeguard against spread of infections and transmission of diseases in hospitals, health care and emergency response settings, including protection against microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, as well as other chemical and biological threats.
  • Unique water- and oil-repellency (DWOR), including properties that help prevent hypothermia and resistance to extreme temperatures.
  • Stain-resistance and soil release (repel-release).
  • High heat and chemical resistance.
  • Protection against contamination in clean room environments.
  • UV resistance.
  • Abrasion resistant finishes.
  • Preserving the integrity of protective equipment, including life-saving bullet-proof ballistic fabrics.
  • Ability to meet and comply with key performance and safety standards.

To be sure, side chain fluorinated polymers are a member of the broad class of PFAS chemistries. As such, these polymeric products have undergone rigorous testing for potential effects on both human health and the environment, including regulatory reviews by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, regulatory bodies in Europe, Canada and Asia have determined side chain fluorinated polymers meet relevant standards for the protection of human health and the environment.

Side chain fluorinated polymers have been thoroughly reviewed by regulators prior to introduction into commerce, are subject to ongoing oversight, and are supported by a robust body of rigorous scientific health and safety data. Side chain fluorinated polymers are not PFOS or PFOA, are not made with either chemical, and cannot be degraded to either of these chemicals. In fact, members of ATCS voluntarily worked with U.S. EPA to stop manufacturing and using those long-chain chemistries in the United States and globally through their PFOA Stewardship Program over a decade ago.

ATCS and our members support strong, science-based regulations that are protective of human health and the environment. We believe decisions by regulators as well as businesses about what products to use should be science based and data driven. Broad brush, one-size-fits-all regulatory approaches to PFAS could jeopardize many important products consumers and businesses rely on without having a meaningful impact on public health or our environment.

In fact, for many applications of side chain fluorinated polymers, no suitable alternatives exist or have been identified that can match their performance benefits. This performance is critical for textile applications such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, where C6 side chain fluorinated polymers provide the chemical barrier properties necessary to protect healthcare personnel against contact with microbiological contaminants, including blood-borne pathogens.

C6 side chain fluorinated polymers are also used in woven and nonwoven medical textiles/apparel, PPE for fire fighters and first aid responders, other rescue equipment such as safety vests, military, police and civil security equipment, outdoor apparel for extreme conditions and environments and many more.

As producers and users of C6 side chain fluorinated polymer-based products, we understand the performance demands the textile industry must meet. Our industries can work together to help each other thrive and create products that enhance the quality of life for people around the world. We need your help to educate policymakers and the public about the benefits and safety of C6 fluorotelomers, and invite you to reach out so we can work together.

Editor’s Note: Shawn Swearingen is director of the Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship (ATCS)

November 2021

Cotton Prices Soar, Supply Chain Muddled

By Jim Phillips, Yarn Market Editor

Cotton prices have soared in recent months to the highest levels in a decade.

For the week ended November 11, spot market cotton quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, leaf 4, staple 34, mike 35-36 and 43-49, strength 27.0-28.9, and uniformity 81.0-81.9) in the seven designated markets measured by the USDA averaged 114.19 cents per pound. This compares to 65.10 cents per pound for the corresponding period a year ago. The ICE December settlement price ended the week at 118.54 cents

The last time cotton prices were over a dollar per pound was in late September 2011. The highest yarn prices of the millennium were recorded during the first week of April 2011, when the price per pound reached $2.03 per pound. Those high prices were fueled by fears that a smaller-than-usual global cotton yield would prohibit spinners from fulfilling all orders. Before the 2010-2011 surge, the last time cotton prices topped $1.00 per pound was in mid-June 1995. The lowest price of the century was in early December 2001, when cotton fell to 37 cents per pound.

The recent surge in prices is a result of multiple issues. Droughts and heat have seriously impacted cotton yields in the United States. Consumer demand is high, with U.S. yarn spinners operating at or near capacity. Demand for U.S. cotton has dramatically increased in China. Trade restrictions put in place by the Trump administration because of forced labor in certain Chinese provinces prevent U.S. companies from importing goods made with cotton these areas. This has required many Chinese companies to buy U.S.-grown cotton to make goods that can then be sold back to consumers in the United States.

The increases in cotton prices, combined with global supply-chain issues, high energy prices, and labor shortages, have created the perfect storm of sorts, according to multiple experts. Customers want product and are willing to pay a premium, and spinners and fabricators are producing everything they can get their hands on. The problem is securing the materials to make their goods and then finding a way to navigate them through the global supply-chain maelstrom to get those products to customers.

“I have never seen anything like this,” said one industry executive. “It is normal to have to put out fires here and there, but right now there seems to be something burning in every facet of the business. It is frustrating when you have a hungry market and can’t quite find a way to feed it. We are running full schedules and producing everything we can. But regardless of how fast we work, we are still having issues getting product into the hands of our customers.”

Although few will address the issue head-on, there is some concern that a follow-up to high prices will be a precipitous drop should crop yields increase and demand decrease. “There is the lingering worry — what if the bottom falls out of the market again, like what happened in the early 2010s,” said an industry analyst. “At this point, December 2022 futures are running higher than December futures this time last year. So, for now, the anticipation is a continuation in strong demand, an increase in cotton yields, and relative stability in pricing. But there are not any guarantees. When cotton prices dropped so quickly in 2011 and 2012,  a number of spinners were stuck with an inventory of $2.00 cotton that had a market value of maybe half of that. Is that likely to happen again? I would think it would be unlikely, but, just like the onset of COVID, which brought the global economy to a temporary halt,  you never know what is on the horizon.”

Strong Growth Projected For Synthetic Fibers

Outside of cotton, the market for other fibers is expected to show robust growth over the next few years. According to a new study by Polaris Market Research, the global synthetic fibers market size is expected to reach $88.31 billion by 2028. CAGR is anticipated to be 6.5 percent per year from 2021 to 2028. “A rise in demand for lightweight, safe, and high-strength materials in the automobile, aerospace, and textile industries is driving the significant market growth,” the report states. “A growing preference for low carbon-emitting and low fuel consuming vehicles is anticipated to make a positive influence on the market. Breakthroughs in the research and development of green synthetic fibers and green bio fibers are further propelling the global market growth.”

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