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February 18, 2019 
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TRENDS Take a look at some of the great innovations
from the 2019 Outdoor Retailer
Snow Show Jan 30 - Feb 1 in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
eTextilesCommunications - Leaders in the Textile & Apparel Industry supply chain look back at 2017 and share generally optimistic expectations for 2018.
Textile Exchange - Launches new micro site (aboutbiosynthetics.org) to demystify biosynthetics. In the future our clothes could be made from sugars, biomass and plant oils.
THE CUTTING EDGE - Innovative Fabric Developments for a New Outdoor Consumer- Driven by the 80 million Millennial consumers, along with the younger Gen-Z generation, born in the mid-90s and expected to reach 84.7 million by 2020, today's primary shopper groups have a See now—wear now buying attitude.
What's New in Comfort Activewear? A Lot! - Comfort remains one of the most important qualities for today's consumers. Feeling comfortable can also make the wearer feel more confident and lead to better performance.
NILIT®'s Sensil Trend Book looks to 2020
Schoeller shows new styles from brand partners
Microban® introduces Scentry Revive®l
ECLAT offers 3D engineered jacquard leggings
CoolVisions® introduces Dyeable Polypropylene
Sympatex Fully Recyclable Polyester Membrane
Downlite Sustainable Insulations for the Outerwear Market
| MILLIKEN OPENS WEBSITE PRESENTING TEXTILES PORTFOLIO
The new website refines Milliken’s performance and protective textile division’s marketplace presence and highlights the history of Milliken textiles.
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| RECRON FS DISPLAYS NEW PROTECTIVE TEXTILES AT HEIMTEXTIL
Whether it be upholstery, curtains, furnishing in transportation industries, or theatre seat covers, Recron FS ensures that the right fire-retardant solution is available to the entire EU value chain.
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| New Fiber Could Be the Foundation for Futuristic Smart Garments
A new type of self-assembling silver nanowire, inspired by the capillaries in your cardiovascular system, could be the most practical attempt yet.
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| MYANT LAUNCHES SKIIN SMART SHIRT AT CES 2019
Myant's Skiin Textile Computing platform integrates innovative sensor and actuator technology into the fabrics that surround us every day. This includes the world's first smart garment that delivers continuous, cuffless blood pressure monitoring in a comfortable and machine-washable polo shirt.
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| ISPO MUNICH TO HOST 'ALTOGETHER TO MUNICH' IN FEB 2019
ISPO Munich is organizing a retail program ‘Altogether to Munich’ from February 3–6, 2019, to support sports retailers, which is optimized to further underscore the nature of ISPO Munich as a trading platform.
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| SGL CARBON TO SUPPLY FABRICS FOR AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
The two companies have a joint agreement that regulates the basic provision and further development of innovative carbon and fiberglass materials.
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