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At the New York Market – It took much persistence and passion. But now, after eight years in development, Têxteis Penedo is at New York Home Fashions Market with its Cork-A-Tex innovation, developed to turn cork into fabric for home textiles.

At its headquarters in Guimarães, Portugal, the company recently opened a new factory to produce sustainable home textiles made of 30% cork fiber and 70% cotton.

Related Keywords: clothes, clothing, cotton, fabric, liposomes, OBP, Portugal, research

Researchers from the University of Minho in Portugal have modified cotton fabric to release a lemony citronella aroma upon contact with sweat, benefitting those exposed to hot summer weather or intense physical activities.

In recent years, scientists have developed smart fabrics that react to stimuli such as light, temperature or mechanical stress and respond in certain ways, such as by changing colour or conducting an electrical signal. Furthermore, researchers have also explored different methods to release fragrances from fabrics.

Related Keywords: apparel, environment, flexibility, manufacturing, Portugal, sourcing, sustainability, trade, United States, US

While far from the top 10 list of textile and apparel suppliers to the U.S., Portugal is offering the supply chain something it desperately needs: flexibility.

At Texworld USA in New York City Monday, exhibitors in the Portugal Pavilion took an opportunity to bring their competitive offerings to light at a time when sourcing has been upset over changing trade relations, and companies are looking for new places to manufacture product.

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Adalberto Estampados, textile printer and supplier from Rebordões, Portugal, to offer new standards of quality and production efficiency to its international customer base has installed a PIKE digital textile printer from SPGPrints.

Installed in late 2016, the PIKE digital printer complements Adalberto Estampados’ four existing screen printers. Ideal for volumes of more than two million linear metres per year on substrates up to 1850mm wide, the PIKE uses single-pass technology with fixed-array piezo-electric print heads.

Related Keywords: 21st autumn edition, fair organizer Ms Wendy Wen, France, Germany, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, Italy, Italy (Milano Unica), Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, new high-end suppliers, Portugal, the UK, Turkey

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, 21st Autumn edition to be held in October is expected to feature 4,000 exhibitors from around 30 countries and regions. Also leading European number of big brands expressed their intention to return to this fair. A number of new high-end suppliers have also signed up.