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The Biocomposites Conference Cologne

Following the recent trends of the wood and natural fibre composites market the name of the conference has changed from 7th conference on Wood and Natural Fibre Composites into Biocomposite …

Cotton Feeds the World

(Update: 17. October 2020) Cotton is not only a fibre for the textile industry. Its sphere of influence goes much further: it is an essential economic factor for many farmers …

DNFI Award 2017 – voting closed

The voting for the DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2017 has ended. During the period from middle of August to end of September, people from 161 countries have participated in the voting …

Glowing Cotton – Science or Fiction

Functional fabrics also known as “smart textiles” include coatings or secondary materials with properties such as colour changing or generating electricity with movement. The challenge is that anything added to …

Finalists Chosen – Worldwide Voting Underway

Five finalists have been chosen for the DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibers Award 2017. The five finalists represent a diverse set of technologies and approaches, each with good commercial possibilities: …