Teijin Frontier, the fibre product converting business of Teijin Group, has developed a new polyester material that it says achieves the look, texture, aesthetic appeal and comfort of hybrid silk wool ...

Teijin Frontier, the fibre product converting business of Japanese conglomerate Teijin Group, has developed a polyester fabric it claims looks and feels like fine silk and can be used in garments such ...

Hike in prices of silk yarn, coupled with flooding of cheaper polyester clothes in the market, has hit hard the silk industry of Sualkuchi, referred to as ‘Manchester of Assam’, multiplying the penury ...

Spider silk is completely biodegradable, yet incredibly durable. For more than 20 years, scientists have been looking for a way to make spider silk on an industrial scale. And it appears they've ...

Polyester and nylon clothing, being plastic-based, shed micro- and nanoplastics that carry hormone-disrupting chemicals, and wearing these synthetic fabrics can interfere with the body’s hormonal ...

Tirupati: TTD has asked the Andhra government to order an ACB probe against a fabric supplier for allegedly supplying substandard shawls worth over Rs 54 crore in place of silk ones for a prolonged ...