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Research project yields bio-based polyethylene fibre

20/01/2026
Research project yields bio-based polyethylene fibre

BioTexFuture, an EU-funded innovation programme, bringing together biopolymer specialist Tecnaro, fibre production machinery maker BB Engineering, the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University, and Falke, has successfully finalised the development of a performance top made from a novel bio-based polyethylene (bioPE)....

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