EuroFutureTex: leading European textile manufacturers looking towards nanotechnologies
8 November 2005 - 9 November 2005
Germany
Representatives from these textile companies along with the leading providers of nanotechnology solutions will be part of EuroFutureTex (http://www.eurofuturetex.com(opens in new window)) a conference to be held in Padua, Italy on
November 8-9, 2005.
“Innovation is no longer an option, it’s mandatory,” says Mr. Franceso Ziche of Ziche Manifattura Lane S.p.A. based in Italy.
The European textile industry has been experiencing business in the era of quota-free trade since the beginning of the year, and the competition from cheaper Asian imports has had its effect.
As a result, the European textile industry is taking a closer look at the implementation of nanotechnologies to improve and cheapen its processes, while simultaneously creating new products.
European textile companies are likely spurred in their interest in nanotechnologies by US-based Burlington, which has experienced a turnaround from the brink of bankruptcy after its success with Nano-Tex.
Currently, WL Ross & Co.—thorough ITG—is a major shareholder in Nano-Tex.
Nano-Tex will have two representatives speaking at the event in Padua
next month.
Among the technologies that will be discussed at EuroFutureTex next month will be nanotechnologies’ use in:
• Material treatments
• Coatings for high-functional textiles, self-cleaning textiles, and antimicrobial textiles
• Enabling wearable electronics
• Military applications
• Biomimetic materials
EuroFutureTex has open registration. The conference is produced by Cientifica (http://www.cientifica.com(opens in new window)) and Veneto Nanotech (http://www.venetonanotech.it(opens in new window)).
EuroFutureTex will be held as part of the larger NanoWeek, which will be a week of meetings, conferences and exhibitions on nanotechnology. It is the first event of this kind to be organized in Italy and it will make Padua the capital of nanotechnology for a whole week.
To obtain further event information or to request a press pass please contact: Dexter Johnson, Conference Director, Cientifica, dexter.johnson@cientifica.com
To register for the event, visit EuroFutureTex’s registration page at http://www.eurofuturetex.com/register.html(opens in new window)
November 8-9, 2005.
“Innovation is no longer an option, it’s mandatory,” says Mr. Franceso Ziche of Ziche Manifattura Lane S.p.A. based in Italy.
The European textile industry has been experiencing business in the era of quota-free trade since the beginning of the year, and the competition from cheaper Asian imports has had its effect.
As a result, the European textile industry is taking a closer look at the implementation of nanotechnologies to improve and cheapen its processes, while simultaneously creating new products.
European textile companies are likely spurred in their interest in nanotechnologies by US-based Burlington, which has experienced a turnaround from the brink of bankruptcy after its success with Nano-Tex.
Currently, WL Ross & Co.—thorough ITG—is a major shareholder in Nano-Tex.
Nano-Tex will have two representatives speaking at the event in Padua
next month.
Among the technologies that will be discussed at EuroFutureTex next month will be nanotechnologies’ use in:
• Material treatments
• Coatings for high-functional textiles, self-cleaning textiles, and antimicrobial textiles
• Enabling wearable electronics
• Military applications
• Biomimetic materials
EuroFutureTex has open registration. The conference is produced by Cientifica (http://www.cientifica.com(opens in new window)) and Veneto Nanotech (http://www.venetonanotech.it(opens in new window)).
EuroFutureTex will be held as part of the larger NanoWeek, which will be a week of meetings, conferences and exhibitions on nanotechnology. It is the first event of this kind to be organized in Italy and it will make Padua the capital of nanotechnology for a whole week.
To obtain further event information or to request a press pass please contact: Dexter Johnson, Conference Director, Cientifica, dexter.johnson@cientifica.com
To register for the event, visit EuroFutureTex’s registration page at http://www.eurofuturetex.com/register.html(opens in new window)
Keywords
Textiles