The Stacks
Top 5 Materials – January 2025
1. YULASTIC® MC# 733402 Manufacturer - Yulex Corporation Natural rubber fibers in the form of threads or filaments that serve as a direct drop-in replacement for spandex or elastane. The …
Highly Functional Material Week
From November 12-14th, 2025, the Tokyo edition of Highly Functional Material Week took place in Chiba, Japan. The event was hosted at Makuhari Messe and featured over 1000 exhibitors. Over its 3-day …
Tradeshow Report: Greenbuild 2025
The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo took place from November 4-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event covered pressing topics for the green building industry including LEEDv5 …
Emerging Trends in Sports Materials: Insights from the MCX Marathon Week Event
Taking inspiration from the energy surrounding the New York City Marathon, MCX hosted a sports-themed event on October 31 that highlighted a diverse range of materials and innovations. We were joined …
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Material Matters 2025
Material Matters was an incredibly grounded and accessible event, providing a platform for an extensive array of materials, from gemstones to furniture to responsive plastics. What was immediately …
Top 5 Materials – December 2025
1. C°wood MC# 790004 Manufacturer - Atelier Steven Leprizé A bendable wood material formed by combining wood and PVC sheets. The material becomes malleable when heated, allowing intuitive …
Material Spotlight: Winter & Company’s Ocean-Bound Innovations
We recently had the pleasure to sit down with Sam Hopkins of Winter America, at WINTER & COMPANY, to dive into Winter & Company's most recent textile innovations. These two textiles transform …
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Biofbaricate Fair 2025
Biomaterials Are Ready—Are You? At the Biofabricate Fair, the future of materials felt within reach. Manufacturers transforming nanocellulose, mycelium, proteins, and microbes into fashion …
Top 5 Materials – October 2025
1. Acoustic Byssus Core (ABC) Tiles MC# 1342601 Manufacturer - Seastex Ltd Acoustic panels made entirely from mussel beards (byssus), a byproduct of industrial mussel farming. Naturally …
Functional Fabric Fair 2025
Beyond Trade-Offs: Fabrics Performance and Sustainability Converge While the textile industry is constantly in flux, performance and sustainability have long served as enduring drivers of …
STARCH – March 2025 Materials
Inching Closer to "Fully Plastic-Free" Packaging It is always heartening to see the evolution of natural materials into engineering solutions for the products we use. Just because we have …
TACTILE & SENSORIAL – February 2025 Materials
Appealing to the Senses Through Thoughtful Packaging Multisensory is an alluring word, conjuring an idea of an overwhelming or at least impactful assault on our senses. Not just one, but …
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Trend Report – Rethinking Our Relationship To Water
By 2025, 1.8 billion people will face complete water scarcity, and by 2050, half the world’s population will live in water-stressed regions. With only 0.5% of Earth’s water fresh and accessible, …
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Top 5 Materials – September 2025
1. NattyBOARD® - Hemp & Natural Fiber Composite Boards MC# 1361101 Manufacturer - Boardwurks Biocomposites Family of formaldehyde-free composite panels manufactured from rapidly …
Top 5 Materials – August 2025
1. AVICUERO® TR22 MC# 740112 Manufacturer - Archroma U.S. Inc. This chrome-free and metal-free leather tanning and dyeing system enables reduced CO2 emissions during wet-end processing …
