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12.10.2026

Pallas brings high-performance, lower-impact textiles into healthcare interiors

Pallas Textiles will present its Giverny collection and broader healthcare portfolio at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in New Orleans. The collection translates nature-inspired colour and pattern into upholstery, panel and privacy-curtain applications intended for patient, waiting and care environments.

The company highlights performance and material choices alongside design. The Toile pattern is specified for very high abrasion exposure, while Nymphea incorporates SEAQUAL YARN and post-consumer recycled polyester and is designed for bleach cleanability. Pallas also points to material platforms including biodegradable vinyl and bio-attributed or biobased options across its portfolio.

The relevance for contract interiors lies in the combined specification challenge: healthcare fabrics have to support visual and tactile comfort while meeting demanding durability, cleaning and disclosure requirements. Pallas will show the collection from 17 to 20 October.

Pallas Textiles will present its Giverny collection and broader healthcare portfolio at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in New Orleans. The collection translates nature-inspired colour and pattern into upholstery, panel and privacy-curtain applications intended for patient, waiting and care environments.

The company highlights performance and material choices alongside design. The Toile pattern is specified for very high abrasion exposure, while Nymphea incorporates SEAQUAL YARN and post-consumer recycled polyester and is designed for bleach cleanability. Pallas also points to material platforms including biodegradable vinyl and bio-attributed or biobased options across its portfolio.

The relevance for contract interiors lies in the combined specification challenge: healthcare fabrics have to support visual and tactile comfort while meeting demanding durability, cleaning and disclosure requirements. Pallas will show the collection from 17 to 20 October.

FiltXPO™ Innovation Award Graphic (c) Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry INDA
23.09.2026

Finalists for the FiltXPO™ 2026 Innovation Awards published

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, in partnership with International Filtration News, has announced the finalists for the FiltXPO™ 2026 Innovation Awards. The awards recognize innovative new products introduced to the filtration industry since the last FiltXPO event in 2025.

The FiltXPO Innovation Awards celebrate advancements in filtration technology for air and gas and water and liquid applications. Entries are evaluated on creativity, novelty of approach, uniqueness and technical sophistication.

The winners will be announced during FiltXPO 2026, the premier global event for the filtration industry, Oct. 28-29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis.

The FiltXPO 2026 Innovation Award finalists are: 

FiltXPO Innovation in Air/Gas Filtration Award 

  • Hifyber: CombiNano
  • Leanfil Oy: Leanfil®
  • Solberg Manufacturing, Inc.: Fully Automated Liquid Management System

 FiltXPO Innovation in Water/Liquid Filtration Award 

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, in partnership with International Filtration News, has announced the finalists for the FiltXPO™ 2026 Innovation Awards. The awards recognize innovative new products introduced to the filtration industry since the last FiltXPO event in 2025.

The FiltXPO Innovation Awards celebrate advancements in filtration technology for air and gas and water and liquid applications. Entries are evaluated on creativity, novelty of approach, uniqueness and technical sophistication.

The winners will be announced during FiltXPO 2026, the premier global event for the filtration industry, Oct. 28-29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis.

The FiltXPO 2026 Innovation Award finalists are: 

FiltXPO Innovation in Air/Gas Filtration Award 

  • Hifyber: CombiNano
  • Leanfil Oy: Leanfil®
  • Solberg Manufacturing, Inc.: Fully Automated Liquid Management System

 FiltXPO Innovation in Water/Liquid Filtration Award 

  • Acuriant Technologies Inc.: CUF Flow - More Water, Same Footprint
  • Ahlstrom: Ahlstrom OptiPad™
  • Gessner, a Mativ Brand: GESSNER PFAS Filter Media

Voting for the winner in each category is open on the International Filtration News website. Winners will be announced Oct. 28 at FiltXPO 2026.

Source:

Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry INDA