Velcro Brand has a few harsh words for people calling all “hook and loop” fasteners “Velcro.” The company that makes the nylon hook and loop fasteners for enclosures on clothes, shoes, bags and more ...

Seven decades after the invention of Velcro fastener, a Japanese company is looking to give the product a facelift. Textile and chemical maker Teijin Ltd. said it has developed a new fabric fastener ...