Nanostructure fibre developed for advanced fire fighting suits

Tokyo - Teijin Techno Products Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group's aramid fibres business, together with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Hosokawa Micron Corporation, have announced the development of a new fabric incorporating nanostructure fibre for use in advanced fire fighting suits.

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Rieter Automotive invests in NSC Nonwoven needlepunch

Farmington Hills, MI - Rieter Automotive North America, has contracted NSC Nonwoven to supply equipment for a needle punching line to produce velour carpets for the automotive industry.

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Rockline’s regenerated cotton wipe wins award

New Orleans - Rockline Industries environmentally friendly Regenerated Cotton Wipe has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Visionary Award presented recently at the VISION 2010 Consumer Products Conference in New Orleans.

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Texworld USA visitors up 20%

New York – The eighth edition of Texworld USA showcased 139 exhibitors from 14 countries and welcomed 2468 attendees. In accordance with the apparel fashion cycle, the January shows feature Spring/Summer fabric collections, while the July editions feature Fall/Winter.

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Interloop chooses Fong’s for yarn dyeing facility

Faisalabad - South Asia’s largest quality socks manufacturer Interloop Ltd has set up a new Fong’s-equipped yarn dyeing facility in order to ensure the quality of its final products.

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Dyneema skinsuit for Olympic speed skaters

Amsterdam - Royal DSM N.V. and the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) are introducing an innovative skinsuit for the Dutch Olympic short-track skating team, which will be launched at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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First Crailar sustainable yarns go on show

Salt Lake City – Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), a company committed to producing renewable and environmentally sustainable textile fibres, has teamed up with Patrick Yarns, a manufacturer of high-performance industrial yarns, to give industry insiders a sneak preview at a group of new sustainable yarns made from Crailar Organic Fibers, a wholly owned subsidiary of NAT, at this weekend’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 trade show Salt Lake City.

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Teijin partners silk producers in Biofabrics project

Osaka - The millennia old tradition of silk production is about to be woven into the fabric of the 21st century. Under the ‘Tango Biofabrics’ project, Japan's Teijin is attempting to develop new, eco-friendly applications for Biofront, a type of bioplastic, in collaboration with Kyotango, a city long known as the home of Tango silk crepe, or chirimen.

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Lycra Sport fabric to showcase at ISPO

Geneva - Invista is to continue its Lycra Sport fabric global tour by showcasing its innovative and performance driven fabric program at the ISPO trade show in Munich, Germany from 7 – 10 February 2010.

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SHIMA SEIKI - Knit Sample Collection, January 2010

Wakayama - SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.

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Shima Seiki - Knit Style Book autumn winter 2010-11

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Zegna Baruffa Collection – Spring-Summer 2011

Vallemosso (BI) - Leading Italian spinner of worsted yarns for knitwear, Zegna Baruffa has released details of its Chiavazza, Baruffa and B-Exclusive lines for Spring-Summer 2011, in the run up to Pitti Filati, which is being held at the Fortezza Da Basso in Florence from 27-29 January.

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‘New wool’ inspires revival in northern hemisphere

Sydney – Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) driven, grower-funded textile innovations such as Merino Touch, new lightweight wools and used and natural-look finishes are said to be inspiring a wool revival in the northern hemisphere.

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Development appointment at TAL

Grimsby - Technical Absorbents Ltd (TAL) has announced the appointment of a new Product Development Executive at its UK based manufacturing facility. The latest recruitment by the Super Absorbent Fibre (SAF) manufacturer has been made possible as a result of the company’s programme of ongoing investment, which has been put in place to help it retain its market-leading position.

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Bangladesh’s knitters target India’s north east

Dhaka – According to the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA), the country’s knitwear manufacturers are getting strong signals from India that it wants engage in trade. The BKMEA says that India’s north eastern states in particular should be targeted.

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PGI establishes centre of excellence in China

Charlotte, N.C. - Polymer Group, Inc. ((PGI) has announced it will establish a research Center of Excellence (COE) to develop new nonwoven technology platforms yielding differentiated, higher-performing materials for the global healthcare, hygiene and industrial markets.

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Coating helps stem cells colonize textile implants

Boennigheim - Hohenstein Institute scientists have developed a special coating that allows adult human stem cells to colonize on the surface of medical textile implants which are then used to treat patients in a variety of procedures.

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Compression hosiery to help cyclists recover from muscle soreness

Atlanta, GA – Swiss headquartered Sigvaris, a leader in graduated compression hosiery is pushing further into endurance sports markets with its Athletic Recovery sports compression socks for exercise-induced muscle soreness and post-practice recovery. The company will become the exclusive provider of graduated compression socks to Atlanta’s Southern Crescent Cycling Club.

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Unifi partners Polartec in fabrics from 100% post-consumer waste

Lawrence, MA. and Greensboro, N.C. – Polartec and Unifi have announced a new partnership to introduce performance fabrics made with Unifi’s Repreve 100, which is made from 100% post-consumer waste from clear plastic water bottles.

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New look for Expofil

Paris - Expofil is adopting a new look for the edition taking place from 9 to 12 February 2010. Like Première Vision, it has been rethought-out by designer Eric Jourdan and set designer Francesca Avossa, adopting the same white and sober architecture of an international city of small buildings.

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Terrot targets Middle East and North Africa

Chemnitz – Circular knitting machine builder Terrot will show its two track S4F348 single jersey striper machine at the International African-Arabian Exhibition for Textile, Embroidery and Sewing Machinery & Accessories (ITCE), which is being held from 23-26 February at the Cairo International Fair Ground in Cairo, Egypt.

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Tinarelli introduces new case packing solution

Zola Predosa (BO) – Italian packaging machinery manufacturer Tinarelli has introduced a new case-packer to its range of machines for the socks and hosiery sector. The company’s CHM10 is a completely new machine that will replace the current ORC machine.

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Thermo°Cool to feature in new Kamik sock collection

Greensboro, NC—Kamik, a Montréal based company known for their outdoor footwear, in conjunction with Richter International the new licensee for Kamik Family Hosiery, will launch a new line of performance socks at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, January 21-24. The new line of performance socks features a proprietary blend of Advansa’s Thermo°Cool thermoregulation fibre and extra fine merino wool available in North America exclusively from Richter Yarns and Stoehr, one of the largest spinners of wool yarn.

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Bayer viscoelastic carpet feels like Pure Moss

Leverkusen - Bayer MaterialScience has developed a carpet which it says feels like a forest floor and based on polyurethane foams and a special textile fabric. The new floor covering´s viscoelastic properties not only offer a high level of comfort, but also reduce the strain on joints and limbs, Bayer says. The company says the development opens up potential applications for sports, the workplace and physiotherapy – at supermarket checkouts or in gyms, for instance – in addition to those in the home and commercial and public buildings. Kymo GmbH will produce and market the carpet under the trade name Pure Moss.

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Gildan makes plans to minimize impact of Haitian earthquake

Montréal - Gildan Activewear is trying to fully evaluate the impact of Tuesday afternoon's magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, on the operations and employees of its sub-contractors in the country.

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KBL Group International acquires Sweater Project

New York – Sweater manufacturer KBL Group International, one of the largest North American based producers, has acquired North Bergen, New Jersey based AR Knitwear and its well known Sweater Project brand. Sweater Project is known for its fashionable sweaters and jackets for teenage girls.

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Unifi opens in Central America

Greensboro - Unifi, Inc. is continuing its global growth strategy with the opening Unifi Central America, Ltda. DE C.V. (UCA). The company says that given the economic climate, brands and retailers continue to evaluate their global sourcing strategies in order to react more quickly to the constant changes in consumer demand. It says that the Central American region provides customers with an additional quick-turn, quick replenishment solution in this hemisphere.

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Oeko-Tex 2010 Test Criteria

Zurich - Based on a joint resolution adopted by its 14 member institutes, the Oeko-Tex Association has again revised and expanded the applicable test criteria, limits and by-laws of the product certification process as per Oeko-Tex Standard 100 effective 1 January 2010. As of December, the Oeko-Tex certificate contains a notice advising that the "certified articles meet the requirements of Annex XVII of the REACh regulation (including the use of prohibited azo dyes, nickel etc.), and also fulfil U.S. specifications regarding the total content of lead in children's products (CPSIA; not applicable to glass materials)".

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‘Right for Hygiene’ website launched

Brussels - EDANA has announced the launch of the new website (www.rightforhygiene.eu ), sharing information about personal care products, and the role they have and continue to play in today’s society. The site offers information about the products, and is presented by product user, allowing visitors to quickly and easily navigate the site.

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Terrot shows latest striper technology in Bangladesh

Chemnitz - German circular knitting machine builder Terrot will show its latest technology for knitting striped fabrics at the forthcoming ‘7th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition 2010’ (DTG 2010), which is being held from 2-5 February 2010 in Dhaka.

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Layoffs continue in US sock industry

Fort Payne, Alabama - DeSoto Mills, a manufacturer of socks and hosiery and subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom, is to close leaving 104 workers without jobs, the company announced on Friday. The announcement comes shortly after the layoff of hundreds of workers from Cooper Hosiery in Fort Payne in December.

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Handbook of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres

Dublin – Research and Markets Ltd has added a guide to the tensile properties and failure of textile and technical fibres to its catalogue. The book titled ‘Handbook of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres’, provides an overview of the tensile behaviour of a wide range of both natural and synthetic fibres, examines tensile characteristics, tensile failure of textiles fibres and factors that affect tensile properties and discusses microstructures and each type of fibre from manufacture to finished product.

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NAT secures Hanesbrands order for Crailar

Portland, OR - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) has received an order from Hanesbrands Inc. to deliver approximately 10,000 lbs of its Crailar organic fibre the first quarter of 2010.

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Scottish knitwear firm calls in receivers

Innerleithen - Scottish cashmere knitwear manufacturer JJ & HB 1788 Cashmere Mills has called in receivers after the company reportedly ran out of cash after orders plummeted due to the current economic crisis. Receivers are now looking for a buyer for the business.

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Tefron lenders agree to continue and expand financing

Misgav, Israel – Seamless and engineered apparel producer Tefron Ltd., has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its principal lenders to continue and expand its line of credit.

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SpinExpo Shanghai – Spring/ Summer 2011 Trends

CLEVERNESS

It’s all about being clever.

We are witnessing a growing trend towards ecology and green space, planting seeds and new gardening trends, and an increasing awareness of what is beneficial for our health and well being.

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Flax and hemp innovators awarded

Strasbourg - One of the high points of the recent European Confederation of Flax & Hemp (CELC) 60th Congress in Strasbourg, was an awards presentation made by Georges Beylerian, President of Material ConneXion, to members of CELC who have been recognised for their creative and innovative use of flax and hemp.

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Eschler innovations enhance performance of Winter Olympians

Buhler - In 1974 a Swiss speed skater named Franz Krienbühl developed the first one-piece speed skating suit to optimize the aerodynamics of his racing gear. Today, 35 years later, Switzerland is still the home of innovative sports apparel and Swiss knit fabric specialist Eschler has developed a range of high tech fabrics for the speed suits of various national teams at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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Fibertex to start needlepunch production in South Africa

Aalborg – Danish nonwovens manufacturer Fibertex is to set up manufacturing and distribution facilities in South Africa, aimed at giving it easy access to markets which have plans for huge future investments in, among other things, infrastructure.

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New 3D Spacer Knits from Eschler

Buhler - Swiss performance fabrics specialist Eschler is presenting a collection of highly technical, innovative fabrics for sportswear for the winter 2011/12 season. The collection includes new qualities for alpine racing suits, innovative spacer knits and a print collection with a coherent design for all three layers.

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