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Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is holding ribbon cutting ceremony at its recently-expanded Old Hickory facility in Tennessee, USA, later today. The company is celebrating investments made since it acquired the plant through the Fiberweb deal last year, which include streamlining operations and reducing both carbon footprint and utility consumption.
H&M has utilised technology from Jeanologia for a new denim collection that uses more sustainable materials and more energy efficient processes. The Conscious Denim range is H&M’s first to grade the denim washes based on their environmental impact.
News12 Sept 2014The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the Wyss Institute at Harvard University a $2.9m follow-on contract to further develop a biologically-inspired smart suit for soldiers. Boston-based New Balance is also lending its textile and apparel expertise to this phase of the project.
Today marks the second anniversary of the fatal fire at Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan, which killed at least 254 garment workers and injured 55. The victims’ families and survivors are still waiting to receive compensation, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign.
Patagonia has launched a new hoody and jacket that features FullRange insulation, developed by Toray Mills in Japan. The Nano-Air hoody and jacket use the multi-denier synthetic fill insulation, which is made from several different types of polyester fibres and has a proprietary element to give it added stability against fibre migration, in addition to allowing for good stretch and recovery.
Kimberly-Clark Health Care has launched a new lightweight, protective surgical gown called Aero Blue. The gown is made from a proprietary fabric that features ‘Core’ technology, which delivers the highest fluid protection in a Level 3 surgical gown as defined by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).
Texprocess is offering international universities, institutes and fashion academies the chance to present their courses and programmes of study free of charge at the event in 2015. The organisations should apply to Texprocess Campus by December 5, 2014.
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has added a new Spinlace line to its facility in Benson, North Carolina, which increases capacity by 300 million square metres. The line is the second of this kind in the Benson plant and will be commercial during this quarter.
A slowdown in construction activity and the continuing difficult economic and geopolitical climate in Europe has contributed to a drop in demand for the European civil engineering markets at Low & Bonar, the UK-based global performance materials group.
News4 Sept 2014Smart textile producer Ohmatex has appointed Klaus Østergaard as CEO, as part of a new phase of commercial development. The company is pioneering smart textile development and has attracted investment from the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) and from private investors in 2014 to increase production capabilities and commercialise R&D investments.
Eastman has added a flat PET fibre to the Cyphrex range of microfibres for the production of wetlaid nonwovens and speciality papers, mainly targeting filtration applications. The new fibre is less than 0.4 denier in size, and can be used to make uniform, light yet strong materials that boast improved processability compared with other synthetic microfibres.
News4 Sept 2014Puma is axing its ‘groundbreaking, sustainable’ footwear packaging after just four years on the shelves. The nonwoven Clever Little Bag was developed in conjunction with Fuse Project and hailed as the smartest shoebox ever. It was found to reduce cardboard use by 65%, save 8,500 tons of paper, 20 million megajoules of energy, one million litres of water and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10,000 tons.
Profile3 Sept 2014Dyneema was first introduced in the 1970s but over 40 years later the applications for the proprietary Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre continue to expand. Tara Hounslea catches up with DSM Dyneema CEO Gerard de Reuver to discover how the company works to stay ahead of the curve and where new opportunities lie
Japanese nonwovens producer Havix is extended its production facilities at its Motosu site in the Gifu Prefecture to meet growing demand for nonwovens for sanitary applications. The company established the factory in December 2012 and produces nonwovens used in disposable diapers and other disposable hygiene products.
News29 Aug 2014In the build up to World Water Week in Sweden, water will increasingly be in the spotlight as major global corporate help to raise the profile of today’s most pressing water challenges. But CottonConnect, an initiative established by C&A, Textile Exchange and Shell Foundation in 2009, is calling for the cotton supply chain to help farmers through training to increase yields and reduce the water footprint in cotton growing regions in the developing world.
