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News25 Nov 2013The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-Stevens Point) will invest over $2.8 million in a Collaborative Research Facility for Development and Commercialisation of Biorefinery Technologies – including a Cellulose Pilot & Processing Lab.
Soyang Europe, a supplier of digitally printable media for a broad range of industries, has witnessed an upward trend in customers investing in superwide and wide format polyester fabrics for use in soft signage, POS and exhibition installations.
Trends affecting new market and business opportunities for the nonwoven and engineered fabric segments will be the highlight of next year’s VISION 2014 Consumer Products Conference held from January 27-30, at The Westin Galleria in Dallas, Texas.
Asahi Kasei has revealed that during the first half of 2013 sales in its fibre segment increased 5.9% to ¥59.8 billion ($590 million), compared to ¥53.9 billion ($532 million) in the previous year. And the unit’s operating income rose by 2.7% compared to 2012.
News22 Nov 2013M&R’s newest entry-level manual screen printing press, Kruzer, includes numerous proven design features, including a tapered-roller with supported upper and lower carousels, a precise micro-registration system, a machined centre shaft, and a three-point pallet levelling system.
News22 Nov 2013Gildan Activewear has revealed its plans to invest and expand in 2014 after positive sales this year. Net sales at the company in the final quarter of 2013 amounted to $626.2 million, up 11.5% from $561.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.
News22 Nov 2013Excel Garment Manufacturing, an El Paso, Texas, based company, has been awarded a $7.1m fixed-price contract for men’s and women’s rip-stop airmen battle uniform coats and trousers, maternity coats, and slacks by the US Department of Defense.
News21 Nov 2013After overseeing the completion of a $170 million conversion project at Sappi Fine Paper North America’s Cloquet Mill in Minnesota to produce specialised cellulose, which is used in the textile and consumer goods markets, Mike Schultz will become the managing director of the entire Cloquet Mill.
Insight21 Nov 2013Optimism is still in the air surrounding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the USA and the EU, however, there are still a number of major issues that need to be ironed out before the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could become law.
News21 Nov 2013Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a new way to reduce the contact time between water droplets and material surfaces by at least 40% - which could lead to advancements in water-repellent applications in clothing.
