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News16 Sept 2013Congress that it has expanded its BREATHAIR business in Europe by opening a new production plant in Obernburg, Germany.
News9 Sept 2013Companies within the construction sector are increasingly using spunbond nonwovens, moving away from the traditional staple and glass fibre products, according to Dr Ingo Mählmann, a nonwovens expert at Oerlikon Neumag.
News9 Sept 2013Fisipe, the Portuguese acrylic fibre company, which was acquired by SGL Group, a global producer of carbon-based products and materials, last year, is to become the Group’s European production base for precursor, the raw material used in carbon fibre manufacturing.
SSM Industries, a US-based manufacturer of flame resistant, cut resistant and thermal fabrics, believes that ‘Made in the USA’ labels have become a major attraction for customers and is vital to its success.
News6 Sept 2013Swedish fashion retail companies Indiska, KappAhl and Lindex are to expand their cooperation with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) during 2014 to improve sustainable water management practices at their supply production houses in India.
News6 Sept 2013American & Efird (A&E),one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sewing thread, embroidery thread and technical textiles for worldwide industrial markets, has achieved its goal for a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2006, through the use of engineering protocols, equipment specs, adoption of emerging technology and system upgrades.
News6 Sept 2013Beyond colour and additive masterbatches, Americhem Inc. takes a value engineering approach to product design, finding the best mix of properties and services to boost speed-to-market, product quality, process efficiency and overall customer satisfaction.
News5 Sept 2013The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD) has updated its recommended limits on organic impurities which might be present in dye formulations used for textiles and consumer goods.
News5 Sept 2013In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual General Meeting of Suominen Corporation, the representatives notified by the company’s three largest shareholders have been elected to Suominen Corporation’s permanent Nomination Committee.
News5 Sept 2013Cotton growers around the world spent an average of 11 cents on planting seed to produce a kilogramme of lint in 2012/13, representing 7% of the net cost of production, according to new figures from ICAC (International Cotton Advisory Committee).
News5 Sept 2013All brands, including Walmart, that are linked to the Tazreen and Rana Plaza garment factory disasters are being called on to attend compensation meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 11 (Tazreen) and 12 (Rana Plaza).
