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News29 Jan 2014EnGarde, the body armour specialist, has developed the new MT-PRO multi-threat panel, with enhanced stab protection qualities, that fits in many of its popular ballistic vests such as the DeLuxe, Patrol and Leopard.
The growing popularity and adaptability of viscose is providing Birla Cellulose, Aditya Birla Group’s fibre division, with an opportunity to expand in the retail fashion market with its ‘Liva’ brand.
South Korea's largest chemicals maker, LG Chem, has stated that it plans to increase its capital expenditures in 2014 and develop a petrochemical complex in Kazakhstan.
News29 Jan 2014Following on from recent protests by garment workers in Cambodia who are asking for a higher minimum wage, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has stated that it is ‘deeply disturbed’ by the continuing violence being used against them.
Profile28 Jan 2014Stratasys, a manufacturer of 3D printers and materials for personal use, prototyping, and production, has launched its ground-breaking Objet500 Connex3 Colour Multi-material 3D Printer, the first and only 3D printer to combine colours with multi-material 3D printing.
News28 Jan 2014Bulwark, a producer of flame-resistant (FR) apparel and part of VF Corporation's portfolio of brands, has introduced the iQ Series, a product line that delivers enhanced comfort through fabric and design innovation for workers in the manufacturing industries.
Scandinavian Agritex Co (SAC) has entered into a definitive agreement with Sovereign Gulf, a Dubai-based firm that advises fund managers and corporations to tailor their offering to fit with the requirements of Middle Eastern institutional investors, to raise pre-IPO (Initial Public Offering) funds in Dubai.
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio (Providencia), a Brazilian manufacturer of nonwovens used in hygiene, healthcare and industrial applications.
Profile27 Jan 2014Arkema, France’s leading chemical producers, is to enter a joint venture (JV) agreement with Jurong Chemical in an attempt to accelerate the development of its coating solutions segment and acrylic monomer production in China and Asia.
Profile23 Jan 2014The HAS Group, one of Turkey’s leading textile machinery manufacturers, has experienced turnover and capacity growth in the last 12 months and it has benefitted significantly from pursuing the need to develop greener, leaner technologies.
