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Teijin Frontier Introduced Solotex OO, a High-Performance Stretch Fiber

Oct 10, 2013

Tokyo-based Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd. has introduced Solotex OO, a high-performance stretch fiber made using Teijin's Solotex polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fiber for soft texture and stability, and Japan-based Asahi Kasei's Roica ...

Tags: Stretch Fiber, Textile

Clariant Completed The Sale of Its Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties

Oct 10, 2013

Switzerland-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Clariant International Ltd. has completed the sale of its Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses to New York City-based private equity firm SK Capital Partners for ...

Tags: Chemicals, Textile

Guilford Will Team with Red Bank to Generate Business Opportunities with U.S. Outdoor

Oct 10, 2013

Wilmington, N.C.-based Guilford Performance Textiles will team with Red Bank, N.J.-based Concept III Textiles to generate business opportunities with U.S. outdoor and activewear apparel brands. The companies note that Asian supply chains ...

Tags: Textile

IFAT India Will Be Taking Place in The Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai

Oct 9, 2013

The very first IFAT India will be taking place in the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai between October 24 and 26, 2013. And already it has exceeded expectations: Over 100 exhibitors from 15 countries have signed up to take part in ...

Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery

Furniture First Buying Group Has Added Two New Members

Oct 9, 2013

Furniture First buying group has added two new members: Ashbrook Furniture in Salem, N. H., and Furniture Traditions in Humble, Texas. It also said it will display new products and concepts in its High Point showroom this month, including ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

Arcelormittal SA Expected That Its Shipments of Steel Long Products Would Be Increased

Oct 9, 2013

It's reported that ArcelorMittal South America expected that its shipments of steel long products would increase by 5%~6% in 2013, in comparison of 5.3 million tons in 2012. Augusto Espechit de Almeida, ArcelorMittal's president of long ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

Franz Sill Filed for Preliminary Insolvency

Oct 9, 2013

German lighting manufacturer Franz Sill has succumbed to difficult market conditions and filed for preliminary insolvency. The company, which manufactures floodlights, luminaires and projectors, now has three months to come up with a way ...

Tags: Light, Lighting

Bene Cause Considerable Declines in Turnover and Results Figures in The Financial Year

Oct 8, 2013

The restructuring of the Austrian office furniture manufacturer Bene, introduced at the beginning of the year, has caused considerable declines in turnover and results figures in the first half of the 2013/2014 financial year (31 January). ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

Frame Association of Alloa Has Been Officially Renamed STA Since Late September

Oct 8, 2013

The UK Timber Frame Association of Alloa, Scotland, cStructural Timber Association (STA) since late September. The appropriate plans had already been announced in May. STA says the new name reflects the increasing diversification in its ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Timber

Palmetto Synthetics Will Invest $1.1 Million to Expand Its Kingstree Operations

Oct 8, 2013

Kingstree, S.C.-based Palmetto Synthetics LLC — a manufacturer of polyester, nylon, and other specialty man-made staple fibers for apparel, automotive and industrial applications — will invest $1.1 million to expand its ...

Tags: polyester, nylon, Textile

ACBPS Seized Over 30 Kilograms of Precursor and Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs

Oct 8, 2013

The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) has seized over 30 kilograms of precursor and performance and image enhancing drugs in NSW over just one week. In the week starting 27 September 2013, ACBPS officers in the NSW ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

Wrap Has Conducted Research Which Identifies How Much Food,Drink&Packaging Waste Arises

Oct 8, 2013

Wrap has conducted research which identifies how much food, drink and packaging waste arises in the grocery retail supply chain. It also looks at where in the sector it arises, what the waste is, and how it is managed. It is estimated ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Big Lift Trucks Has Been Appointed as The Principal Dealer for Australia

Oct 8, 2013

Dave Walbran, national technical service manager, Big Lift Trucks Australia (left) with Gerry van Elden, sales and marketing manager, Big Lift Trucks Australia. Big Lift Trucks, distributors of industrial forklifts and container handling ...

Tags: Transport, Service, Lift Trucks

Finland Aims to Create New Business Models and Ecosystems in Finland

Oct 8, 2013

The combination of strong design competence and cutting-edge cellulose-based technologies can result in new commercially successful brands. The aim is for fibre from wood-based biomass to replace both cotton production, which burdens the ...

Tags: Textile

Sours California Citrus Industry Is Sopported by Governor

Oct 8, 2013

More Asian citrus psyllids found in Tulare County Growers spurred to do more to slow ACP spread EPA challenged on waters jurisdiction rulemaking With little explanation other than to feign concern over the state budget, California Gov. ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food