Herff Jones further expands eco-offerings with the unveiling of EarthGrad, the first ever rental commencement gown made entirely from REPREVE recycled fiber. REPREVE is created from recycled plastic bottles and made by Unifi, Inc., a ...
Tags: Purdue Scholars, Eco-Gowns
Gevo, the world's only commercial producer of bio-based isobutanol, announced that it has brought its second million liter fermenter and GIFT system online at its Luverne, Minn. facility. "We have been successful in operating full-scale ...
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Asahi Kasei Group announces results for 1st quarter fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Overview of Consolidated Results 1. Consolidated group results Although the US economy showed signs of recovery with improving employment during the ...
Ethanol processed from corn and other plants could serve as the new sustainable raw material for a huge variety of products, including textiles, which are currently made from petrochemical products. Ethanol which is further processed ...
Tags: Ethylene, Sustainable Feedstock
Greensboro, N.C.-based textured yarn manufacturer Unifi Inc. and Kingstree, S.C.-based Palmetto Synthetics LLC -- a manufacturer of polyester, nylon, and other specialty man-made staple fibers -- have signed a manufacturing and distribution ...
Tags: Textile
The Netherlands-based specialty chemicals producer Tanatex Chemicals has introduced new fluorine-free technology for water repellency under the HydrECO Concept name. The technology avoids any of the environmental questions being raised ...
Tags: Textile
INVISTA’s CORDURA brand expands its durable line of fabrics in its head-to-toe product portfolio with CORDURA Lite Plus and CORDURA Air Flow Technology (AFT) fabrics—debuting them at this year’s 2013 Outdoor Retailer ...
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The exports of textiles and apparels from Italy to the US are growing at 15 percent annual rate, according to the Italian Fashion System or Sistema Moda Italia (SMI). Speaking at a seminar in New York, SMI president Claudio Marenzi said ...
Tags: Italian Textile, apparels
AATCC’s Chemical Applications Interest Group is sponsoring a symposium October 16 and 17, 2013, titled Textile Wet Processing: The Way Forward. The symposium will be held at the Textile Technology Center in Belmont, N.C., USA, and ...
Tags: Textile, Wet Processing
Experts from Ford, Firestone Polymers and Pirelli are among the many tire industry leaders who will be sharing their expertise at Smithers Rapra Inc.'s first Future of Tire Technology conference and exhibition. The event will take place ...
Tags: Tire Technology, Auto Parts
The Oxford dictionary defines lint as "short, fine fibers which separate from the surface of the cloth or yarn during processing." Lint is a common occurrence in laundry operations. Materials such as cotton, linen and wool are more likely ...
Nothing says summertime quite like enjoying a cold cocktail and a good book outdoors on a comfy piece of wicker furniture. In fact, many consumers conjure up this very image and gravitate to wicker furniture because of its timeless ...
Atlanta-based company OCI Resources LP, an affiliate of soda ash producer OCI Wyoming, has filed to raise US$115 million through an initial public offering (IPO), according to a Wall Street Journal report. The newly launched company ...
NILIT, a Global leader in manufacturing of nylon 6.6, has announced that it has acquired the Texturing & Covering facility of Scalina in Sao Paulo. "The Latin American Market and especially Brasil are a critical growth region for NILIT," ...
Tags: Covering Facility, Textile
The sixth meeting of the Kyrgyz-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation, held in Bishkek, discussed setting up joint ventures in the textile sector. The Minister of Energy and ...