Indorama Ventures PCL, Thailand, has announced plans to expand its U.S. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) annual production capacity by 540,000 metric tons at an undisclosed brownfield location. The expansion is expected to be completed in ...
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Dallas-based men's apparel manufacturer Haggar Clothing Co. reports that more than 14 million plastic bottles have been recycled within the first year of production of its LK Life Khaki™ pants -- a collection of casual khaki pants for ...
Turkish company General Nonwovens - a producer of polyester and polypropylene based spunbond nonwovens - has invested in a new production facility in Kilis, Turkey. The new facility, which is 60 km from General Nonwovens existing location ...
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited for the third quarter of 2012 achieved a consolidated sales of US$ 1,697 million (Baht 53,249 million), consolidated reported EBITDA of US$ 122 million (Baht 3,818 million), consolidated net profit ...
Carhartt's spring 2013 line of apparel is designed to not only help workers survive the elements,but to thrive in them.America's premier work wear brand since 1889,Carhartt introduces all-new styles for spring that are geared for ...
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Toyo Engineering Korea Limited, a Korean subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, has been awarded a contract to build Ethylene Oxide (EO) and Ethylene Glycol (EG) plant with the capacity of EO 80,000 t/y and EG 205,000 t/y planned by ...
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Germany-based Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH has sold five of its rotation filters to North American customers since it launched Ettlinger North America last year, officials said at a KraussMaffei Corp. open house. Ettlinger will open a ...
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ZURICH, Switzerland — November 7, 2012 — There is always a lot of discussion about the ongoing competition between cotton and synthetic fibers, which is to be expected. The two industries fight hard for every scrap of market ...
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ZURICH, Switzerland — November 6, 2012 — The eyes of the textile universe were focused on Vietnam as the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) held its traditional Annual Conference from Nov. 4 - 6, 2012. In the ...
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There is always a lot of discussion about the ongoing competition between cotton and synthetic fibers, which is to be expected. The two industries fight hard for every scrap of market share to ensure their future profitability. But the ...
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Outlast Technologies, market leader for temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), that utilizes the recently launched world's first PCM polyester fiber. "This is another milestone for us and we are proud of this new, high ...
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Teijin Limited announced that Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited (TPL), a Teijin Group subsidiary in Bangkok, Thailand that manufactures and sells polyester fiber, has received the Best Labour Relations and Welfare Award for a tenth ...
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Global music artist and producer will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Company announced at a private launch event that the Levi's brand,MCM,RVCA and Case-Mate will be joining anchor partners,Beats by Dr.Dre and New Era as the newest members of the ...
The manufacture of sustainable yarn products that ensure a smaller environmental footprint, in addition to good performance and safety. This is one of the goals of RadiciGroup and one of themes addressed by the 51st Man-Made Fibers Congress ...
Tags: sustainable yarn products, yarn, r-Radyarn, CornLeaf
Nike N7 is launching two new apparel styles and one new footwear style with the new Holiday 2012 collection.The unique silhouettes are based on insights and story-telling from Native American and Aboriginal culture of the past and present ...
Tags: Nike N7, new Holiday 2012 collection, N7 Generations T-Shirt