Austria-based Brigl and Bergmeister have entered into a contract with Voith to deliver a SpeedSizer applicator unit and a contactless dryer for the Niklasdorf PM 3. The equipments will help the company increase its quality and speed of ...
Tags: contactless dryer, Agriculture
BASF and Glunz, a manufacturer of wood-based panels, have jointly developed four new colors for medium-density fiberboards (MDF). The color shades – Royal, Curry, Berry and Terra – are based on BASF pigment preparations from the ...
OMsignal, the Montreal smart apparel startup, began shipping the first edition of its Biometric Smartwear to pre-order customers and launched its iOS app in the Apple App Store. The Smartwear compression shirts and iOS app work in tandem ...
Tags: Montreal smart apparel, Biometric Smartwear, Sporting Goods
Sheex Inc. has sued Cocona Inc. for patent infringement, alleging that its Sleep 37.5 sheets infringe on two patents Sheex received in 2013 to protect inventions it developed through years of research and development. ADVERTISEMENT In ...
Tags: Cocona Inc, inventions, Sporting Goods
The ongoing first edition of Texworld Istanbul has witnessed participation of 115 exhibitors from 10 countries. The three-day apparel fabric and accessories fair, which will end on November 6, has seen participation of exhibitors from ...
Tags: functional fabrics, blended fabrics, Textile
Thailand based, Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) said in the first nine months of fiscal 2014, its core net profit skyrocketed in triple digits, from the same period of previous fiscal year. IVL, a producer of intermediate ...
Tags: intermediate petrochemicals, crude oil prices, Textile
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany and Corning Inc announce a co-marketing agreement to promote Corning Fibrance Light-Diffusing Fiber, a first-of-its-kind technology that embeds lighting into products using Osram laser ...
Tags: Osram, Blue laser, optical fiber
Dow Chemical said it will reconfigure and reduce its equity base in the MEGlobal and Greater Equate joint ventures, including Kuwait Olefins Company (TKOC) and Kuwait Styrene Company (TKSC). This reduction, Dow said, will be done through ...
Tags: petrochemical products, Qurain Petrochemical Industries, Textile
The inaugural edition of International Textile Fair (ITF) held in Dubai on the 3rd and 4th of November, showcasing pre-collection spring/summer 2015 and autumn/winter highlights, proved to be a successful event. The global event was an ...
Most of the panel of speakers at ICAC’s 73rd Plenary Meeting, were of the consensus that all stake holders in the cotton industry should work together to increase its consumption, vis-a-vis manmade fibres (MMF). "Cotton is a ...
Tags: Cotton, synthetic fibres, Textile
“Sports events like IPL are a great platform for brands to not only convey their core promise to a much wider audience, but also to make a stronger and more enduring bond,” informs the Indian head of sportswear brand, U.S. Polo ...
Tags: sportswear brand, sportsmanship, Apparel
Sika has announced that half of all the cars produced worldwide - approximately 40 million vehicles per year - contain one of its products. One in four car windshields is adhesively bonded using Sika products. These “invisible” ...
Tags: Sika Products, vehicles
German hygiene laws are tough. That keeps manufacturers of hospital equipment vigilant about reducing the possibility of contamination for their products. While the German government assumes around 400,000 to 600,000 illnesses and ...
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibers and polymers and owner of the LYCRA® fiber brand has launched its new consumer campaign, the roll-out to markets around the world of which began in September. ...
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), the single largest producer of Caustic Soda in India, has planned to invest Rs 3500 crores for expansion and new projects on caustic soda. The expansion projects involve augmenting the ...
Tags: Alkalies, Chemicals, caustic soda