The defence authorisation bill likely to be approved by the US Senate later this week does not include a controversial amendment requiring military branded garments sold at base retail stores to be sourced from signatories to the ...
Tags: Military Apparel, Apparel
Military branded garments sold at base retail stores owned by the US Department of Defense will comply with the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, thanks to a new bill. The House of Representatives has approved the defence ...
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Authentic Apparel Group announces the launch of a premium line of army style clothing that is officially licensed by the U.S. Army. International film star and 10x former WWE champion, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, will partner with Authentic ...
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Richmond, Va.-based DuPont Protection Technologies, a business unit of Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont, has announced it will increase production capacity of specialty colored DuPont? Kevlar? yarn at its Richmond plant. The company reports ...
Broomall, Pa.-based Kasbar National Industries Inc. - a manufacturer of high-loft fiberfill, needlepunch nonwovens and quilted fabrics — has announced it will expand its needlepunch production capacity by adding a fourth needlepunch ...
Tags: Textile
Renewable chemicals producer Verdezyne Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., has formed a strategic partnership with Universal Fiber Systems LLC (UFS), Bristol, Va., and its operating companies Universal Fibers Inc. and Premiere Fibers Inc. under which ...
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Kim Dotcom, the man behind the now defunct file-sharing site Megaupload, has launched a new service called Mega. Like Megaupload, which was shut down following polie raids on Dotcom's New Zealand mansion in January 2012, Mega is a web ...
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Verdezyne Inc. — a Carlsbad, Calif.-based producer of renewable chemicals — has formed a strategic partnership with Bristol, Va.-based Universal Fiber Systems LLC (UFS) and its operating companies Universal Fibers Inc. and ...
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New Generation Computing Inc (NGC Software) announced that STEPS Inc., a non-profit organization that employs individuals with disabilities to manufacture uniforms and military apparel, has upgraded to the latest version of NGC's Shop Floor ...
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Lawrence, Mass.-based Polartec LLC — manufacturer of Polartec® performance fabrics for consumer and military apparel — has introduced a man-made fiber insulation for puffy-style apparel that provides improved breathability ...
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American Power Source Inc.,which makes clothing for US Air Force personnel,has announced that it would layoff 50 workers at its Fayette and Columbus,Mississippi factories. The company said the layoff is due to loss of orders to Federal ...
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