The decline in cotton price and slowing demand for apparel and other textile products in key North American and European markets have put tremendous pressure on synthetic pricing in the past several months. The global synthetic fiber price ...
Tags: Synthetic Fiber, Cotton
INVISTA is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the world’s first nylon manufacturing plant started in Seaford in 1939, which was set-up by DuPont, at a time when there were just a few applications for the new fiber. The Seaford site ...
Tags: INVISTA, Nylon Manufacturing Plant, Textile
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has reported a more than 52% increase in U.S. gross post-consumer carpet collections from 2012 to 2013. As revealed in the organization's 2013 Annual Report, CARE partners have diverted 534 million ...
Tags: CARE, Report, Construction
Mannington Commercial has collaborated with Mary Bledsoe of lauckgroup for the new Stylist collection. Mannington Commercial has launched the Stylist collection in collaboration with Mary Bledsoe of lauckgroup. Inspired by wardrobing in ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Hagley Museum and Library is extending its latest exhibit, “Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon.” This exhibit shows how nylon revolutionized the fashion industry and influenced how people have dressed since its launch in ...
Tags: Nylon, fashion, exhibition
NILIT, a global manufacturer and leader in the production of nylon 6.6, will be showcasing its NILIT Ecocare newly patented recycled nylon fiber at this year’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Show. Intertextile, held annually ...
Tags: Recycled Yarn, Textile
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Verdezyne, a developer of renewable nylon fiber and biobased chemicals, has been granted BioNexus status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corp. (BiotechCorp), Malaysia's primary biobased industry development agency. ...
Tags: Textile, nylon fiber
INVISTA announced that it is considering new, combined hydrogen and a hydrous ammonia manufacturing unit—valued at more than $500 million—within the existing footprint of the company’s nylon intermediates production ...
Tags: Texas Facility
2013 has brought about some amazing trends in both commercial and residential carpets. These trends are far more intrinsic than simple—or sophisticated—aesthetics. New fiber systems, improved performance characteristics and ...
Tags: Carpet, Decoration
The importance of evolving design trends cannot be overstated, especially because they filter down to influence every segment of home interior goods. Of course that includes floor coverings, and the new product introductions exhibited at ...
Tags: News Update, Industry Trends, floor