The latest report by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has revealed that the US recorded a recycling rate of 31.2% for PET bottles last year. This ...
Tags: Pet Bottles, Bottles Packaging
Outlast Technologies, market leader for temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), expands into new spheres and has introduced "Spherix", an innovative PCM filling material which is suited for use in apparel: The new blend from ...
Tags: Textile
US-based Hologenix has unveiled – Celliant, a revolutionary, patented technology that, through the use of fibers, converts the body’s natural energy (heat) into infrared (IR) light and emits it into the body’s tissue and ...
Tags: Fiber Core, Responsive Textile
LuxWalk is a new underlayment engineered specifically for under floating or glue-down LVF by MP Global Products. According to the company, LuxWalk provides full subfloor coverage and effectively soothes impact sound and floor to ceiling ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, rugs
Cotton consumption in Thailand during the marketing year (MY) 2014/15 (August 2014 to July 2015), is expected to increase by 5 percent from the current MY2013/14, in anticipation of the recovery of the Thai economy, as per the United States ...
Tags: Cotton consumption, Spinners
The polyester fiber used to make a range of 3M floor pads for floor maintenance will now contain a minimum of 50% post-consumer recycled content. "The 3M product team extensively tested the product to ensure the new floor pads have the ...
Tags: Floor Pads, 3M Floor Pads, Recycled Content
Call it a revolution or an evolution, the fact is, carpets have been getting softer since the turn of the millennium and they are not going away. In fact, manufacturers noted soft is not a fad or trend but rather a mainstay and needs to be ...
China is one of the earliest textile production country.As early as in primitive society, people have collected wild ge, hemp, silk and so on, and using the hunt animals and birds hairiness, rub, performance, knitting, woven into rough ...
Tags: Chiffon Fabric, Jacquard Fabric, Oxford Fabric, Printed Fabric
Calhoun, Ga.-based Mohawk Industries Inc.'s Summerville, Ga., facility expansion recently was honored with a "Deal of the Year" award in the category for communities with a population under 50,000. Presented by the Georgia Economic ...
Flooring manufacturers have been re-investing as the industry continues to climb out of the recession and two mills were recently honored by the state of Georgia for their efforts. Engineered Floors was among the companies honored at the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Teijin Limited announced today the establishment of Teijin Corporation (Thailand) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary that will produce and sell newly developed meta-aramid fiber starting in July 2015. Production will be handled at a new ...
Tags: Textile
Dirtball Fashion LLC, Hickory, N.C., has introduced a 100-percent recycled cotton/polyester, Made-in-USA men's apparel line. The company notes that recycling pre-consumer cotton reduces labor and land needs for cotton cultivation, and ...
Dirtball makes it a priority to be involved in the community by hosting sporting events. The company’s next event is called “Dirtballs’ Pedal 2 The People Tour Fueled by Monster Energy” and the mission of this event ...
Tags: Apparel Brand, Dirtball, Sporting Event
Hickory, N.C.-based Dirtball Fashion LLC has introduced a 100-percent recycled cotton/polyester, Made-in-USA men's apparel line that includes jeans, T-shirts, polos, shorts, hats, hooded sweatshirts, jackets and socks. The company notes ...
The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be the largest market in the world for Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) by 2020, thanks to the region’s improving living standards, cross-industry usage of PTA products and expanding ...
Tags: PTA Demand, textile