US-based Toray Plastics has developed PWX5, a metallized Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film that can be used as a high-performance inner moisture and oxygen-barrier web in gas-flushed applications. While one side of the film ...
Tags: BOPP, carbon fibers, Packaging
Polartec announced that 21 brands will launch products using its new Power Wool fabric collection , that optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibers in patented, plated bi-component knit constructions. The list ...
Tags: synthetic fibers, form-fitting stretch, Sporting Goods
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
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
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. c) continued to expand, rising by 0.5 percent in August on the heels of a 0.4 percent gain in July. Chemical output remained ahead of month ...
Tags: CPRI, Expand, Decoration
Japanese companies TDK and Toray Industries are streamlining their fund transfers to and from China to cut costs, a move many other businesses are expected to follow now that the Chinese government has eased financial regulations. ...
Tags: TDK, Toray Industries
Polyester clothes stink more than cotton clothes after work-out, as bacteria that cause the bad smell grow more on polyester clothes, according to a report by the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. According to the research, ...
Tags: Polyester Clothes, T-shirts
Cotton industry has to alter marketing strategies to catch up with the growing man-made fiber industry, said an expert at the recently concluded 17th Australian Cotton Conference. The conference held earlier this month, as a joint ...
Tags: Cotton Industry, Cotton
Seepage of residual oil previously leaked from PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Co.'s 10.5 million mt/year (210,000 b/d) integrated refinery and petrochemical complex into the water source for water works was behind the unusually high ...
Tags: residual oil, PetroChina, Petrochemical
With the latest numbers from the Environmental Protection Agency indicating that textile waste accounts for nearly 5% of all landfill space in the United States, one wholesale fabric company is teaming up with other fabric and textile ...
The technical textiles sector in Brazil will benefit from Portuguese technology as associations from both the countries have signed a major partnership agreement for the transfer of technical textile technology from Portugal to Brazil, with ...
Tags: Technical Textiles, clothing sector, Portuguese Technology
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has loaned Austrian textile company Lezning AG €100 million to help finance research and development (R&D) activities and investment in Tencel fibre production. Lenzing, which specializes in making ...
Tags: cellulose fibers
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
When it comes to the green movement, there are basically two sides to the coin: Environmental and health. The environmental component is pretty obvious, including such things as recycling and sustainable practices and, as such, gets the ...
Tags: dispelling, misperception, carpet, health
Workwear is generally dominated by polyester and cotton fibers. Workwear options have been extended with the TENCEL fiber. TENCEL guarantees innovation and greater sustainability in this segment. As a result of the fiber's properties, such ...
Tags: TENCEL, optimum, value, visual, appearance