Zimmer America reports sales record year

December 24, 2014  |  Industry News

Zimmer America Corp., Spartanburg, S.C., reports that 2014 will be a sales record year in the North American market for Zimmer Austria’s ChromoJet digital carpet jet printing systems. Zimmer America has sold the state-of-the-art ChromoJet carpet printers to customers in Suwanee, Ga. (Millenium…
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Phase-change fabrics market tops $45 million

December 23, 2014  |  Industry News

A study by consultants Frost & Sullivan of Mountain View, Calif., finds the market for micro-encapsulated phase-change materials (MPCMs) earned $45.1 million in 2013 and estimates the market will reach $99 million in 2018. The study covers MPCMs incorporated in textile and mattress components su…
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Erreà 3DWear to outfit French rugby club

December 22, 2014  |  Industry News

Technical base-layer garments produced by Italian sports equipment manufacturer Erreà, based near Parma, will be worn by members of Stade Toulousain, France’s premier rugby team. The four-year agreement between Erreà 3DWear and the Stade Toulousain, also known as “Toulouse,” was signed in Ma…
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Indorama will acquire Performance Fibers

December 22, 2014  |  Industry News

Bangkok, Thailand-based petrochemical producer Indorama Ventures PCL will acquire automotive-fiber producer Performance Fibers Asia, including all of its Asian manufacturing operations and the right to continue using the name Performance Fibers. Indorama acquiring the business from an affiliate of p…
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3M featherless ‘down’ honored

December 22, 2014  |  Industry News

3M Thinsulate Featherless Insulation has been named a “Top 10 Insulation” by ISPO Textrends at Germany’s 2015 ISPO Awards. 3M Thinsulate Featherless Insulation-600 Fill Power (which measures the volume, in cubic inches, that an ounce of insulation creates at maximum loft; the higher the fill p…
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AXSON will open center for PUR formulations

December 22, 2014  |  Industry News

AXSON, high-performance polymer formulation producer, will open the Axson Merylithe Technical Centre for developing innovative PUR formulations. Located in Méry (Savoie, France) will enable AXSON customers to carry out tests and trials beginning in early 2015. The announcement follows AXSON’s acq…
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Apparel study seeks participants

December 19, 2014  |  Industry News

The Textile Protection and Comfort Center (T-PACC) at North Carolina State University’s (Raleigh) College of Textiles is inviting industry members to participate in its Consortium on Outdoor Materials Performance Ensembles, Testing and Evaluation. According to a press release from the university, …
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Partnership aims to prevent spread of illnesses in hospitals

December 18, 2014  |  Industry News

Vancouver, British Columbia-based performance fabric developer Garmatex has joined medical biotech firm Diagnomics of San Diego, Calif., in a five-year partnership to develop healthcare apparel and linens that use anti-microbial fabric technologies to limit pathogen transfer that can contaminate hea…
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PrimaLoft joins sustainable apparel coalition

December 17, 2014  |  Industry News

Materials science company PrimaLoft Inc. of Latham, N.Y., has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will use the group’s sustainability measurement tool, the Higg Index, to drive environmental responsibility across its supply chain. PrimaLoft, which specializes in developing high-perf…
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FlexForm Technologies expands into Korea

December 16, 2014  |  Industry News

Natural fiber composite developer FlexForm Technologies of Elkart, Ind., has formed FlexForm Korea Ltd. for the acquisition and operation of factories and production lines in Jeonju City and in Cheonan, South Korea. The acquired Korean operations previously manufactured composite materials for the a…
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