Crypton Inc. purchases Nanotex

March 22, 2014  |  Industry News

Randy Rubin, Chairman of The Crypton Companies, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has announced that Crypton Inc. has purchased Nanotex™ from private equity and venture capital investors. The company calls it “a strategic acquisition,” expressing particular excitement about Aquapel®, a new nonfluor…
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Medical fiber standards in discussion

March 8, 2014  |  Industry News

“Historically, there were no medical grade standards for fiber production in the textile industry,” says Brenda Gilchrist, vice president operations, RxFiber LLC. “We are in the process of pulling together the leading biomaterial experts to discuss what medical grade fiber is and to begin sett…
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JB Martin Canada and Martintek Inc. become TEXONIC

March 8, 2014  |  Industry News

Nicolas Juillard, CEO and president of newly formed Texonic, recently announced the buyout of all assets of technical weavers J.B. Martin and Martintek Inc. effective Feb. 18, 2014. Juillard had worked with JB Martin since 1988, becoming president of JB Martin Canada and Martintek in 2004. Juillard …
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PGI facility upgrade underway

March 8, 2014  |  Industry News

Charlotte, N.C.-based nonwovens manufacturer Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) is investing $8 million to upgrade and expand its manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Va. The company will also hire up to 20 new employees and refurbish more than 20,000 square feet of the plant, upgrading and improving the facili…
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Trützschler introduces equipment

February 27, 2014  |  Industry News

Mönchengladbach, Germany-based Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers introduces a pair of new components: the Streamliner, an air-trough dryer, and the automatic surface winder BWT 203-30, which is designed for spunlacing lines. The Streamliner drum dryer features high evaporation and a prod…
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CRAiLAR Flax gets U.S. nod

February 26, 2014  |  Industry News

Canadian-based CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. has received a favorable customs classification and tariff ruling that could provide substantial duty savings on imported products blending CRAiLAR Flax. Earlier this year, the U.S. Customs Service ruled CRAiLAR Flax a natural fiber that is neither synthetic …
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Stoll taps Schellmammer for CEO

February 21, 2014  |  Industry News

German knitting-machine manufacturer H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG has named Andreas Schellhammer CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2014. He replaces Heinz-Peter Stoll, who recently announced his retirement. Schellhammer joins Ralf Fritschi, Günter J. Raitbaur and Dr. Sven Wünsche on Stoll’s executive board. …
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Pillpack rethinks pharmacy convenience

February 19, 2014  |  Industry News

Remembering to take just the right medication, and at the right time, can be a challenge – particularly if there are multiple medications to keep track of. PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that ships medications in a two-week roll of individual packs, right to the customer’s door. It was the …
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SAATI taps Woodham to lead U.S. unit

February 7, 2014  |  Industry News

SAATI Americas Corp., Fountain Inn, S.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of the SAATI Group, has named industry veteran Woody Woodham vice president of the company's U.S. Protection Division.
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Bulwark FR launches iQ Series

February 7, 2014  |  Industry News

Bulwark® FR, Nashville, Tenn., has launched a new product line, the iQ Series™. Designed to meet the needs of workers and linemen in the electric utility, oil and gas, emerging energy and NFPA 70E® (manufacturing) industries.
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