INVISTA expands S.C. facility

September 28, 2016  |  Industry News

A $30 million expansion at INVISTA’s fiber manufacturing plant in Camden, S.C., will enable the company to rapidly respond to small-lot carpet fiber demands. The investment represents the industry’s first offering of one-step, small-lot capability specifically for solution-dyed nylon 6,6. Wilmin…
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IFAI Japan seminar to be offered at Expo 2016 in October

September 23, 2016  |  Industry News

A Japan Technical Seminar will be offered at IFAI Expo 2016 in Charlotte, N.C., on October 18 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. to introduce attendees to Japan’s advanced textile technologies, markets and products. Mr. Tamon Akiba, Japan Chemical Fiber Assoc. and Toray Industries Inc., will speak on “The Fu…
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Microban expands testing services to non-partners

September 21, 2016  |  Industry News

Microban® International Ltd., an odor-control and antimicrobial solutions provider based in Huntersville, N.C., has expanded its Microban Microbiology Testing Services to non-partners. The program provides independent testing and verification capabilities for evaluating the antimicrobial performanc…
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Prime Medical donates scrubs to CURE Zambia

September 20, 2016  |  Industry News

Tampa, Fla.-based bactericidal apparel and textiles developer Prime Medical has donated 88 sets of scrubs to CURE International’s Zambia hospital. The scrubs, which kill 99.9 percent of germs and bacteria on contact, will help protect patients and staff from harmful pathogens that can lead to …
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Safety apparel market growing at 8.12% CAGR to 2020

September 14, 2016  |  Industry News

Analysts at the Pune, India-based Sandler Research online market research firm report the global safety-apparel market will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 8 percent through 2020. The report says use of nanotechnology to improve worker safety will be a key trend for mark…
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Advanced Textiles Conference focuses on automotive market and testing

September 12, 2016  |  Industry News

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) presents the Advanced Textiles Conference Oct. 18-19 in Charlotte, N.C. The special two-day event is in conjunction with IFAI’s Expo running through Oct. 21. A special focus on automotive textiles, specific performance capabilities and applic…
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Teijin shows carbon and aramid fiber solutions in Shanghai

September 8, 2016  |  Industry News

High-performance-fiber developer Teijin Group has announced that its Toho Tenax Co. Ltd., the group’s carbon-fibers and composites business, and Shanghai-based Teijin Aramid Asia Co. Ltd., its aramid fibers business, presented at China Composites Expo 2016, Asia’s largest composites exhi…
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Dept. of Commerce promotes U.S. companies at Land Forces 2016

September 7, 2016  |  Industry News

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has announced that 15 U.S. manufacturers of textiles and apparel for military, defense and security will be featured in its sponsored sample booth at Land Forces 2016, Australia’s land defense exhibition and forum for Austr…
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Joint project focuses on improved automotive composites

September 6, 2016  |  Industry News

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), in partnership with DuPont Performance Materials, Fibrtec Inc. and Purdue University, has announced the launch of the first project selected with a dual focus on decreasing the cost of manufacture and increasing design flexibili…
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Asia nonwovens conference shows strong growth

September 2, 2016  |  Industry News

The largest nonwovens exhibition in Asia, the Shanghai International Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE)—to be held Nov. 8-10, 2017, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center—will show a 35 percent growth over the previous expo, demonstrating the growth in Asia’s no…
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