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IFF announces 2017 scholarships
February 7th, 2017
Students have until June 10, 2017, to apply for any of four $5,000 scholarships available through The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF). Each year, IFF awards several scholarships to degree-seeking students enrolled in accredited colleges, universities or technical schools. The scholarships are paid directly to the students’ schools for fall semester tuition. Available scholarships include: Textile […]
Mold, Mildew and Harmful Bacteria in Textiles: Can Your Fabrics Be Protected?
February 7th, 2017
February 16 | Noon - 1 p.m. EST Companies can have their carefully built reputations ruined overnight when mold, mildew or other harmful bacteria are found on their fabrics. With a global supply chain, a complex distribution network and uncontrolled shipping environments, this scenario, while not the norm, can create expensive problems for companies within the […]
Polartec announces launch of MtnLogic
February 6th, 2017
MtnLogic recently launched its line of apparel built by world-class mountaineers in collaboration with Polartec. MtnLogic founder Peter Whittaker and guides at RMI Expeditions worked directly with Polartec to develop the new alpine workwear. Whittaker says that traditionally, technical gear is driven by merchant demand, price and trends. For this brand, Whittaker and the guides […]
Polartec relaunches PolarFleece
February 3rd, 2017
Polartec invented PolarFleece in 1981, and since then, the company says that the invention has been “relentlessly copied.” Now the company is bringing back the brand. The relaunch began with the PolarFleece Pullover, which will combine Polartec Classic 200 with Polartec Power Stretch and use Polartec Hardface reinforcements at the collar, pocket, waist and cuffs. […]
Huntsman forms spin-off company
February 2nd, 2017
Huntsman has formed a spin-off company named “Venator,” the Latin word for “hunter,” intended, in part, to acknowledge the Huntsman legacy. Venator shares are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker VNTR after the distribution to Huntsman's shareholders, which remains targeted for the second quarter of 2017. Meanwhile Huntsman continues […]
DuPont will spend $200 million on Experimental Station
February 1st, 2017
DuPont chief executive officer Ed Breen recently announced his company will spend $200 million to upgrade and modernize the Experimental Station, the birthplace of DuPont products Nylon, Kevlar, Tyvek and Neoprene. DuPont’s 114-year-old research facility is located in Alapocas, Delaware. In the interests of supporting the incubation of ideas and products, renovations will enhance laboratory space […]