Honduras eyes lead as textile exporter in the Americas

June 3, 2016  |  Industry News

According to a report from the Honduran president’s office in Tegucigalpa, the country is poised to become the leading player in the textiles industry in the Americas. The Central American country says it currently follows only Mexico as the region’s largest exporter of textiles in the Americas.…
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Smithers Rapra expands Akron testing lab

June 1, 2016  |  Industry News

Smithers Rapra has expanded its weathering exposure testing capabilities with the addition of a new xenon arc test chamber at its Akron, Ohio, laboratory. Headquartered in Akron, Smithers Rapra specializes in testing rubber, plastics and composites. Xenon arc weathering characteristics and test prot…
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Teijin’s Innovation Center earns ISO/TS 16949 accreditation

May 27, 2016  |  Industry News

Tokyo-based composite-materials maker Teijin Ltd.’s Teijin Composites Innovation Center (TCIC) has obtained ISO/TS 16949 accreditation for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations. TCIC is an R&D and mass-production plant of Sereebo™,…
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Kytola moves to Minnesota Knitting ownership track

May 26, 2016  |  Industry News

Wade Kytola, vice president and board member of Minnesota Knitting Mills (MKM), will become an “increasing stakeholder” of the company, according to company owner and CEO Harold Kuller. “Wade has been with us 30 years starting in plant management and now heading our sales operations,” Kuller…
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Lenzing and The Woolmark Company announce their cooperation

May 25, 2016  |  Industry News

The Lenzing Group, Lenzing, Austria, and The Woolmark Co., Sydney, Australia, signed a cooperation agreement and presented the partnership between the lyocell fiber TINCEL® and Merino wool. The fiber duo introduces a new dimension to high-end textiles and active wear. TENCEL is a fiber made from wo…
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Center for Functional Fabrics announced

May 20, 2016  |  Industry News

Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa., announces the new Center for Functional Fabrics (CFF), an organization that will support advanced manufacturing of functional fabrics in the region and beyond. On April 1, the U.S. Dept. of Defense announced that Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a…
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Candidates misrepresent manufacturing data, economist says

May 20, 2016  |  Industry News

Data contradicts presidential candidates’ claims that America’s manufacturing industry is in dire straits, says Michael Hicks, an economics professor at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. In a university press release, Hicks, director of Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Researc…
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Coolcore signs distribution agreement with ITOCHU

May 17, 2016  |  Industry News

Coolcore, Portsmouth, N.H.-based manufacturer of chemical-free cooling and moisture transportation fabrics, has entered into an exclusive relationship with Tokyo’s ITOCHU Corporation to distribute Coolcore fabric and finished goods throughout Japan. According to the agreement, ITOCHU will be the e…
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Buoyant coating and laminating industry on show in Prague

May 12, 2016  |  Industry News

A record number of delegates heard optimistic and encouraging news at the 2016 International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating held at the Novotel Praha Wenceslas Square Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. More than 130 senior staff from companies in Europe, the Americas and Asia attended th…
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Dreamweaver develops technology for nonwoven battery separator

May 11, 2016  |  Industry News

South Carolina-based Dreamweaver International has developed patented technology that will allow it to make the thinnest nonwoven separators known in the world for lithium ion batteries and super capacitors, as low as 10–12 microns. The technology relies on lighter weights and much higher compress…
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