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M.I.T.I to launch Advansa ThermoCool warp knit

M.I.T.I. – world’s leading specialist of warp knits with thermal properties – is proud to announce their launch of the first double layered warp knit fabric Thermoroubaix® Cool made with Advansa ThermoCool. Thanks to its outstanding stretch and thermoregulating properties, the fabric is perfectly designed to suit for active sports where not only the stretch but also thermoregulation control and moisture management are necessary.

Specialized on maximum quality and functionality, the Italian warp knitter M.I.T.I. spa offer in their new collection this fabric with unique moisture management and thermobuffering properties, especially designed for cycling and running apparel. In
the year of the 25th anniversary of their well known Superroubaix® & Thermoroubaix® range of products, M.I.T.I. spa trust on the high-technical moisture management and thermoregulation properties of Advansa ThermoCool and hence have committed to enlarge their range of high-technical performance fabric with Thermoroubaix® Cool.

“By releasing Thermoroubaix® Cool, our new 3D warp knitted performance stretch fabric, we have accomplished the first step in upgrading and widening our 3D fabrics range, a forward-looking warp knit family composed by Thermoroubaix® & Superroubaix® variations, engineered by M.I.T.I.spa 25 years ago.” commented Gianpiero Orsina, General Manager of M.I.T.I. spa. “Thanks to the unique features of Advansa ThermoCool technology in terms of moisture management and thermoregulation, we may now better than ever before satisfy all specific needs and expectations of both professional and amateur sport passionate customers.” M.I.T.I.spa seeds its philosophy in the continuous challenge of the acknowledged limits and Thermoroubaix® Cool made with Advansa ThermoCool represents the state of the art of 3D warp knitted performance fabrics.

Source: ADVANSA Marketing GmbH

Yarn Expo opens 24 August 2010 for three days

Yarn Expo Autumn opens next week on 24 August 2010 for three days at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Hall W4. Held concurrently with Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles and the China International Knitting Fair, gives attendees the ultimate one-stop business platform for all of their sourcing needs. Over 90 suppliers are confirmed to showcase their collections of yarns and fibres ranging from natural fibres made from cotton, wool silk and linen/ramie to regenerated and synthetic man-made fibres and yarns as well as fancy blended yarns. Countries and regions represented include China, Hong Kong China, India, Pakistan, Singapore and Turkey plus a new country highlight from Thailand. For the first time, exhibitors from Thailand will showcase man-made fancy yarns, meanwhile several India and Pakistan based suppliers will offer their competitive cotton yarn collections.

Besides international representation, many top Chinese suppliers will be on-site. Famous brands include:

• Shandong Ruyi Group, displaying all kinds of cotton, man made and fibres and yarns
• Shandong Hongye Textile Co & China Resources Textiles Holdings Co displaying high count yarns
• Inner Mongolia Erdos Donghua Cashmere Worsted Textile Co displaying wool products
• Shanghai Galaxy Metallic Yarn Co displaying metallic yarns
• Fulida Group Hangzhou Import & Export Co displaying viscose yarns and dope dyed polyester
• ZheJiang Lida Modern Textile Co displaying fancy yarns
• Hunan Huangsheng Dongting Textile Co displaying linen/ramie

To further complement the colourful range on offer and for easy navigation at the fair, a special Viscose fibre zone, covering 90sqm, will group seven viscose manufacturers from China.

Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles opens with increased exhibitor numbers

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles will take place from 24 – 26 August at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. As an important home textiles trading platform in Asia, the show attracts more than 1,000 suppliers from 24 countries and regions. To accommodate the increased number of exhibitors and the new product zones, the show has expanded to ten halls. "The exhibitor response has been tremendous. I hope the newly-established product zones will bring more business opportunities to both suppliers and buyers," said Ms Wendy Wen, Director of Trade Fairs for Messe Frankfurt in Hong Kong.

Show features new special zones and inspiring design events
A full range of home textiles related products including beddings, curtains, upholsteries and wall coverings will be showcased at the fair. To maximise buyers’ sourcing time, the exhibits are clearly signposted by special zones and pavilions. Exhibition highlights include:

• New European Zone with leading brands from Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the Netherland (Hall W1)
  
• Country and regional pavilions from Pakistan, Portugal, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey (Hall W1 )
  
• Designer’s Studio with 23 designers from France, Italy, Japan, Korea and the UK (Hall W1)
  
• Brand bedding and towelling hall with famous brands including Wood Wedge from the UK, Kuan’s Living from Italy, Sunvim, Veken and Yuyue from China (Hall W2)
  
• New interior decorations and wall products zone (Hall E6)
  
• Chinese regional pavilions from Gaoyang, Haining, Jiande, Nantong, Pujiang, Zhouquan, Shaoxing, Tongxiang, and Yuhang (Domestic Halls)

The 2010 fair will also host a series of design and trend events to illustrate the essence of home textile designs and cultures from Eastern and Western countries.

• The international and China’s home textiles and interior trend forums (Hall W2 and W3)
  
• A Cultural Heritage Zone in Hall E5
  
• A series of designs and trends seminars led by leading trend forecasters from China, Hong Kong, Paris, Milan and New York ...read more

Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

Elmarco and University of Akron Sign Agreement

At Nanofibers for the Third Millennium, held from August 30 – September 1 in Raleigh, NC, world leaders in nanofibers will gather to discuss the state of fiber formation as a science and as a corner stone for new nonwovens and technical-textile enabled products. “The Nonwovens Institute has always had a commitment to bringing together fundamental science, new product concepts and leaders in industry. We’re very excited to be hosting this conference with Elmarco and we appreciate that Mr. Mares and his team are hosting it here in the US,” said Dr.Behnam Pourdeyhimi, the Institute’s Executive Director. Now in its third year, the past two events for the Nanofiber conference had been held in Prague, Czech Republic, near the headquarters of Elmarco sro.

Moving the conference from Prague to Raleigh may seem like a big shift in venue, but it is a regular trip for the conference’s corporate partner, Elmarco sro. Elmarco is the first producer of industrial scale elecotrspinning equipment; the process most commonly used to make nanofibers (“NF”). Elmarco opened its US offices on North Carolina State’s Centennial campus in early 2008 and now has a facility in Morrisville, near RDU Airport. The program committee members reflected the blending of academia and industry – including top electrospinning institutions like the University of Akron and the University of Illinois at Chicago with large industrial players such as Flanders Corporation, Freudenberg Nonwovens, and Hollingsworth and Vose. “We’re very grateful to the selection committee and to all of those who will be presenting – it should be a great event,” Said Kenneth Donahue, CEO of Elmarco, Inc., Elmarco’s US subsidiary. Over two and half days the presenters will cover areas of fine fiber formation, measurement and testing. They’ll also talk through all of the application areas that are using nanofibers for their next generation products; from wound care to fuel filtration, nanofibers are used in many applications. ...read more

Source: ELMARCO s.r.o.

Safe, effective and durbale protection

PYROVATEX® EXP represents a new generation of environmentally safe flame^retardant finishes for 100% polyester from Huntsman Textile Effects. Designed for decorative fabrics, curtains, upholstery and sun shades, PYROVATEX® EXP is a phosphorous based technology which provides optimal people and property protection by delivering to the highest flame retardant standards.

This product excels by making its economical mark right at the production process with highest exhaustion rate of at least 95%, continuing through to the finishing process which generates substantial energy savings versus conventional processes. Furthermore, PYROVATEX® EXP is exemplary in its unique quality of providing mills with total freedom and flexibility for increased profitability as they can decide upon customer’s request whether a fabric should be finished with FR or not. PYROVATEX® EXP comfortably meets all international FR standards and goes beyond and shines with its excellent wash and light fastness qualities that last for the lifetime of the fabric. It has no influence on the physical fabric properties or handle and does not yellow white fabric.

In line with Huntsman Textile Effects’ rigorous philosophy of sustainability, PYROVATEX® EXP is environmentally safe. It is free of halogen, antimony, formaldehyde as well as any metals. From the mill right through to the end consumer and the environment PYROVATEX® EXP is the ideal flame retardant for PES fabrics.

Quelle: Huntsman Textile Effects

2010 Intertextile Pavilion at the Shenzhen International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories

Visitor attendance up 12% from previous year
Continuing to grow in scope, Intertextile Pavilion at Shenzhen successfully attracted more than 13,300 buyers from 36 countries and regions all sourcing from a great variety and quality of suppliers. The figure represents a 12 percent increase from last year’s edition, which welcomed 11,900 buyers. “This is a very positive sign for us,” said Ms Wendy Wen, Trade Fair Director for Messe Frankfurt HK Ltd. “The increase really highlights the fact that Shenzhen and the Guangdong province play a pivotal role in the China textile industry and that once again the Intertextile Pavilion brings key players together.” 250 participating suppliers represented several Asia Pacific countries and regions, many hoping to meet with ladieswear manufacturers producing in Southern China. . For first time exhibitor, MariNoble Paris, a South Korea fur manufacturer, the show helped them reach key brands with an outlook for future business co operations.

Exhibitors unanimously agree: Southern China is one of the industry’s hot markets to meet with brand names
“The OEM market in Southern China is strong, this is a big attraction for us,” said Ms An Xing Mei, an agent from the China office. “We have recently entered into the market sector in China and feel that this is a very positive move. Chinese brands that visited the fair this year included: Dongguan City Pepco Trappings Co Ltd, Erdos Group, Girdear, JNBY (Hangzhou) Finery Co Ltd, Li Ning (China) Sports Goods. Co Ltd, Radarbird, Romon, Yishion among many more.“Southern China’s textile market is fast evolving and becoming more refined. So far this show has given us the chance to meet with domestic brands,” said Mr Stan Tang, Director for S.F. Corp (HK) Limited, a division of Japan’s Sun Fashion Corporation. The company provides Japanese-made accessories and fabrics to some of the best-known domestic brands – many of which are manufactured in Shenzhen. “With so many factories in this area, this show is a great place to gather market information as well as gain possible business leads.” ...read more

Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

Trevira: successful first half year 2010

In the second quarter of 2010, once again the business figures for Trevira GmbH are better than anticipated. Following a very satisfactory first quarter the results have exceeded expectations. “We finished the first six months with a turnover of around 120 million €, which is a good 10 percent above our forecast“, declares CEO Uwe Wöhner.

There are a variety of reasons for the stable and positive development of the fibre specialist. Firstly, the sustained recovery of the economy over recent months has ensured stability in demand from customers in the textile industry. And then the positive effects of the wide-ranging restructuring and cost-cutting programme are becoming increasingly evident. “These first six months of the new Trevira have been very successful ones, we have achieved all the targets we set, and even exceeded most of them,“ Wöhner continues. “All our capacities are being used to the full and we are getting only positive signals from customers in our most important market segments.“

Volumes and special products above forecast
In all segments sales volumes have been higher than expected and we have recorded clear growth, especially with flame retardant fibres and yarns. The automotive sector shows signs of healthy order books for the carmakers and there are pleasing developments in low-pill fibres for apparel, particularly in exports. The staple fibre business for non-wovens and technical applications continues to be very stable, with volumes exceeding levels forecast. ...read more

Quelle: Trevira GmbH

Texworld September 2010: ready-to-wear range on the increase

More than 100 exhibitors – from around 850 – will be specializing in clothing production at the next Texworld to be held at the Paris Le Bourget exhibition centre from 13th to 16th September 2010. “It is our intention to develop this sector as it is much in demand from our visitors”, explains Michael Scherpe, President of Messe France, who is keeping a close eye on how demand develops at clothing firms. An ever-increasing number of companies seek to verticalise production chains in order to optimise costs, reduce manufacturing time and restrict the number of outside contributors. “The demand is significant and we are responding to this need by opening our doors to companies specialising in full-packages and high quality products”, continues Michael Scherpe.

The CTAF – China Textile and Apparel Trade Fair – groups together around a hundred companies specialising in clothing production with genuine textile skills, sometimes based on centuries of tradition. Their aim is to develop a range of high-end products which will meet the requirements of Western markets for quality and style. These manufacturers come from the regions of Beijing, Jiangsu, JueXi or Zhejiang and offer fine embroidery, incredibly supple silks or knits that are highly valued by players in the sector. The number of exhibitors at CTAF having almost doubled in size for the next Texworld show bears witness to intentions to strengthen the economic and professional ties between China and the European markets. “Our participation at Texworld is an opportunity to forge ties and to create long-term collaboration between our exhibitors and clients in the West. We offer endless ranges of very different products that meet the needs firms may have, and we set up whatever is necessary to best respond to our clients’ demands for quality and prompt delivery”, explains Zhang Tao, from CCPIT-Tex. ... more

Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

coldblack® nominated for the German Design Prize

The Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany is the highest official German award in the area of design. Often described as the “prize of prizes”, no other design prize makes similarly high requirements of the participants. A company can only take part in the competition for the design prize when its products have already received national or international awards. A further prerequisite for participation is nomination through the Departments of Trade and Industry of the federal states or through the Federal Ministry for Business and Technology. “The nomination has taken us totally by surprise, admits Hans U. Kohn from Schoeller Technologies. “It is an almost seamless extension to the Swiss equivalent, which we won in November 2009. However, as a Swiss company we did not anticipate this nomination.” On the product side, recognition for the “sun protection technology” is also high. For example, in February Thoni Mara was nominated for the ISPO Brand New Award for his marathon collection; in the spring, Gustav Daiber took the Promotional Gift Award 2010 for a high-quality flexifit cap with coldblack® finish and in April mountain sports pants from Vaude were honoured with the German Outdoor magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award.

Eagerly awaited now is the decision of the high profile jury of The Design Prize at the end of the year. Among the prize winners in the last few years were the light designer Ingo Maurer and companies such as Audi, BMW, Bulthaup, Ruckstuhl and Brad Pitt’s “Pink Project” for the reconstruction of New Orleans.

Quelle: Schoeller Textil AG

11^th Coatema International Coating Symposium

The 11th International Coating Symposium of Coatema will take place in Dormagen on 06th and 07th of October 2010. Because of the big interest from last year also this time the symposium will be introduced by a drinks reception on 5th of October 2010. 10 international lecturers from industry and research will report on the latest results and developments (subject to modifications)-

• Prof. Dr. Achim Kampker, RWTH Aachen - WZL, Germany „Integrated product and production process development for electric vehicles”
• Yusuke Furuya, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan: “Tungsten carbide lip slot-die for high precision coating”
• Dr. Birger Zimmermann, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany: “Flexible polymer solar cells”
• Andreas Woerz, Keyence Deutschland GmbH, Germany: “Techniques and applications of inline optical thickness measurement”
• Dr. Stefan Mogck and Christian May, Fraunhofer IPMS - Institut fuer Photonische Mikrosysteme, Germany: "Roll-to-roll process line for OLED lighting"
• Rolf Müller, IST Metz GmbH, Germany: „UVtechnology for different applications”
• Anthony Fernandez, Xennia Technology Ltd., United Kingdom: “Inkjet - one pass roll-to-roll”
• Rob Hablewitz, Pillar Technologies, USA: „Narrow web corona treatment and the powerfactor“

The delivered theory will be put into practice in the company owned R&D center on a surface of 1.200m2. Here, plants with working widths from 250 mm up to 2.000 mm are on hand: 11 pilot plants, 1 production line and Click&Coat concept. 11th International Coating Symposium Coatema R&D Center on 1.200 m2 - Working widths from 250 to 2.000 mm

Source: Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH

Textile Reinforced Composites foster key industries

New key technology: light-weight design
Global competition and sustainable economics are fostering the development of highly resource-efficient products and related production technologies: Textile Reinforced Composites represent a key technology, meeting these challenges. They combine superior mechanical properties due to the use of high performance fibre materials with a broad range of possible applications. Light weight design and tailored property profiles are the most important issues addressed by the sectors automotive, aerospace, medical technology, energy, civil and mechanical engineering and sport equipment. Companies investing in this technology will be prepared to develop new applications, to open up promising business sectors and thus to position themselves at a competitive edge.

Know how-Transfer by a tailored certificate course in September 2010
The exploitation of the potentials of Textile Reinforced Composites (TRC) is related to specific know-how. Addressing the need of expertise in this field, the renowned TRC-related experts of RWTH Aachen University (D) of Institut für Textiltechnik and KU Leuven (B) of Composites Materials Group have designed a new certificate course tailored to the needs of industry. Participants will be trained to evaluate and exploit the specific potential TRC and the related manufacturing and simulation technologies with regard to their professional background.
This course is tailored to the needs of young professionals with engineering background, who want to exploit the potential of TRC for the design of new products in their companies. The two weeks-course will take place from 13 - 17 September 2010 in Aachen and from 20 - 24 September 2010 in Leuven.

Source: Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen (ITA)