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11.03.2010

Teijin: Nanofiber golf gloves

The high-strength polyester nanofiber Nanofront made by the chemical fiber producer Teijin Fibers Ltd., Osaka/Japan, will be used in the palms of golf gloves manufactured and marketed by Acushnet Japan Inc.

11.03.2010

Ciba: Workshop for implementing GHS

On December 31, 2008, the European Commission published the implementation of Globally Harmonized System (GHS) in the European Union, referred to widely as CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging). It is time now for companies,

10.03.2010

Desso: Takeover by Enia Carpet

The carpet producer Desso Holding NV, Waalwij/Netherlands, has taken over the Dutch carpet manufacturer Enia Carpet NL Holding BV, Goirle. In 2009, Enia Carpet’s turnover lay at € 50 million.

10.03.2010

India - the market for fibers, textiles and textile manufacturers to 2012

India is the world’s second largest producer and consumer of fibers, textiles and textile manufactured products, after China, and recently the industrial sector has grown enormously. The production of man-made fibers, for instance,

09.03.2010

Oerlikon Neumag: New meltblown orders

The manufacturer of textile machinery, Oerlikon Neumag, Neumünster/Germany, has received three orders for meltblown plants from companies in the nonwovens industry for production sites in Europe and China.

09.03.2010

Industrial Fabrics Foundation: Innovation Award

The industry foundation for specialty fabrics, the Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF), Roeville, MN/USA, an affiliate of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), Roseville, MN/USA, has announced the development of an Innovation Award

09.03.2010

Intertextile with new features

The Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics 2010 takes place from March 30 – April 1, 2010, in Beijing/China. One of the new features will be the new European Hall which will focus on a range of luxury fabrics and wools.

08.03.2010

Sandler: once more record sales

In 2009 in spite of the globally tight economic situation, the manufacturer of nonwovens, Sandler AG, Schwarzenbach/Germany, was able to increase production output by 13%. Sales increased to € 168 million

08.03.2010

AATCC: Textile Testing Workshop

The American Association of Textile Chemista and Colorists (AATCC), Research Triangle Park NC/USA, will host a workshop in Research Triangle Park on April 28-29, 2010, including ASTM testing methods.

08.03.2010

EDANA: Filtration Conference & Exhibition

The international association for the nonwovens and related industries, EDANA, Brussels/Belgium, is organizing the FILTREX 2010 in Cologne/Germany on October 13-14, 2010.The FILTREX has strengthened its position as one of the leading platfor

08.03.2010

Sandler: Wolfgang Höflich new member of management board

As of January 1, 2010, Wolfgang Höflich was appointed to Sandler AG’s Management Board. He joined the company as Assistant of the Production Management in 1976. In 1995, he became Vice President of Production;

04.03.2010

Indonesia: Huge investment opportunity

According to the Indonesian Textile Association, Jakarta/Indonesia, Indonesia’s textile sector exports fell 3% to US$ 10.03 billion in 2009, almost two-thirds of which were apparel. The prognosis for 2010 lies at around $ 10.66 billion (+6.3%).

03.03.2010

EDANA: International Nonwovens Symposium

The annual International Nonwovens Symposium organized by the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, EDANA, Brussels/Belgium, will take place on June 9/10, 2010, in Baveno/Italy.

03.03.2010

ACIMIT: Rise in textile machinery orders

According to the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, ACIMIT, Milan/Italy, orders of textile machinery over the second semester of 2009 registered an increase of 36% compared to the same period for 2008,

03.03.2010

Toho Tenax: Launch of ultra-lightweight carbon fiber fabric

In March 2010, Toho Tenax Co., Ltd., Tokyo/Japan, the core company of Teijin’s carbon fibers business, began to sell carbon fiber fabric that is less than half the weight of conventional lightest carbon fiber fabrics.

02.03.2010

Advansa: Cut resistant apparel for sports and working sector

The European textile manufacturer, Fuchshuber Techno-Tex GmbH, Lichtenstein/Germany, developed a new fabric Cutex Protective Wear, a cut resistant high-tech underwear for working sectors such as the glass industry,

02.03.2010

Steel Heddle: Longest frame without center support

Steel Heddle Manufacturing Co., Greenville, SC/USA, is the first weaving accessories producer that launches a wide frame of 5475 mm long without center support, the HybridPower 158. This efficient frame is used for weaving at high speed,

02.03.2010

Atlas MTT: Fundamentals of Weathering Course dates

Atlas Material Testing Technology, Chicago, IL/USA, offers basic and advanced Fundamentals of Weathering seminars to educate its broad client base on the essential elements of weathering testing.

01.03.2010

Lenzing: Eco Responsibility Award

For the second time an expert jury conferred the Eco Responsibility Award of the international sports goods fair, ispo on February 7 – 10, 2010, in Munich/Germany. It focused not only on ecological product aspects

01.03.2010

TITV: New Stäubli UNIVAL 100 Jacquard machine

The Textile Research Institute Thüringen-Vogtland (TITV), Greiz/Germany, commissioned a new weaving system consisting of a rapier weaving machine by Dornier GmbH, Lindau/Germany, and UNIVAL 100 Jacquard machine manufactured by Stäubli Sargans AG, Sargans/Switzerland.