January 2011

  • Published On: January 19, 2011

    Olivier Peardon, president and CEO of Brunschwig & Fils, has announced that the family-owned company has filed for Chapter 11 restructuring and, concurrently, that Kravet, a fourth generation family company, one of the largest privately held distributors of fabrics and home furnishings with locations worldwide, has agreed to buy Brunschwig & Fils subject to a [...]

  • Published On: January 18, 2011

    BondCote Corporation’s BondBarrier™ has been listed as one of the top 100 textile-related innovations for 2011 by Future Materials (FM100). Each year, FM100 outlines the most remarkable developments from the previous 12 months. BondBarrier composites are produced using Saint-Gobain’s CoreTech barrier membrane, and are designed to provide protection against chemical and biological warfare agents. BondBarrier [...]

  • Published On: January 17, 2011

    In December, the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA) was awarded the State Department’s coveted Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) for its outstanding corporate stewardship of Denimatrix in Guatemala. The award, presented by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, honors exemplary conduct, corporate responsibility and innovation in a company’s overseas operations. Only three companies a year receive [...]

  • Published On: January 17, 2011

    Sawgrass Technologies, a leader in the development of on-demand digital printing technologies, announced its upcoming release of Sublimation 101, The Complete Guide to Successful Dye Sublimation Printing, for sublimators and aspiring digital decorators. The Sublimation 101 e-book provides answers to sublimation challenges. Topics include: color management, preparing images for printing, understanding light and color, vector [...]

  • Published On: January 14, 2011

    India Intl. Textile Machinery Exhibition (India-ITME) Society has announced the launch of the 9th chapter of the India ITME machinery exhibition, to be held from Dec. 2-7, 2012, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai, India. The show will be spread over 55,000 square meters, with anticipated participation of 750 exhibitors and thousands of visitors from [...]

  • Published On: January 13, 2011

    AATCC will honor Richard A. (“Rich”) Malachowski as the 2010 recipient of The Harold C. Chapin Award in recognition for his outstanding service to the association. Malachowski will receive the Chapin Scroll at an awards luncheon on March 24, 2011, during the association’s 2011 International Conference in Charleston, S.C., USA. A member of the AATCC [...]

  • Published On: January 12, 2011

    Boltaflex® Serengeti, 100 percent polyurethane vinyl, is antibacterial, mildew-resistant and passes 200,000 double rub abrasion tests, for use in the healthcare, hospitality, contract seating and marine interiors markets. The eco-friendly fabric contains no plasticizers or phthalates, and is offered in 16 color selections. Passes UFAC Class 1, NFPA 260 Class 1 and California Bulletin 117-Section [...]

  • Published On: January 11, 2011

    The organizers of the JEC Show and IFAI Expo Americas have announced plans to co-locate their 2012 events at the Boston Convention Center, Boston, Mass., USA. The events will take place Nov. 7-9, 2012. “After the creation of JEC Asia in 2008, we were asked by the industrial sector to bring the JEC Show and [...]

  • Published On: January 10, 2011

    Condé Systems is now offering DyeTrans roll media for use with its successful line of Ricoh GX Series Printers. Available in 8.5-inch x 100-foot and 13-inch x 100-foot rolls, the paper can be easily cut to a desired length and loaded directly into the selected printer’s multi-bypass tray. By creating a user-defined paper size in [...]

  • Published On: January 10, 2011

    Teijin Fibers Ltd, the core company of the Teijin Group’s polyester fibers business, announced today that it has developed a new polyester fabric that remains gentle to human skin by stably maintaining its mildly acidic pH level, similar to healthy skin. At launch, it will be the world’s first commercial polyester material to offer pH [...]