By Abbie Yarger More than 60 members of the Advanced Textiles Association are preparing products for clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20 explosion of the BP-owned Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The oil gusher at the source of the spill, located 5,000 feet below the ocean surface and about 40 miles [...]

As investors look toward China, many see growth opportunities waiting to be explored. Bharat Book Bureau, Mumbai, India, provides research information on textile industries in all 31 provincial regions, as well as the top 20 cities for textile finishing in China. Businesses are classed by different enterprise types (private, state-owned, joint-equity, foreign-owned) and the report [...]

Jerry Lundergan, chairman of the Lundergan Group, thinks big when it comes to event management. The Lundergan Group, Lexington, Ky., recently commissioned a huge special event double-decker structure, the Arcum Emporium, which travels in 11 40-foot containers on ten 53-foot semis. The Arcum Emporium provides 6,000 to 24,000 square feet of floor space, two floors, [...]

Its name is PU_PA EV, for pupa electric vehicle (the pupa is a transformation stage between a larva and a butterfly), and the lightweight concept car has been crafted with carbon fiber composites, polycarbonate resins and bio-derived polyester by Teijin Group, Tokyo, Japan. Weighing in at 437kg (963 pounds), the PU_PA EV’s proprietary components demonstrate [...]

According to the National Transportation and Safety Board, more than 80 percent of commercial airline accidents are survivable because they occur at take-off or landing, when aircraft are close to the ground and moving slowly. This may be one reason why more than 50 airlines worldwide have installed the AmSafe seatbelt airbag to protect passengers [...]

The first solar landfill cover, which integrated solar collection strips into a geomembrane to collect energy, was a success, so waste management firm Republic Services Inc., Phoenix, Az., has transferred its patent pending to Carlisle Energy Services to develop and market the innovation. Tessman Road Landfill in San Antonio, Texas, used the cover to generate [...]

The New York City Fire Department will upgrade its chemical protective clothing and has selected Demron™ radiation-blocking products for full-body suits, vests and blankets for first responders. Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), Coral Gables, Fla., developed Demron for multi-hazard protection from nuclear, biological, chemical, bomb and ballistic threats. The FDNY Hazardous Materials Company 1 already uses [...]

Leigh Fibers Inc., a supplier of reprocessed and raw fibers, has announced plans to expand its manufacturing plant in Wellford, S.C., a $10.1 million investment that is expected to generate 40 new jobs over the next five years. “Our plans to invest in the Wellford facility will not only promote job growth, but will also [...]

Products certified as Cradle-to-Cradle® by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) LLC of Charlottesville, Va., are manufactured with healthy materials, recycled components, renewable energy, water conservation and social responsibility—and it’s a credential increasingly important to global businesses. In 2009, MBDC certified more than 100 products, for a total of more than 300 certifications since the program [...]

Sustainability in the global textile supply chain isn’t easy to achieve without data, analysis and research to fill gaps in scientific knowledge. The Council for Economically Sustainable Textile and Apparel Business (CESTAB) at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., hopes to provide the leadership and scholarship to boost industry sustainability. CESTAB will offer resources to [...]