July 2015
- Published On: July 24, 2015
Unifi Inc., the Greensboro, N.C., manufacturer of Repreve® recycled fibers, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its planned 85,000-square-foot addition to its Repreve Recycling Center in Yadkinville, N.C. The expansion will increase capacity to produce Repreve and other premier value-added products (PVA) by up to 60 million pounds. The recycling center addition is estimated to be [...]
- Published On: July 23, 2015
Schoeller Textil AG, Sevelen, Switzerland, is collaborating with environmentalist David de Rothschild and his company, The Lost Explorer, to launch a garment collection named “Goods, apparel and things you didn’t know you needed.” The collaboration will be on a longtime partnership basis. Schoeller is supporting the garment collection with fabric developments as it strengthens its [...]
- Published On: July 23, 2015
The Public Health and Safety Organization has certified the Aquamaster® line of geomembranes from Intertape Polymer Group® Inc., Montreal, Canada, to NSF/ANSI 61. ANSI 61 is a certification by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) given to products that fulfill the regulatory requirements for potable water transport in the US and Canada. IPG offers durable geomembrane [...]
- Published On: July 22, 2015
Specialty chemical provider OMNOVA Solutions Inc. earned LEED Certified status from the USGBC for its new headquarters building in Beachwood, Ohio.
- Published On: July 22, 2015
A new upholstery fabric made of 67 percent polyester and 33 percent post consumer polyester, Tabloid is a modern, stylized camouflage available in nine color patterns. Photo: KnollTextiles KnollTextiles, a New York, N.Y., provider of home and office fabrics, has launched its Et cetera collection. The versatile collection consists of four upholstery patterns, [...]
- Published On: July 22, 2015
Specialty chemical provider OMNOVA Solutions Inc. earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified status from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its new headquarters building in Beachwood, Ohio. LEED is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class sustainable building strategies and practices. Among the design features that contributed to LEED [...]
- Published On: July 21, 2015
The AirTrim AIO (All-In-One), a mobile unit with the flexibility to locate the waste trim removal system when and where it is required, can be used as a press side unit for digital printing trim waste collection. Photo: AirTrim AirTrim Inc., a Springfield, Ohio-based designer, builder and installer of pneumatic material handling systems, [...]
- Published On: July 21, 2015
Every other year, Messe Frankfurt, a technology trade event company, presents the Texprocess International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials in Frankfurt und Main, Germany. An estimated 13,300 visitors attended the 2015 show to search the emerging technologies for business solutions—and see award-winning process innovations. The Texprocess Innovation Award is presented for outstanding [...]
- Published On: July 20, 2015
The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) will host its annual fundraising event Oct. 6, 2015, kicking off IFAI Expo with a golf tournament in memory of Don Williams, a former IFAI board chairman and Honored Life Member who passed away in June.
- Published On: July 20, 2015
The WGSN Global Fashion Awards, staged by WGSN, a trend-spotting consulting and planning firm used by brands worldwide, “celebrate and reward what’s new and what’s next in fashion.” Polartec LLC, Boston, Mass., received the Meryl® Sport/Activewear Design Award in 2015 for “innovation in fabric development with respect to trend, color and fit” as well as [...]
