For the first time, the OEKO-TEX Association is introducing a standard for the leather sector. The first certifications are being carried out with the sheepskin producers G.L. Bowron and Gerberei Hofbrucker, as well as with the retail chain LIDL. Additional certificates will be granted soon. As of January 2017, the association is inspecting and certifying [...]

Lifestyle brand Imperial Motion, based in Tacoma, Wash., is offering a new line of jackets and backpacks made of self-healing fabric. The company’s Nano Cure Tech Fabric is a lightweight, waterproof nylon ripstop, combined with a double-sided coating, that has resealing and repairing capabilities. When activated by the heat of a person’s fingers, small holes and [...]

The fifth and sixth sections of the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) 2016 U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract are now available and can be downloaded here.  Data shows retail unit sales of outboard, inboard and sterndrive boats were up 6 percent in 2016 and corresponding dollars were up 8 percent. Saltwater fishing boat unit sales were up [...]

Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that more than $550 million in highway and bridge improvements will begin or be bid across the Philadelphia region during the 2017 construction season, bringing the region’s total contract work this year to roughly 125 projects worth $2.2 billion. “The funding allocated [...]

Heytex and BondCote Corporation named Cathleen Mook national sales representative for North American Sign sales. Mook is assuming responsibility of the Heytex Family of sign products sold to OEM’s as well as distributors nationwide. Steve Moses has been named purchasing/materials manager. He will be responsible for the cross-plant global purchasing strategy of Heytex and BondCote, [...]

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has been awarded a Gold rating by EcoVadis following the assessment of the group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement. EcoVadis assesses performance improvements of four CSR components: environment, labor practices, fair business practices and sustainable procurement. The Gold rating places the company among the top 1 percent of suppliers evaluated across all industries, a [...]

Shelter Structures America, a distributor of Shelter temporary clearspan tent structures with offices in Los Angeles, Calif. and Roanoke, Va., has appointed Keith Krzeminski to be executive vice president. Krzeminski brings deep knowledge of the special event rental industry and strong expertise and experience in temporary clearspan tent systems to the position. He will be [...]

Fashionatingworld.com reports that a “Sustainable Textile School” will be held in Chemnitz, Germany, September 18–20, 2017. Researchers and industry experts will discuss how businesses in the textile industry can develop a more sustainable approach to their operations. In the interests of encouraging the next generation of textile experts, students will be able to participate through [...]

Imagine Intelligent Materials, an Australia-based graphene applications company, has announced a commercial installation of its imgne® X3 solution at a Queensland coal seam gas site, completed during the second week of May. The installations cover a total of more than 10,000 m2 (108,000 ft2) of bidim C geotextiles, manufactured by Geofabrics Australasia. The conductive coating [...]

North Carolina Division of Waste Management officials authorized Duke Energy to operate a 23-acre double-lined, industrial landfill that will be used to store coal ash and other wastes at the utility’s Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County. “Safely cleaning up coal ash statewide is a top priority for the Cooper administration,” Michael Regan, secretary [...]