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Going green with bluesign in China

Environmental issues with goods made in China may be one reason why Ho Yu Textile Co. Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, signed up with bluesign technologies ag, St. Gallen, Switzerland, for its screening and consultation services. A bluesign screening includes detailed on-site evaluation of the environment, resource and workplace circumstances of textile manufacturing sites. The five bluesign [...]

By |2008-03-01T00:00:00-06:00March 1, 2008|

Environmental certification for U.S. foam makers

The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) recently introduced a “Platform on Sustainability” outlining seven “green” principles and voluntary performance, environmental, health and safety standards for qualified foams used in upholstered furniture, bedding and automotive seating. “The problem is there are currently no standards in the U.S. for foam cushioning in the area of environmental safety,” says [...]

By |2008-03-01T00:00:00-06:00March 1, 2008|

Color and coatings: comprehensive finishing

Huntsman Textile Effects, Basel, Switzerland, offers a broad range of textile chemicals and colorfast dyes. Brückner-Group, Leonberg, Germany, specializes in woven and knitted fabric technology, technical textiles and coating technologies. An alliance between the two will give textile finishers comprehensive solutions for continuous dyeing of woven fabrics and cost-and-energy-saving production technologies. Among the technologies brought [...]

By |2008-03-01T00:00:00-06:00March 1, 2008|

SmartSilver partnership

NanoHorizons Inc., State College, Penn., and Piedmont Chemical Industries Inc., High Point, N.C., have joined forces to bring SmartSilver™ antimicrobial and moisture-management finishes and additives into a new line of polyester, cotton and nylon products. The strategic alliance between the two companies will bring NanoHorizons’ technology into a water-based compound that will be applied by [...]

By |2008-03-01T00:00:00-06:00March 1, 2008|

African manufacturers join forces

Facing fierce competition from Chinese textile operations, manufacturers from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia joined forces at the Agadir Agreement Region Economic Forum in Tunis, Tunisia, to develop strategies to hold on to their markets. Textile and clothing account for almost 50 percent of all exports and four million jobs in the region, and the [...]

By |2008-03-01T00:00:00-06:00March 1, 2008|

Clean green at Mermet

3G Mermet, Cowpens, S.C., manufactures solar-protection fabrics from high-quality coated fiberglass yarns, primarily used for window screens. In January, the company received two certifications from GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, Marietta, Ga., that demonstrate that it makes those products to high environmental standards. “Mermet coated fabrics meet or exceed the field-validated standards for products and materials with [...]

By |2008-03-01T00:00:00-06:00March 1, 2008|

Taiwan institute marks 50 years in textiles

The Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) celebrated its 50th anniversary in its headquarters in Tucheng City, Taipei County, on Dec. 3, 2009. More than 100 prominent guests attended, including all the former chairmen. The institute changed its name from the China Textile Institute in 2004. In 2008, it expanded to the southern region of Taiwan [...]

By |1970-01-01T00:00:00-06:00January 1, 1970|

Advanced Textiles 2010: High-tech highlights

Compiled by Galynn Nordstrom, Janet Preus, Chris Tschida and Susan Niemi The day-long program “Textiles for Extreme Applications,” headlining the 7th Intl. Conference on Safety & Protective Fabrics on Oct. 26, 2010, led off the 2010 Advanced Textiles sessions at IFAI Expo Americas. Sustainability, insulation, wellness and force mitigation made the headlines this year. Some [...]

By |1970-01-01T00:00:00-06:00January 1, 1970|

IFAI Expo Americas 2010: Grow your business with product innovation

Compiled by Galynn Nordstrom, Janet Preus, Chris Tschida and Susan Niemi Dennis Paris of Tangerine Strategies LLC, business and marketing consultants, defines new product development as the creation of a product that will generate value for your customers vs. the competition. Revolutionary products change market behavior; evolutionary products add benefits or quality to the market. [...]

By |1970-01-01T00:00:00-06:00January 1, 1970|

IFAI Expo Americas 2010: Social media opportunities

Compiled by Galynn Nordstrom, Janet Preus, Chris Tschida and Susan Niemi In the 1960s, television was the marketing medium, well suited to the promotion of big consumer brands to a public with greater buying power than ever before. But times have changed. As consumers deal with less discretionary income, they want a closer look than [...]

By |1970-01-01T00:00:00-06:00January 1, 1970|
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