30 November 2011, Subotica
According to a Bloomberg Businessweek report today, Italian hosiery, swimwear and underwear manufacturing retailer Calzedonia SpA is to invest 20 million euros ($26.8 million) to expand its manufacturing in northern Serbia.
30 November 2011, Winston-Salem
According to Duofold by Champion, a HanesBrand brand, more than 20 million Americans participate in snow sports from Nordic skiing to snowboarding, and ski professionals say that most first-time skiers will be cold when hitting the slopes this winter.
30 November 2011, Brescia
Leading Italian textile machinery manufacturer Santoni spa, a Lonati Group company, has been awarded an important prize at the China Awards 2011 in the ‘Creatori di Valore’ category in the field of textile machinery.
29 November 2011, Tokyo
Polyester fibres producer Teijin Fibers has developed a unique polyester fibre with a distinctive, highly modified cross-section with eight projections aligned in a radial pattern around a hollow fibre.
29 November 2011, Tokyo
Polyester fibres producer Teijin Fibers has developed a unique polyester fibre with a distinctive, highly modified cross-section with eight projections aligned in a radial pattern around a hollow fibre.
28 November 2011, Manchester
Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG) – part of Umeco Composites Structural Materials – a division of Umeco plc, says it is engaged in an exciting automotive project, part funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB), with collaborating partners UK-based Revolve Technologies and IE-LEV to develop and manufacture tooling and parts for a lightweight, range-extended electric-hybrid commercial fleet demonstrator vehicle.
Lightweight composite intensive body for light commercial vehicles
28 November 2011, Chemnitz
‘Experience Makes the Difference’ - was the slogan under which German circular knitting machine builder Terrot presented its latest machinery range at the 16th ITMA, the world’s leading textile machinery exhibition Barcelona, Spain in September.
25 November 2011, Hopkinsville, KY
Freudenberg North America continues to lead the development of green innovations with its new Viledon Hydrotexx ECO, a green nonwoven filtration media made with Post-Consumer Recycle (PCR) polyester.
25 November 2011, Misgav
Leading producer of seamless apparel for intimates and sportswear Tefron has announced very positive financial results for the third quarter of 2011.
24 November 2011, Bristol
An innovative car, flight refuelling kit and turbine blades showcased the latest in composite technology to the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, UK Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, who formally opened the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol today.
24 November 2011, Prato
Italian vertical fabrics producer Pontetorto has introduced a new range of functional weft knitted fabrics which work with the skin’s natural process of moisture evaporation to offer dynamic comfort. The Dryfast Adaptive range is on show at Performance Days, the functional fabrics road show which is being held this week in Munich, Germany and in Annecy, France.
24 November 2011, Urgnano (BG)
Leading Italian warp knitter M.I.T.I. has expanded its offering of 4-way stretch brushed-back knits by introducing a new production process based on cutting-edge knitting equipment and finishing technologies. M.I.T.I. says it aims to reinforce its position as a world-leading supplier in this market segment via the new additions but does not disclose what the new production process is.
November 2011, Geneva
Invista, owner of the Lycra fibre brand, has launched its 2012/2013 legwear trends collection, focusing on the way consumers are using accessories to give their look a strong personal signature by complementing their outfits with creative and inventive hosiery designs.
24 November 2011, Cary, NC
Recognizing a need for an inclusive conference to service the needs of multiple production and bonding technologies and the converter segment, INDA, the leading Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, will hold their new CAB 2012 Converting and Bonding Conference from April 17-19, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, S.C.
23 November 2011, Cannes
Leading Italian warp and circular knitted fabric manufacturers Carvico and Jersey Lomellina, both Carvico Group companies, have launched a new eco initiative - Life Cycle Control (LCC) project - at Mare Di Moda/ Intimo Di Moda which opened here this morning.
Carvico and Jersey Lomellina launch Life Cycle Control project
23 November 2011, Cannes
Leading Italian warp and circular knitted fabric manufacturers Carvico and Jersey Lomellina, both Carvico Group companies, have launched a new eco initiative - Life Cycle Control (LCC) project - at Mare Di Moda/ Intimo Di Moda which opened here this morning.
Carvico and Jersey Lomellina launch Life Cycle Control project
23 November 2011, Limbach-Oberfrohna
Riedel Textil is expanding its range to include two new functional first layer knit and apparel concepts for all season high performance. The German company offers both performance knits and seamless knitwear to respond to the needs of today’s sportswear brands from fabric concept to finished garment.
22 November 2011, Pfäffikon
Switzerland headquartered Oerlikon Group has announced it will simplify its textile machinery businesses to further increase competitiveness and profitability. The three key elements of the change are the consolidation of the five textile machinery and components businesses into three Business Units (BUs), the relocation of the textile division’s headquarters to Shanghai, and increased R&D investment in both Germany and Asia to around CHF 80 million.
22 November 2011, Bourgoin-Jallieu
Vertical fabrics producer Sofileta is introducing a new range of ultra fine stretch jersey knits for Spring 2013 at performance Days this week. The ‘functional fabrics road show’ is being held from 21-22 November in Munich, Germany and from 24-25 in Annecy, France.
21 November 2011, Newton, NC
GoldToeMoretz, a subsidiary of Gildan Activewear and maker of Gold Toe socks, has announced the launch of a new SoleUtion socks line for men and women that it says provides enhanced comfort and overall foot and leg well-being. The new SoleUtion line is available in both dress and casual styles.
21 November 2011, Sydney
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) reported on a year of gains across wool research, development and marketing on Friday. Chairman Wal Merriman told AWI’s AGM how the 2010-11 financial year, while unsettled in global economic terms, had generally been positive for the company, as it had been for the woolgrower shareholders it serves.
21 November 2011, Caronno Pertusella (VA)
Vertical Italian warp and weft knitter Piave Maitex has invested in state of the art high speed digital printing technology for stretch fabrics from La Meccanica di Urgnano. The new generation machinery is being installed this month at the company’s Caronno Pertusella site, near Varese in North East Italy.
18 November 2011, Hong Kong
Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited, a global leader in the manufacture of circular knitted fabrics has announced that its subsidiary Dongguan Shatin Lake Side Textiles Printing & Dyeing Co., Ltd. (Lake Side) has been awarded a Gold Label in the WWF Low Carbon Manufacturing Programme (LCMP) from WWF Hong Kong, a branch of WWF, the leading global conservation organisation.
17 November 2011, Zurich
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has published its State of Trade Report for the second quarter of 2011. Year on year global fabric production was down for the quarter and although estimates for both yarn and fabric production are negative for the third quarter, the outlook for the fourth quarter is positive in both cases.
17 November 2011, Zurich
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has published its State of Trade Report for the second quarter of 2011. Year on year global fabric production was down for the quarter and although estimates for both yarn and fabric production are negative for the third quarter, the outlook for the fourth quarter is positive in both cases.
17 November 2011
Invista is now offering the next evolution of its Lycra beauty fabric with enhanced benefits for swimwear. According to the company’s website, Lycra beauty fabrics for swimwear meet Xtra Life Lycra fibre standards to resist suntan lotion, body oils, UV exposure, and chlorine, for long-lasting beautiful shaping at the pool or at the beach.
17 November 2011, New York
Unifi has confirmed that car maker Ford’s new Focus Electric model features seat fabric made from the company’s Repreve recycled fibre. More than 20 plastic bottles per car are said to be used in the recycled material.
16 November 2011, Reepham
Textile Media Services has published a new report for the automotive sector entitled ‘Automotive Composites: From steel to carbon and from glass to grass.’
Automotive Composites: From steel to carbon and from glass to grass
Adrian Wilson reports
It’s been a year of solid achievement for Alexium in commercialising its potentially disruptive RST technology.
16 November 2011, Shanghai
The 16th edition of Première Vision China took place from 20-21 October at the Shanghai International Convention Center in the heart of Pudong. The club-like show offers two days for business exchanges and meetings between top textile companies and the best of Chinese fashion professionals.
16 November 2011, Delhi
With 11,283 certificates issued in the last year alone, and more than 9,500 companies involved in the scheme in over 90 countries, the OEKO-TEX organisation says its OEKO-TEX Standard 100 has once again confirmed its position as the world's leading certification scheme for textiles tested for harmful substances.
15 November 2011, Union City, GA
TenCate Protective Fabrics, a leading supplier of flame resistant (FR) fabrics, has received a new order for TenCate Defender M from Crye Precision to support 10,000 additional uniforms for use in a continued user evaluation for Combat Uniforms of the Australian Defence Forces.
15 November 2011, Obertshausen
Karl Mayer has developed seamless ‘shapewear’ panties on its DJ series double needle bar raschel machines which it says helps sculpt and shape the wearers body. The DJ series has been equipped with the German company’s Positive Patternbeam Drive (PPD) to enable smooth production of the new product line.
15 November 2011, Colombo
Leading Sri Lankan knitted fabric manufacturer Textured Jersey Lanka has started work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions aiming to meet a global standard that enables emissions trading, Lanka Business Online reports this morning.
14 November 2011, New York, NY
Stylesight, a trusted name in trend and style information solutions, is continuing its official trend partnership with MarediModa/IntimodiModa for the third consecutive year. The internationally acclaimed fair is the premier trade show dedicated to textile collections for the beachwear and intimates industries.
14 November 2011, Scotland
A cluster of forward-thinking Scottish companies have joined forces to offer railway operators a ‘one-stop-shop’ for rail carriage interiors, showcasing together for the first time at Railway Interiors Expo 2011 this month.
Scottish consortium offers rail carriage interiors solutions
Continuous finishing of seamless warp knits
14 November 2011, Obertshausen
Leading warp knitting machine builder Karl Mayer has revealed details of its recent collaboration with fellow German finishing machine builder Brückner Textile Technologies in the area of the continuous finishing of seamless warp knitted garments. In this article Karl Mayer explains the fruitful collaboration in depth.
11 November 2011, Montreal
Canadian sock producer Reliable Hosiery has joined the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) demand alliance, which supports sustainable cotton cultivation and has a direct positive effect on the smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
11 November 2011
According to a series of new Textiles Intelligence reports, global demand for technical textiles is on the rise as new applications and new markets continue to emerge. The reports can be purchased via Innovation in Textiles by following the links below:
New applications and markets fuel global demand for technical textiles
11 November 2011
Demand for elastane fibres, known as spandex in the USA and parts of Asia, is set to grow considerably according to a new report, ‘Stretch fibres and fabrics: reaching new levels of comfort’, from the business information company Textiles Intelligence.
11 November 2011, Charlotte, NC
Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) unveiled a new platform technology yesterday to produce nonwovens containing submicron fibres that it says can deliver improved performance properties for healthcare, industrial, filtration and new emerging market applications.
10 November 2011, Washington
Lenzing has announced that it’s Tencel and Lenzing FR fibres have been certified as 100% Biobased by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Biobased certification is part of the BioPreferred program which encourages government agencies and contractors to purchase products that are biobased or made from significant amounts of biobased materials.
10 November 2011
Demand for elastane fibres, known as spandex in the USA and parts of Asia, is set to grow considerably according to a new report, ‘Stretch fibres and fabrics: reaching new levels of comfort’, from the business information company Textiles Intelligence.
9 November 2011, London
The Hong Kong businessman Kenneth Fang has pumped a further £10.9 million into the iconic Pringle of Scotland brand despite continuing losses, leading Scottish newspaper The Scotsman reports this morning.
9 November 2011, Brussels
Students are being urged to apply now for a 2012 EDANA grant to participate in the forthcoming Nonwovens Research Academy which is being held in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 19 & 20 April 2012. The event is being organised by the European nonwovens association EDANA.
9 October 2011, Milan
Following several quarters of sustained recovery since the lows recorded during the 2008-2009 period, Italy’s textile machinery sector is now seeing a downturn in orders.
9 October 2011, Milan
Following several quarters of sustained recovery since the lows recorded during the 2008-2009 period, Italy’s textile machinery sector is now seeing a downturn in orders.
9 November 2011, Düsseldorf
After launching its Newlife recycled yarn platform at key events such as Expofil in Paris and the World Textile Summit and ITMA in Barcelona, Filature Miroglio launched the Newlife platform to the workwear and protective textiles markets at A+A in Düsseldorf in October.
9 November 2011, Beijing
The Woolmark Company and one of China’s largest babywear brands, Les Enphants, have begun a joint marketing program to educate Chinese consumers about the benefits of merino wool in babywear.
Company overview
Nitto Boseki (Nittobo or "the company") is engaged in the manufacture of glass fibre products, building materials, textiles, medical products, beverages and specialty chemicals. The company primarily operates in Japan. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and employs about 2,910 people.
8 November 2011, Bühler
The Eschler Group, which specializes in both warp and circular weft knitted fabrics, is considering the closure of its sites in Bühler (AR) and Münchwilen (TG), Switzerland.
8 November 2011, Bühler
The Eschler Group, which specializes in both warp and circular weft knitted fabrics, is considering the closure of its sites in Bühler (AR) and Münchwilen (TG), Switzerland.
8 November 2011, Montreal
ITM World Group, a well known international textile machinery trading company, has partnered with Hong Kong based Federal Engineering to bring the Chinese built Darun brand of computerized flat knitting machines to international markets.
Federal Engineering launches computerized flat knitting machines
Xerium Technologies unveils advanced tissue felt technology
8 November 2011, Raleigh, NC
Manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, Xerium Technologies has announced full global availability of its Impact TS, advanced tissue felt technology, as part of its clothing (PMC) technology designed to help customers improve operational performance and reduce energy consumption, which it says are vital to the manufacturing of tissue grades.
8 October 2011, Langley Mill
Nottinghamshire, UK based Amber Composites will be showcasing an innovative new 10kW wind turbine blade on its stand at the Energy Engineering 2011 show which takes place this week at Birmingham’s NEC. The company will be holding a joint presentation in the show session with partner and blade manufacturer, FuturEnergy.
8 November 2011, Dusseldorf
Smart textiles network Wearable Technologies is to exhibit a range of technological innovations at this month’s leading medical and healthcare trade fair MEDICA in Dusseldorf.
8 November 2011, Sevelen
iLoad, the latest development from Swiss textile and technology specialist Schoeller Textil AG, was recognized with the Swiss Technology Award in the segment ,Maturity Stage’ at the Innovation Forum, held at the Novartis Campus in Basel on 3 November.
7 November 2011, Morgan Hill CA
TenCate Advanced Composites North America has expanded into a facility adjacent to its Morgan Hill (California), USA site.
7 November 2011, Arco, TN
Italian companies TCX and Dryarn have entered into a partnership to develop two lines of seamless underwear, TXC Base Layer Summer and TXC Base Layer Winter, for the motorcycle market. The garments are said to offer significant technical advantages over competitors via innovative solutions.
7 November 2011, Arco, TN
Italian companies TCX and Dryarn have entered into a partnership to develop two lines of seamless underwear, TXC Base Layer Summer and TXC Base Layer Winter, for the motorcycle market. The garments are said to offer significant technical advantages over competitors via innovative solutions.
Freudenberg North America is finding that its recyclable innovations are not only good for the environment and its customers - they are also good for job growth.
Despite having fewer exhibitors and fewer visitors than the previous show in Münich four years ago, the 2011 edition of the International Exhibition of Textile Machinery (ITMA 2011) in Barcelona ended with results that far exceeded expectations for Shima Seiki.
Huntsman Textile Effects is the leading global provider of high quality dyes and chemicals to the textile and related industries which was originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging and, later, for rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals. However they have now been realigned under a new Global Business Model with effect from 1st November 2011.
ITMA 2011 Barcelona was a successful and rewarding event for DyStar, which shared its sustainable textile processing knowledge, products and solutions with its guests and visitors as well as attendees of the Sustainable Textile Leadership Roundtable (STLR) and Textile Dyestuff & Chemical Leaders Forum (TDCL).
ITMA 2011 Barcelona was a successful and rewarding event for DyStar, which shared its sustainable textile processing knowledge, products and solutions with its guests and visitors as well as attendees of the Sustainable Textile Leadership Roundtable (STLR) and Textile Dyestuff & Chemical Leaders Forum (TDCL).
Textured Jersey, Sri Lanka’s pre-eminent producer of value-added knitted fabric is to unveil a creative and colourful initiative that employs the fashion catwalk to highlight the untapped potential of knitted fabric at the third edition of the Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF), The Island reports.
VISION 2012 Consumer Products Conference will present a far-ranging program that will focus on topics as diverse as Health Care Reform, Global Aging and Sustainability. The event will be held, at the Hotel Intercontinental in New Orleans, Louisiana from January 23-26, 2012.
One of the world’s leading trade fair companies and a leading fashion school have joined forces to promote sustainable fashion.
One of the world’s leading trade fair companies and a leading fashion school have joined forces to promote sustainable fashion.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant today officially inaugurated its Textile Chemicals Business Unit (BU) headquarters in Singapore.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant today officially inaugurated its Textile Chemicals Business Unit (BU) headquarters in Singapore.
