October 2008 Issue

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  Rising costs of logistics affect U.S. supply chains

  How soaring fuel costs are affecting your supply chain in the U.S.

• IFAI chairman discusses textile industry challenges

  Scott Campbell, chairman of the board at IFAI, recently talked with us about some of the issues facing the textile industry in its movement toward sustainable products and practices.

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  Tent manufacturers strategize for success in military market

  COTS tent manufacturers find a niche, exceed specs and produce high-performance shelters efficiently.

• Awnings save energy

  In Europe, where the buildings sector accounts for 41 percent of the EU’s energy requirements, it also offers the largest single potential for energy efficiency.

• Guidelines for cutting knitted shade fabric

  Gale Pacific calculated how best to cut and sew the company’s Commercial 95 patterns and prepared a Web site FAQ to provide directions.

• TenCate launches new Web site

  The site covers the company’s aquaculture and industrial fabric products and applications.

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  Fabric transforms buildings and allows creativity

  Enlivening building facades and streetscapes to create welcoming places for people.

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  Recycled polyester benefits companies

  Different sustainable fabrics made of natural fibers, including cotton, bamboo, hemp, corn and soy products, are making their way into the printing market.

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  Laminating film protects display graphics

  The film offers excellent durability for both horizontal and vertical display graphics.

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  Ink allows high-speed, eco-friendly printing

  The ink allows printing on cotton, viscose and silk more while providing a reliable and shade-stable deep black.

• UV-printable material prevents unwanted curling

  Blockout Premium is a 22-ounce, cast-coated, two-sided material that will not curl or “tea cup” after hanging.

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  GatorWraps creates unique gift for homecoming

  Tammy Karl wanted an unforgettable gift to celebrate her U.S. Marine Corps husband’s return from a third tour of duty in Iraq.

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  Japanese companies introduce three innovative products

  Japanese companies have introduced three intriguing specialty fabric products that combine once-incompatible features.

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  Marine fabric provides ideal amount of stretch

  Herculite’s new Riviera™ Marine Fabric is soft, supple and available in several shades of white.

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  Flexible fabric provides disaster relief

  When disaster strikes, flexible fabric products offer aid.

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  PGI donates disposable medical garments

  Chinese first responders were ready for thousands of visitors at the 2008 Olympics with 6,000 donated disposable medical garments from Polymer Group Inc.

• Web site creates online community for the PPE industry

  Personal protective equipment (PPE) professionals can meet, share ideas, collaborate, discuss emerging trends and learn about new safety products.

• Planning eco-friendly weddings

  Going green helps event companies gain both conscience and capital.

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  Egnew combines business and community

  J.C. Egnew builds a business where the community and company support each other.

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  Companies contribute to the Pink Project

  The project is a hybrid of art, architecture, cinema and media, to create an installation that grabs the imagination.

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  Vinyl compounds used for variety of applications

  New formulation technology allows production of flexible vinyl compounds that reduce emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 80 percent or more.

• Impact Technology® protects various fabrics

  The protection is embedded within the fibers, providing fabrics that are resistant to staining, splashing, bacteria and flame.

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  Nano fabrics protect office chairs

  Office workers who use the new Legends Ergonomic Chair upholstered with a fabric from Champion’s nano fabric family have no worries about spilling their morning coffee.

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• CEMATEX incorporates product piracy prevention regulations

  The European committee for textile associations, CEMATEX, has incorporated the product piracy prevention regulation introduced by VDMA Textile Machinery Association in Munich.

• AATCC to hold Fourth Annual Materials Design Competition

  The competition is for graduate and undergraduate students with the goal of promoting innovative product development from a materials standpoint.

• Worldwide outlook for nonwovens industry to be released

  The third edition of the “Worldwide Outlook for the Nonwovens Industry 2007–2012” will be released this fall by INDA.

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  2012 Olympic stadium to feature fabric curtain

  The stadium covers two-thirds of the spectators with a cable-supported roof, and is wrapped by a fabric curtain to ensure additional protection.

• New handbook defines eco-textile label requirements

  Mowbray Communications Ltd. recently issued an eco-textile labeling guide that will make sense of green certification requirements.

• Web site creates online community for the PPE industry

  Personal protective equipment (PPE) professionals can meet, share ideas, collaborate, discuss emerging trends and learn about new safety products.

• Bulletins provide information on petrochemical markets

  Volatile petrochemical prices keep buyers of plastic resin scouring the horizon for current market information.

• Demand for polymer sorbents increases

  The market for polymer sorbents, used in diapers, feminine napkins and incontinence products, is expected to increase from $4.2 to $7 billion by 2013.

• Olympic hiatus challenges India’s textile industry

  China shut down emission-intensive industries prior to the Olympic Games to reduce air pollution in Beijing, and the silence was heard throughout the Indian cotton and textile industry.

• China’s textile industry struggles

  Appreciation of the yuan, less plentiful cotton raw material and rising wages are all factors in a Chinese textile industry slump.

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  PGI donates disposable medical garments

  Chinese first responders were ready for thousands of visitors at the 2008 Olympics with 6,000 donated disposable medical garments from Polymer Group Inc.

• Glen Raven recognized for recycling program

  Glen Raven Custom Fabrics recycles 400 tons of packaging and reclaims 500 tons of raw material wastes each year at its Anderson, S.C., plant.

• TenCate launches new Web site

  The site covers the company’s aquaculture and industrial fabric products and applications.

• Ingeo™ heads to China

  CL Chemical Fiber signed a master license agreement with NatureWorks LLC to use Ingeo™ renewable plant-based fibers in a full range of spunbond fabrics.

• Firm partnership offers merger and acquisition assistance

  Two companies providing services to facilitate mergers and acquisitions have formed a partnership to assist clients looking for growth opportunities.

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  Marine fabric provides ideal amount of stretch

  Herculite’s new Riviera™ Marine Fabric is soft, supple and available in several shades of white.

• UV-printable material prevents unwanted curling

  Blockout Premium is a 22-ounce, cast-coated, two-sided material that will not curl or “tea cup” after hanging.

• Guidelines for cutting knitted shade fabric

  Gale Pacific calculated how best to cut and sew the company’s Commercial 95 patterns and prepared a Web site FAQ to provide directions.

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  Welder makes feeding fabric and quality welding easy

  The welder moves along a rail on the floor for easy, straight seams.

• Squaring table and cross cutter improve efficiency

  The combination of a Sewn Products Equipment Company (SPEC) squaring table and Ultrasonic cross cutter provides an adjustable end-alignment.

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  Shears allow cutting of multiple layers of material

  The Clauss 8-inch and 9-inch ExtremeEdge Titanium Bonded Shears cut multiple fabric/material layers.

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  Indoor fabric provides optimum solar protection

  K2 by Mermet® is a double-sided, double effect interior fabric for solar protection performance.

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  Laminating film protects display graphics

  The film offers excellent durability for both horizontal and vertical display graphics.

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  Vinyl compounds used for variety of applications

  New formulation technology allows production of flexible vinyl compounds that reduce emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 80 percent or more.

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  Leathers produced with environmentally-conscious processing

  The process utilizes natural colorants, vegetable dyes and waxes.

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  Ink allows high-speed, eco-friendly printing

  The ink allows printing on cotton, viscose and silk more while providing a reliable and shade-stable deep black.

• Impact Technology® protects various fabrics

  The protection is embedded within the fibers, providing fabrics that are resistant to staining, splashing, bacteria and flame.

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  Pet beds feature nanotechnology

  Nanotechnology has gone to the dogs with pet beds using Dog Gone Smart Technology® with NanoSphere® fabric.

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  Nano fabrics protect office chairs

  Office workers who use the new Legends Ergonomic Chair upholstered with a fabric from Champion’s nano fabric family have no worries about spilling their morning coffee.

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  Nanotechnology enhances features of hiking boots

  The V-Lite Altitude Ultra WPi boot from Hi-Tek features ion-mask™ waterproofing technology on its nubuck leather upper.

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  Nano fabrics create breathable golf polos

  Closing a deal on the golf course? No need to sweat it in the Nano CB Drytec Luxe Eagle Polo Club shirt.

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  Translucent PTFE replaces rice paper in Japanese shoji

  Traditional shoji (dividers or doors) have practical limitations because rice paper is not flame retardant, tears easily and gets dirty.

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  Japanese companies introduce three innovative products

  Japanese companies have introduced three intriguing specialty fabric products that combine once-incompatible features.

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  Egnew combines business and community

  J.C. Egnew builds a business where the community and company support each other.

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  Rising costs of logistics affect U.S. supply chains

  How soaring fuel costs are affecting your supply chain in the U.S.

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  Nanotechnology provides more function with less space

  Nanotechnology, the engineering of functional systems at the molecular level, is all about getting more function on less space.

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  Recycled polyester benefits companies

  Different sustainable fabrics made of natural fibers, including cotton, bamboo, hemp, corn and soy products, are making their way into the printing market.

• Industry professionals discuss recycling mandates

  There is intense debate on whether government mandates or trade organization mandates might help even the playing field in terms of cost of recycling.

• Textile industry finds ways to go green

  The Cradle to Cradle (C2C) concept has been influential in moving the U.S. textile industry toward more sustainable practices.

• Planning eco-friendly weddings

  Going green helps event companies gain both conscience and capital.

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  Companies contribute to the Pink Project

  The project is a hybrid of art, architecture, cinema and media, to create an installation that grabs the imagination.

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  Tarp shelters Interstate-35W bridge reconstruction

  The 2,200-pound tarp protected workers from the harsh winds and allowed poured concrete to cure evenly.

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  GatorWraps creates unique gift for homecoming

  Tammy Karl wanted an unforgettable gift to celebrate her U.S. Marine Corps husband’s return from a third tour of duty in Iraq.

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