October 2009 Issue

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  • FTC charges ‘bamboo-zling’

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged four sellers of clothing and other textile products with deceptively labeling and advertising items as made of bamboo fiber when they are actually made of rayon.

  • AATCC symposium will focus on composites

    Innovations in functional materials, sports and defense technologies and composites symposium, being conducted by AATCC’s Materials Interest Group, will focus on innovative applications and technologies in the areas of composites, defense/protective clothing, functional materials, and sports apparel.

  • New leadership for EDANA

    EDANA, serving the nonwovens and related industries, has announced its new Board of Governors.

  • Devastation remains from the April 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, but Italian engineers work to stabilize structures with textiles fortified with carbon and glass fibers. Photo: La Provincia di Como News.

    Fighting earthquake damage with fabric

    A group of 27 companies in 13 countries is on a mission to research, develop and manufacture sensor-embedded textiles for use in geotechnical and masonry applications.

  • Demand for disposable medical supplies to increase

    Demand in the U.S. for disposable medical supplies will increase 4.6 percent annually to $59 billion in 2013, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc.

  • Dermatologists sponsor shade grants

    Malignant melanoma, a skin cancer, is diagnosed each year in approximately 160,000 Americans, and overexposure to UV radiation (sunburn) in children is one of the biggest risk factors.

  • U.S. Congress revisiting trade agreements

    Members of the U.S. Congress are lining up to support the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act.

  • Textile manufacturers concerned on climate bill

    A U.S. House of Representatives bill on climate change and energy passed by a seven-vote margin, and textile lobbyists vow to work on a Senate version that answers manufacturers’ concerns.

  • Economy may affect trade issues

    President Barack Obama, along with Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, talked tough about tackling U.S. trade issues with China on the campaign trail.

  • Trade, academics clash on Honduras market

    Honduras is the third largest market for U.S. textile mill products and fourth largest supplier of apparel to U.S. markets.

  • U.S. textile and apparel imports decline

    Only Vietnam increased its textile and apparel imports to the U.S. in the first half of 2009; China and all other countries decreased imports.

  • Japan’s nonwoven production falls off

    In the first half of 2009, Japanese nonwoven production decreased 23.2 percent from the previous year, to 132,288 tons.

  • Durasol consolidates awning operations

    North American commercial operations for Durasol Awnings Inc. are being consolidated into a one-story modern facility in Middlebury, Vt., with lots of room for expansion.

  • Heywinkel Group reorganizes

    Julius Heywinkel GmbH has now become Heytex Bramsche GmbH, making the company’s successful brand name also the name of their company.

  • DuPont, DOE launch solar research program

    Thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules would be used for more mainstream commercial and residential solar energy applications if they were waterproof.

  • NatureWorks joint venture ends

    A joint venture between Teijin Limited, Osaka, Japan, and Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., has ended amicably with Cargill resuming full ownership of NatureWorks LLC.

  • BigSky acquires G3i

    BigSky Technologies recently acquired G3 Technology Innovations LLC, maker of GreenShield products.

  • DSM Biomedical expands advisory board

    Science-based businesses need the best advice to ensure successful product research and development.

  • Glen Raven Anderson gets ISO 14001 certified

    A holistic and strategic view of environmental management has earned the Glen Raven manufacturing center in Anderson, S.C., the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 certification.

  • Wagner Companies achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification

    The Wagner Companies, Butler, Wisc., has announced that it has completed its ISO audit and received ISO 9001:2008 Certification.

  • System of brand and product authentication for consumer goods

    IntelliMark, a system of brand and product authentication for consumer goods, documents, food and apparel, is based on a microscopic covert marker integrated into products which can be viewed with a specialized detection instrument.

  • Website offers business-to-business European marketplace

    Textiles-online.com, launched by a Netherlands-based company, will give suppliers registered on the site 10 free advertisements, each of which runs 30 days.

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