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New BASF Product Finder now online
June 22nd, 2010
BASF’s new Product Finder contains more than 800 product lines and an overview of 25 industries and 19 applications, listing all the main BASF products along with matching market criteria. In addition to searching for select products by name, users can also look up products by client industry, basic chemical substance and availability in different […]
MarChem CFI website helps to educate fabric users
June 21st, 2010
MarChem CFI’s cutting-edge website details specifics about the company’s product offerings, including custom capabilities, and also helps educate fabric users. According to Alan Prelutsky, vice president of sales and marketing for parent company DASH Multi-Corp.: “Through our Textile University section of the website, we have created a way for visitors to learn about industry standards […]
Syfilco Ltd. reports booming business following BP oil spill
June 17th, 2010
Canadian warp and circular knitter Syfilco Ltd. has reported that its business is booming after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The business manufactures knitted polyester sleeves and polyethylene netting sleeves that are filled with absorbent materials to create booms used to contain the spill. Company vice president Andy de Boer told reporters […]
GreenShield® stain-resistant fabric finish
June 15th, 2010
GreenShield, produced by BigSky Technologies LLC, uses advanced nanotechnology to protect fabrics for interiors and outdoor high-performance apparel, while reducing impacts on the environment and human health. Multifunctional formulations provide water and oil repellency and stain resistance, with opportunities for antimicrobial and antibacterial resistance, and flame retardancy in the future. Updated website discusses the science […]
Neschen Americas opens training & education center
June 14th, 2010
Neschen Americas announced the opening of the Neschen Americas Training & Education Center, which provides value–added services in a hands–on learning environment. The training center houses state–of–the–art presentation equipment and comes equipped with laminators, laminates, media products and large format printers. The facility also includes a workroom, conference room and expandable classroom area to accommodate […]
Virginia lands expansion of PGI facility
June 14th, 2010
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership, working with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, put together a package of incentives to convince Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) to expand its manufacturing facility in Waynesboro, Va. The strategy succeeded, and PGI will expand nonwoven fabric production with a new manufacturing line, high-tech equipment, increased production targets and facility improvements. The […]
Shimmer & Shine: Slingable Fabrics
June 11th, 2010
Engineered, metallic tones like brass and pewter and soft, romantic shades combine to create a sleek, urban vibe in the Phifertex® Leisure Fabrics Shimmer & Shine Collection for cutting-edge furniture décor. Bold stripes, varied geometric shapes and patterns and lots of texture in heavy alloy colors combine with delicate plum and lavender or opalescent hues […]
Online suggestion platform: how to stop the oil spill
June 10th, 2010
An Oregon technology company has launched a website to capture suggestions from the world’s best and brightest on innovative solutions for stopping BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reportedly received 10,000 phone calls and 60,000 e-mails offering solutions; the website is intended as a vehicle to organize these ideas, through the […]
Fibertect® CS approved by EPA
June 9th, 2010
Fibertect Cotton-Soaking (CS), a three-layer, flexible, inert, nonwoven, non-particulate system, proven useful in absorbing and adsorbing chemical warfare agents, may now prove useful in oil-spill cleanups. As of May 29, the product is officially approved by the U.S. EPA, and was recently featured on CNBC’s Power Lunch as one plausible solution to the BP oil […]
Lenzing FR® BLACK for protective clothing
June 4th, 2010
The Lenzing FR fiber, with an incorporated black dyestuff, is the first and only black, flame-resistant textile cellulose fiber, according to the manufacturer. Lenzing FR BLACK yarn is processed to retain tenacity, creating a longer useful textile life. For the wearer of protective clothing made from these fibers, its high light fastness and resistance to […]