The LYCRA Company and HeiQ collaborate on sustainable textile technologies

July 20, 2021  |  Company News, News

Textile technology innovation leaders, The LYCRA Company and HeiQ, have entered into a broad-based collaboration across multiple technology and brand platforms that promises to bring more innovative, quality-enhancing and sustainable textile technologies to consumers around the world.
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Lenzing collaborates with Orange Fiber

July 19, 2021  |  Company News, News

Lenzing Group, a producer of wood-based specialty fibers, is partnering with Orange Fiber, an Italian company which has patented the pulp production process for citrus by-products, to produce the first ever TENCEL™ branded lyocell fiber made of orange and wood pulp. The new product aims to realize…
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James Heal launches microsite dedicated to testing performance and technical textiles

July 15, 2021  |  Company News

James Heal has developed a new microsite, performance.james-heal.co.uk, to showcase its range of performance testing instruments as well as useful resources including articles, videos and guides.
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Eastman Machine Company breaks ground on expansion

July 14, 2021  |  Company News, News

Eastman Machine Company celebrated a commitment to its global growth, the future of its employees and its close hometown ties on July 13, 2021, by breaking ground on its expansion. The 7,500-square-foot expansion of the facility will provide necessary capacity for the company to accommodate the acce…
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Diener joins Beaver Paper Group

July 14, 2021  |  Company News

Beaver Paper Group, a manufacturer of sublimation media and sewn paper products, has announced the appointment of Johannes Diener as EMEA Sales Director.
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Sun Chemical, DIC Corp. finalizes acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business

July 8, 2021  |  Company News, News

DIC Corp. has closed on the acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE). The acquisition brings together the technologies, products, manufacturing assets, supply chain and customer service of the two companies to serve customers globally.
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Ascend Performance Materials receives award from GM

July 7, 2021  |  Company News, News

Ascend Performance Materials has received the General Motors (GM) 2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for its Pensacola, Fla., polyamide 66 plant. The award recognizes GM suppliers who meet or exceed the company’s rigorous quality performance criteria and support multiple functions across GM’…
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McKeon joins Enduratex

July 6, 2021  |  Company News, News

Enduratex has hired Jim McKeon as Territory Sale Manager, a newly created position in the company. He will manage the Enduratex contract business in the Northeast, Eastern Canada and strategic accounts in the Midwest and along the East Coast.
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Tidal Vision announces facility opening and partnership with Leigh Fibers

July 2, 2021  |  Company News, News

Tidal Vision has announced a new partnership with Leigh Fibers and the opening of a new production facility in Wellford, S.C. These steps will help to ensure the textile industry has access to sustainable bio-based tex​tile treatments that displace millions of pounds of chemical treatments used in…
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