Expanded workspace at A&R Tarpaulins Inc.

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Even during a lingering recession, it’s business as usual for A&R Tarpaulins Inc., which recently expanded its facilities in Fontana, Calif., to add new workspace and renovate buildings. Business remains robust for the engineered fabric product manufacturer; the company recently passed its…
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New Itochu president wants China-ready staff

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Employees hired at the Japanese trading company Itochu Corp., Tokyo, Japan, will spend their first year on the job in China studying the language, and in the U.S. learning business fundamentals. Masahiro Okafuji, named president of Itochu in February 2010, modeled his training program after a succes…
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World Cup fans to be tented

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News, Tents

South Africa hosts the World Cup soccer tournament in 2010 and expects to be inundated in June and July by die-hard fans cheering on their home teams. Two of the country’s largest cities, Johannesburg and Durban, plan to erect huge tent campsites to accommodate visitors who can’t afford …
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Printing with nanotechnology-based inks

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Xennia Technology, a subsidiary of Royal Ten Cate, Almelo, The Netherlands, recently demonstrated a process of printing with nanotechnology-based inks that add function to textile substrates. Xennia markets the digital print engines, software, ink systems and special inks; Reggiani Macchine, Bergamo…
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ASTM subcommittee takes up reinforcement

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Changes in reinforcing fibers and fabrics for tires, belts, flaps, floor mats, hoses, pipes, tarps and concrete have spurred changes in how the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) evaluates standards for those and other items. The ASTM subcommittee D13 on Textiles has updated its title…
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Hungary’s Szefo patents antibacterial fabric

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Szefo, a nationally-owned textile firm that employs primarily disabled workers, collaborated with the Szeged University of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary, to develop an antibacterial fabric incorporating silver nanotechnology. The process and fabric, patented in December 2009, will be used in orders exec…
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Fiberweb and Chisso: opportunities in China

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Specialty nonwovens, such as new-generation spunbond and spunmelt fabrics used for hygiene and personal care, will continue to be a strong market. Manufacturer Fiberweb Plc, London, England, has teamed up with Chisso Corp., Tokyo, Japan, to investigate a joint venture operation in China. A study wil…
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ITMF reports textile industry rebound

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), a Switzerland-based industry group, has confirmed the recovery of textile industries in China, India and Brazil following the global recession. ITMF reports that third-quarter 2009 yarn and fabric production rose in almost all regions except…
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Gale Pacific recruits Scuncio

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

To extend the reach of its architectural shade cloth, commercial netting and engineered fabrics business in the western U.S., Gale Pacific USA Inc., Altamonte Springs, Fla., has created a new sales management position and appointed Jonathan Scuncio to the role. Scuncio’s ten years of industry …
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Mekenkamp joins Heytex Group

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Arnoud Mekenkamp brings almost 20 years of experience working with large-format printing media to his new role as product division manager for Heytex Technical Textiles, Bramsche, Germany. He formerly developed production, sales and distribution expertise at Neschen International BV and Seal Brand P…
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