ASTM hosts virtual meeting on sustainability

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Sustainability in the textile industry brought together an international audience for a November 2009 virtual meeting hosted by ASTM Intl. Nearly 30 professionals from India, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Europe and the United States participated, representing textile firms, testing agencies, academia and AS…
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Junior engineers honored

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The Walter Reiners-Stiftung Foundation of the German Textile Machinery Industry has honored four successful junior engineers in Aachen, during a celebration in the new building of the Institute for Textile Technology of the Aachen University (RWTH Aachen). Dr. Gunnar Seide of RWTH Aachen won the pro…
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NTA’s Trumbull joins trade committee

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab have appointed David Trumbull to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Textiles and Clothing (ITAC 13) as a representative from the National Textile Association (NTA). Trumbull will join 36 other…
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Autoliv buys Delphi assets

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News, Markets

Delphi Automotive LLP, Troy, Mich., emerged from a four-year bankruptcy in October 2009 and divested a string of businesses, including its North American airbag, seatbelt and steering wheel manufacturing facilities. Swedish seatbelt and airbag maker Autoliv Inc. acquired those assets at the end of D…
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Highland Industries expands S. C. plant

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The weft-insertion manufacturing facility in Cheraw, S.C., will expand and add jobs, says Highland Industries Inc., an industrial textiles manufacturer based in Greensboro, N.C. The state of South Carolina and Chesterfield County rolled out the red carpet for Highland in its attempt to attract new i…
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Burlington Technologies brings 100 jobs

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Defying a depressed economy, Burlington Technologies, Burlington, N.C., will bring 100 new jobs to the city with its affiliate VitaFlex LLC, a manufacturing facility for nonwoven elastic fabric. The plant will manufacture face masks and stretchable painters’ hoods, but applications for breatha…
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Organic flame retardant from Albemarle

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Environmental concerns about flame-retardant chemicals surfaced when compounds were discovered in soil and ground water at fire training sites. Now Albemarle® Corp., Baton Rouge, La., is unveiling a new organic flame retardant suitable for use in textile, electronic and transportation products m…
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Textiles REACH European markets

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Shirley Technologies Ltd., Leeds, England, offers new textile testing services to screen for substances of very high concern (SVHC) in garments, fabric, thread or other components of the textile product supply chain. The European Union law that requires companies to be responsible for chemicals used…
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Funding carbon fiber research projects

February 1, 2010  |  Industry News, Markets

Lightweight, high-strength carbon fiber can potentially save energy by making vehicles lighter, which improves fuel efficiency. Its promising energy-saving aspects landed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) $34.7 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to develop a new Carbon …
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Industrial protective clothing markets

February 1, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

As risk managers put a higher priority on protecting workers from injury—including exposure to infections such as the H1N1 influenza and potential terror attacks—personal protective equipment sales continue to grow. A new report on this market, “Industrial Protective Clothing: A Gl…
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