3A Throwing acquires Ames Textile’s Virginia plant

January 24, 2013  |  Industry News

Ames Textile Corp. has been producing yarn since 1865, the oldest continuously operating textile company in the United States. Its synthetic yarn plant in Christianburg, Va., may have many more years to run under another banner, following the plant’s acquisition by 3A Throwing, Cookshire, Queb…
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SBA introduces RFP-EZ to search for government jobs

January 23, 2013  |  Industry News

A new experiment in government contracting, RFP-EZ, is an exciting partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the White House’s Presidential Innovation Fellows. The intent is to make it easier for companies to sell to the government, and easier for the government to b…
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UL announces move to new state-of-the-art consumer products testing laboratory

January 21, 2013  |  Industry News

UL has announced the move of its Enfield, Ct.-based consumer products testing laboratory to a new, state-of-the-art 48,000 sq. ft. facility in Enfield, more than doubling its capacity and capabilities for quality and safety assurance testing. The relocation will enable UL to more efficiently meet th…
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2013 AATCC Technical Manual available January 2013

January 18, 2013  |  Industry News

The 2013 AATCC Technical Manual features multiple revisions of already published methods plus several new methods. New test methods 200-2012, Drying Rate of Textiles at their Absorbent Capacity: Air Flow Method. This method determines the drying rate of textiles based on the evaporation rate that oc…
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Unifi’s REPREVE brand is first-time sponsor of X Games Aspen

January 16, 2013  |  Industry News

Olympian snowboarder Elena Hight teams up with REPREVE to promote a greener life style. Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., manufacturer of the REPREVE® brand of fibers, has announced that REPREVE will be a first-time sponsor of X Games Aspen, which will take place Jan. 24-27, 2013. As the proud recyc…
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Eastman Machine Co. announces 125 years of innovation

January 15, 2013  |  Industry News

Eastman Machine Company, Buffalo, N.Y., begins 2013 celebrating 125 years of making textile cutting fast and efficient for its customers. The company was founded in 1888 by George Eastman following his invention of the first electric fabric cutting machine. Eastman mounted a fractional electric moto…
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Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. and SANITIZED AG form alliance for co-branding

January 14, 2013  |  Industry News

Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. (TAF) and SANITIZED AG have announced the signing of a co-branding agreement and licensing program for Amicor™ fibers. The new alliance covers the co-branding of future product developments using Amicor fibers and yarns and the Sanitized® hygiene function. The Am…
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SBA and U.S. Labor Department announce new website for self-employment assistance

January 11, 2013  |  Industry News

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Labor have announced a new website to support state workforce and unemployment agencies in implementing or enhancing Self-Employment Assistance programs. The announcement expands on guidance issued in May, which included $35 mil…
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Teijin’s bio-derived polyester fiber used in Nissan Leaf electric vehicle

January 10, 2013  |  Industry News

Teijin Ltd. has announced that its ECO CIRCLE Plantfiber bio-polyester has been selected for use in the seats and interior trim surface of the 100 percent electric Nissan Leaf. It is the first time for ECO CIRCLE Plantfiber to be used for the interior of a mass-produced vehicle. The seat and interio…
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Survey reveals China’s growing desire for green products

January 9, 2013  |  Industry News

Chinese consumers express greater confidence in green products than North American consumers. A survey released in December by DuPont revealed a growing understanding of green products among urban Chinese consumers. Seventy percent of respondents expressed confidence in the environmental claims of g…
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