Glen Raven’s Allen E. Gant Jr. receives the IFAI Chairman’s Award at IFAI Expo 2012

December 5, 2012  |  Industry News

The award capped the festivities and member recognition at IFAI’s annual meeting in Boston, Nov. 8. By Galynn Nordstrom At IFAI’s annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8th, celebrating the association’s 100th anniversary, wine, cheese, dessert and fellowship marked the end of IFAI Expo…
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EU issues new rule on biocides

December 1, 2012  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Substances that act to reduce or eliminate bacteria, viruses or mold—and products treated with such biocides—will be subject to a new European Union (EU) regulation (528/2012) that takes effect on Sept. 1, 2013. The new regulation focuses on improving the safety of consumer products by c…
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Report on trends in technical textiles

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News, Markets

The recession forced many leading technical textile companies to shed non-core businesses, such as nonwoven consumer hygiene products, to focus on industrial markets, according to a new report by textiles journalist Adrian Wilson. “Strategies of Leading International Technical Textiles Compani…
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USDA lab launches nanocellulose production

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary Harris Sherman helped launch a $1.7 million production facility for renewable, forest-based nanomaterials in August. The U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory will produce nanocellulose made from wood fiber, a material with high strength and low…
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Textile Institute selects Dinsdale as president

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

Dr. Peter Dinsdale, a retired specialist in the fiber, textile and garment industries, will lead The Textile Institute, Manchester, U.K., an international network of professionals in the fiber, fabric, garment, footwear, interior textile and technical textile industries. Dinsdale recently retired as…
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SBA offers hurricane assistance

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

Individuals and businesses in 22 Louisiana parishes and 10 Mississippi counties are eligible for disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has issued comprehensive…
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CrossTexNet calls for research proposals

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

CrossTexNet draws together 17 research-funding agencies to cooperate on “making more and smarter funding available to European textile research, on a permanent basis.” Partners in regional and national funding agencies in Belgium, France, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Italy and Turkey…
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Nonwovens industry seeks great IDEAs

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

Nominations opened in October for the IDEA13 Achievement Awards, organized by INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabric Industry, and Nonwovens Industry magazine. Every three years, INDA presents awards in five categories at the IDEA International Engineering Fabrics Exposition and Conference (t…
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Miller wins TiE award

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

The Ohio Chapter of The International Entrepreneur (TiE) has announced that Scott Miller of Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio, has received the 2012 TiE International Entrepreneur award, which was created to recognize the achievements of entrepreneurs who started businesses in Ohio and built them int…
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Pezold named B&O president

December 1, 2012  |  Industry News

Brand & Oppenheimer Co. Inc., a leading textile converter for the U.S. military, has appointed Dan Pezold as president. With 35 years of experience in the industry, Pezold most recently served as senior vice president of military and government fabrics for Duro Textiles LLC of Fall River, Mass. …
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