Five specialty fabrics industry student scholarships available through IFF

February 7, 2012  |  Industry News

The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) is offering five scholarships to specialty fabrics/technical textile industry students. The importance of college and vocational training has been the core of IFF’s mission, and a hot button news story this past week in President Obama’s State of t…
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Oeko-Tex webinar on environmentally responsible textile manufacturing

February 6, 2012  |  Industry News

The International Oeko-Tex® Association will offer a free online presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at noon EST to provide information on the Oeko-Tex® Standard 1000 certification for eco-friendly textile production facilities. This webinar is offered free of charge to textile products manu…
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Huntsman Textile Effects, CNTAC to join forces

February 3, 2012  |  Industry News

Huntsman Textile Effects (HTE), Singapore, China, will join forces with the Chinese textile industry to increase the sustainability and quality of products made in China for the global textile market. HTE signed an agreement with the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) in November 201…
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Factors constraining growth in the U.S. market

February 1, 2012  |  News

By Jeff Rasmussen Despite encumbrances to growth, the U.S. economy is recovering, due in large part to unprecedented stimulus measures, but the rate of expansion began to moderate in the second quarter of 2010. Unfortunately, the level of GDP growth falls far short of the 3.5 percent rate economists…
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Textile mill profits down, but not under

February 1, 2012  |  News

During the 2008-2009 recession, many U.S. textile mills went into the red for a few quarters. In 2011, “all of the anticipated textile and apparel profit numbers look to remain solidly in the black,” according to Robert S. Reichard, economic editor for textileworld.com. Earnings in 2011 …
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Somfy Systems’ TaHomA™ system wins 2011 Excite Award

February 1, 2012  |  News

Somfy Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of radio-controlled motors for interior and exterior window coverings, was recently awarded a 2011 EXC!TE Award from Custom Retailer Magazine for its Total Home Automation System, TaHomA™. The innovative, Z-Wave®-based home automation solution all…
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Software for workflow

February 1, 2012  |  News

AccuMark® 8.5 is the latest version of Gerber Technology’s pattern design, grading and marker-making software, designed to improve productivity, simplify workflow and generate more accurate material costs. The latest release offers a fresh, new interface and simplifies many day-to-day task…
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American Colors, Inc. appoints thermoset sales agent

February 1, 2012  |  Industry News

American Colors, Inc., a custom color house serving the plastics and coatings industries, recently appointed North Coast Chemical Sales as sales agent for thermoset composites. “I am excited to put my years of sales experience in the thermoset composites market to work for American Colors, Inc…
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CTR launches clothing recycling initiative

February 1, 2012  |  Industry News

“In the United States, the average person discards 70 pounds of their old clothing, shoes and household textiles in their local landfill each year,” says Eric Stubin, chairman of the Council for Textile Recycling (CTR). The CTR, a nonprofit organization promoting post-consumer textile re…
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Fall in global cotton production predicted

February 1, 2012  |  Industry News

The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), an association of governments in cotton-producing countries, is projecting global cotton planting to contract by 8 percent and production to decrease by 6 percent to 25.1 million tons. The sharp decline in prices in 2011-2012, from recent record hi…
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