H.P. White Laboratory to conduct comparative ballistics research for law enforcement

April 6, 2011  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

H.P. White Laboratory Inc., the world’s largest independent test laboratory for body armor, has contracted to work with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to conduct comparative ballistics resistance testing on new and used law enforcement body armor for the research study: Physical an…
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OMNOVA Solutions dedicates chemical facility in Caojing, China

April 5, 2011  |  Industry News

U.S.-based OMNOVA Solutions has announced the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art specialty chemical plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Caojing, China. The plant, part of a recent acquisition of ELIOKEM by OMNOVA Solutions, manufactures Pliocord® vinyl pyridine latex used…
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Startup acquires Agion Technologies

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

The senior management team of Agion Technologies Inc., Wakefield, Mass., launched a startup company, Sciessent LLC, which has acquired Agion’s intellectual property assets and proprietary expertise pertaining to antimicrobial and odor-control technologies. The new company will continue providi…
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More snus is good news for BFF

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

While BFF Technical Fabrics, a Somerset, England, manufacturer of nonwovens, makes a range of fabrics for medical products, wipes, automotive uses and filtration, the largest part of its 2010 profits came from the popular smokeless tobacco called snus. Snus is a variety of snuff packaged in small ba…
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A&R Tarpaulins graduates with honors

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) helped A&R Tarpaulins, Fontana, Calif., streamline its processes and forestall employee layoffs. A&R, maker of fabric products for many applications, completed the Layoff Aversion Program, developed by San Bernardino County&rsquo…
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Ansell Ltd. wins product award

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Frost & Sullivan, a growth partnership company, recognized Ansell Limited, Red Bank, N.J., with the 2010 North American Protective Gloves Product Leadership of the Year award in February 2011. Ansell develops innovative hand-protection products, including gloves for chemical manufacturing, refin…
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Inland Tarp expands in Ohio

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

A new 192,000-square-foot facility in Fostoria, Ohio, will give Inland Tarp & Liner LLC (ITL) the capacity to service customers in the Eastern U.S. within one day transit time. ITL manufactures tarps, pond liners, building covers and related polyethylene-based products. The move will help the co…
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NCTO on the Trans-Pacific trade agreement

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Calling Vietnam and China “two nonmarket economies which have poured resources into their textile and apparel sectors” to the detriment of U.S. jobs and exports, Cass Johnson, president of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), opposed including Vietnam in the proposed U.S…
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Senators support small business innovation

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Two federal programs providing support to small businesses, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), need long-term reauthorization. U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), ranking members of Senate committees, took up the caus…
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Hygienic upholstery on the move

April 1, 2011  |  Industry News, Upholstery

One disadvantage of public transportation is the musty smells of bodies in various stages of hygiene that get trapped in the upholstery. Moisture from sweat, spills or condensation accumulates inside the upholstery, leading to growth of mold or bacteria. The Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Ge…
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