PGI to expand spunmelt capabilities at its Waynesboro, Virginia plant

July 14, 2010  |  Industry News

Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) has announced that it has initiated construction and installation of its new state-of-the-art, custom-designed spunmelt machine at its plant in Waynesboro, Virginia. The project, previously announced by Governor Bob McDonnell in March 2010, is expected to create 41 highly sk…
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Improving fiber I.D.: AATCC releases “Textile Fiber Supplement”

July 2, 2010  |  Industry News

Every day, textile technologists, crime labs and customs agents are faced with identifying fibers from a variety of sources. With more than 30 generic classes of fibers and thousands of trade names, positive and definitive identification can be daunting. AATCC’s “Textile Fiber Supplement…
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Report: Outlook 2010

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Attendees at IFAI’s Outlook Conference 2010, held April 26–27 at Pinehurst, N.C., were given a somewhat rosier picture for the specialty fabrics industry this year than they had received in past years. Dr. John Connaughton, UNC Charlotte, told the group that pent-up consumer demand and s…
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NCTO urges Customs enforcement

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

At a hearing on May 20, 2010, before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, NCTO president Cass Johnson testified that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) needs new resources, new direction and new authority in order to make progress against increasing textile fraud taking place in trade pr…
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New edition from ASTM: Sustainability in Building

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

ASTM offers a new edition of “ASTM International Standards on Sustainability in Building,” a compilation that includes 150 ASTM standards that address sustainability or aspects of sustainability relative to a building, including sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings…
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AATCC honors Myers for outstanding service

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

At the annual conference of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), the organization honored Luther M. Myers with its Technical Committee on Research (TCR) Service Award in recognition of his outstanding service in test method development for the association. Myers, a mem…
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Flammability updates underway

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The California State Fire Marshal’s office is updating its textile flammability document, Title 19, for the first time since 1993. An April conference call included a discussion of the test method (Section 1273.3) for unsupported film, synthetic fabrics, coated fabrics and fabrics for exterior…
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U.S. imports of textiles down 7.5 percent

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

For the second year in a row, the U.S. imported fewer textiles and less apparel from overseas, according to the report “Trends in U.S. Textile and Clothing Imports, 2010 Update,” published by Market Publishers Ltd., Birmingham, U.K. Despite friction with the U.S. over the trade imbalance…
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Xennia to use Trident inkjet print heads

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Industrial textile decoration, coating and finishing requires inkjet technology enabling application of large drops that form uniform layers on textiles, glass, floor and wall covers, furniture laminates and wallpaper. Trident Industrial Inkjet, Brookfield, Conn., makes piezoelectric impulse inkjet …
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PGI featured on Earth Day special

July 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The Green Magazine Television Earth Day Special, broadcast in May on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, featured Polymer Group Inc. (PGI), Charlotte, N.C., as one of the nation’s greenest companies. PGI, a leader in nonwoven fabric technology, has reduced its carbon footprint, wat…
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