Synthetic textiles industry in India sees recovery

January 13, 2010  |  Industry News

The increase in cotton yarn prices has led to a growing interest in India’s manmade fibers, according to the Synthetic and Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council in Mumbai, India. For the period between April and September 2009, manmade fiber exports rose by 10 percent over the previous year. …
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PGI invests in nonwovens technology

January 11, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) is investing in nonwovens technology in both the U.S. and Asia to serve the hygiene and healthcare marketplace. PGI plans to install new custom-designed spunmelt machines in the U.S. and China. Construction associated with the projects is expected to begin early in the first…
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Banner company reinvents for success

January 1, 2010  |  News

By Jill C. Lafferty Kurt Lisk watched the development of digital fabric graphics closely, but held off introducing the technology into his business until it was right for his product. “For us it became the right decision when they went to a direct-to-fabric print instead of a paper transfer,&r…
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Geotextile boom in China

January 1, 2010  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

After the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) approved the Ministry of Railways’ investment plan of 2 trillion Chinese yuan in 2008, the Ministry of Transport is examining a plan to invest 5 trillion yuan over the next 3-5 years. In the ten measures issued by the Counci…
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Fiber Society conference in Turkey

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The Fiber Society’s Spring 2010 Conference is being organized by BUTEKOM, Bursa Textile and Confection (Home Textiles and Furnishings) Research and Development Center, in collaboration with Uludag Exporters Union and The Fiber Society. The event will take place in Bursa, the textile center of …
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Textile wastes: re-use them or lose them

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

At the University of Borâs, Sweden, Ph.D. students devised a method to produce 500 grams of ethanol from a kilogram of denim waste. This is one example of the possibilities explored at a recent sustainability forum in Swinburne, Australia, sponsored by the Technical Textiles Nonwovens Associat…
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Biomedical Textile Structures Laboratory opens

January 1, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Forty years ago, Dr. David Brookstein, dean of Philadelphia University, was an undergraduate in the former Textile and Sciences College. In late October, he and the University president, Dr. Stephen Spinelli, presided at the grand opening of the new Biomedical Textile Structures Laboratory. The lab,…
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Auto interior manufacturers to attend conference

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News, Markets

Despite a global recession, manufacturers of auto interiors keep driving forward. In February 2010, many auto interior innovators will be driving to the ims Automotive Interior Conference at the Royal Automobile Club in London, England. Topics being explored at the conference, sponsored by ims Autom…
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South Carolina welcomes textile research firm

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News, Markets

Materials Innovation Technologies, Fletcher, N.C., plans to open a new facility in Florence County, S.C., to expand its development of advanced carbon-fiber textiles for the automotive, aeronautics and defense industries. Governor Mark Sanford welcomed the high-tech company, which plans to begin hir…
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New boat sales sinking

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News, Marine

Spader Business Management, Sioux Falls, S.D., a training and consulting firm, reports that new boat sales dropped 34.2 percent and average total dealership sales declined by 23 percent during the first nine months of 2009. Revenue for pre-owned boats also dropped, but only by 5.2 percent. With boat…
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