Employees donate mosquito nets for the holidays

January 1, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

This year, employees of Insect Shield®, makers of insect-repellent clothing, gave a holiday gift that will keep on giving—donations to provide treated bed nets to Venezuelan indigenous people at risk for malaria and other insect-borne diseases. Insect Shield of Seattle, Wash., uses its EPA…
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Nontoxic alternative to flexible PVC

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

R&D Magazine honors research and development breakthroughs with the annual R&D 100 Awards, and has recognized FlexOlé™ thermoplastic olefin polymer, an environmentally sustainable alternative to flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Dynamic Modifiers LLC, Atlanta, Ga., makes the no…
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Taiwan meets North Carolina in machinery acquisition

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Pai Lung Machinery Mill Company Ltd., Ruei Fang Town, Taiwan, manufactures circular knitting machines, and recently acquired Vanguard Supreme Machine Company, Monroe, N.C., another textile machine manufacturing business. The new joint partnership, Vanguard Pai Lung LLC, will offer a wider product ra…
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PGI extends European presence in global hygiene market

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

In a further move to increase its presence in the large-volume European market for nonwovens used in hygiene products, Polymer Group Inc. (PGI), Charlotte, N.C., acquired the only manufacturer of spunbond polypropylene nonwovens in Spain from Grupo Corinpa S.L., an investment firm. Tesalca-Texnovo, …
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Terror attacks, fears slow Pakistani exports

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Pakistan’s textile industry accounts for two-thirds of the country’s exports, and increasing terror attacks, power outages and limited market access is reportedly scaring away new business. Textile exports fell 11 percent to $2.44 billion in the first three months of 2009. Pakistan is se…
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Cotton and jute markets in India

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

India’s Union Minister for Textiles, Dayanidhi Maran, has announced that he will seek a temporary ban on cotton export to ensure raw materials for domestic spinning mills. In a speech at the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) in November, Maran acknowledged that the current 1.5 million to…
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Richardson becomes sales director at Aurora

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Aurora Specialty Textile Group Inc. has promoted Mike Richardson to the position of director of sales and marketing for the company’s print media collection of fabrics, with direct revenue responsibility for the Northern Lights Printable Textiles™ line. Richardson joined Aurora in Novemb…
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TMI welcomes Christian Nauman

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The TMI Group, a manufacturer of flexible PVC products, has announced the appointment of Christian Nauman as director of sales. Nauman brings more than 10 years of sales management experience, including his recent position as director of strategic and security sales at BEA Inc., a supplier of commer…
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Parry to market EarthSmart Technology

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

EarthSmart Technology® focuses on post-consumer fiber recycling and product development, and Universal Fibers, Bristol, Va., hired Joseph Parry as national sales manager for branding development and marketing/brand management for the EarthSmart Technology initiative. With 20 years experience in …
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Sponseller joins IFAI Board of Directors

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Jeffrey P. Sponseller, executive vice president of sales and service for Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio, has been elected to his first three-year term on the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Board of Directors. Sponseller’s experience in industrial fabrics, sign graphics, …
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