In memoriam: Gerald Lippman

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Gerald Lippman, a pioneer in the heat sealing industry, passed away on Nov. 16, 2009. Lippman was one of the early founders of Cosmos/Kabar, and opened his Thermo-Dielectric Machine Co. in the late 1950s, which later merged with High Tech Automation of Freeport, Long Island, New York. Son Glenn Lipm…
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Calderon to head St. Lucia business group

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Paula A. Calderon, managing director of Caribbean Awning Production Co. Ltd. in St. Lucia, was elected president of the St. Lucia Manufacturers Association (SMA) at their recent annual meeting in October. Calderon was featured in a “perspective” interview in the July 2009 issue of Specia…
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Primer for business success

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Cable television series “Money Matters TV” recently featured independent money managers interviewing Dr. James Chan, president of Asia Marketing and Management, about how to work with Chinese businesses and markets. Now Malvern Press Ltd., Essex, England, has compiled a 60-minute DVD of …
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Recession report: trade flattens

January 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Textiles Intelligence Ltd., Wilmslow, England, issued its 2009 edition of the “World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends: the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico” in November, and the Americas are hurting. American consumer demand for clothing and footwear fell by 1.1…
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Zagis USA commissions new textile mill

December 28, 2009  |  Industry News

Zagis USA officials were joined by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and others to commission the company’s 128,000-square-foot cotton spinning mill in Lacassine, La. The ceremony marked the end of a construction project that began with a groundbreaking in July 2008. The new mill in Lacassine is…
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PGI appoints Dennis Norman as CFO

December 17, 2009  |  Industry News

Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) has appointed Dennis Norman as chief financial officer. Norman previously served as vice president of strategy and corporate development. “I am pleased that Dennis has accepted the CFO position and look forward to his continued contributions to the success of the compa…
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Schoeller wins design award

December 15, 2009  |  Industry News

Schoeller Technologies AG has been awarded the Textile Design Award 2009 by the Swiss Textiles & Zumsteg Foundation for the textile finishing technology coldblack®. Coldblack, the result of a close cooperation between Schoeller and Clariant Intl., significantly reduces the absorption of sola…
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Student Design Challenge entries due Feb. 26

December 8, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Sponsored by the Safety and Protective Products Division and the Narrow Fabrics Division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), the Safety Products Student Design Challenge is an annual event that encourages college and university students of design, textiles, engineering and al…
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ARA opposes health care bill

December 4, 2009  |  Industry News, Tents

The American Rental Association (ARA) has asked its members to contact their U.S. representatives and ask them to vote “no” on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Healthcare for America Act. ARA supports health care reform, but states that the provisions of the bill go beyond necessary market refo…
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The RITE Group meets in London

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Despite the economic downturn in 2009, with operating and travel budgets slashed, nearly 200 delegates from 15 countries attended the RITE (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment) Group conference on sustainable texiles and clothing held in London in October. The founding members of the …
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