Issue: June 2014

Carnegie, Rockville Centre, N.Y., has passed a rigorous third party assessment performed by the nonprofit organization B Lab to become the first textile and wall covering company to become a Certified B Corporation. The designation means the company meets rigorous standards of social and environment…

TüV Rheinland® offers REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) registration services in North American from its offices in Newtown, Conn., to businesses planning to export products to the European Union. REACH requires manufacturers and exporters to regi…

Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, is working with the sportswear manufacturer adidas Group and other partners on a project to increase automation in the production of textiles. The project, known as SPEEDFACTORY, aims to combine the capabilities of humans and machines with the goa…

Intertek of Mumbai, India, has launched Indati, the first-ever mobile textile-testing lab. The lab-on-wheels brings the testing equipment right to the user, making textile testing convenient and cost efficient. It’s recommended for retailers, brands and manufacturers of adult apparel, children…

Non-flushable baby wipes are one of those items increasingly found in the wastewater stream. To raise awareness about this problem, INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, partnered with the Main Wastewater Control Association and Portland Water District to launch a public awareness …

INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA brand, has developed a bio-derived spandex available for use in a wide variety of apparel fabrics and garments. Approximately 70 percent by weight of the fiber comes from a renewable source made from dextrose derived from corn. Since this fiber is made using a renewable f…

A comprehensive review of U.S. and Canadian geosynthetics markets compiled by the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), is available now at the IFAI Bookstore. The Geosynthetics Market Report 2011-2012 provides quantities and…

Stahl, Waalwijk, the Netherlands, a specialist in high-quality chemicals leather and performance coatings for all kind of materials, has acquired Clariant’s leather services business, which includes manufacturing sites in Germany, Italy and India, as well as laboratories in several other locat…