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Upholstery fabric enhances well-being
January 24th, 2022
The Crypton Companies has partnered with Hologenix® LLC to offer Crypton® CELLIANT®, a woven interior upholstery fabric with CELLIANT, ethically sourced minerals embedded into fibers that reflect natural body heat back as infrared energy. Upholstery fabric enhances well-being The Crypton Companies has partnered with Hologenix® LLC to offer Crypton® CELLIANT®, a woven interior upholstery fabric […]
The circular future of specialty fabrics
July 1st, 2021
Climatex® Dualcycle™ technology combines new wool, Lenzing™ FR and recycled nylon to create a recyclable upholstery fabric. Its development was spurred by a desire to achieve circularity without compromising performance standards. Photo: Climatex AG. When it comes to sustainability, the textile industry has come a long way since it tentatively dipped its toes into the […]
Edelman appointed at Crypton Companies
August 7th, 2020
The Crypton Companies (Crypton LLC & Nanotex LLC), providers of performance textile technologies in the contract, home furnishings, and apparel markets, has appointed industry veteran John Edelman to serve as executive chairman of the board, effective immediately. Edelman has decades of experience in all aspects of the design business and is a respected advocate in […]
Crypton acquires Abercrombie
November 22nd, 2019
The Crypton Companies (Crypton LLC and Nanotex LLC) have entered into an agreement to acquire the operations of Abercrombie Textiles, a North Carolina-based textile mill. The two companies share a long working relationship and common customer base. As an innovator of performance technologies for the contract and residential markets, Crypton will propel Abercrombie into new […]
Limelight: Burch Fabrics’ latest Crypton offering
October 20th, 2015
Burch Fabrics, Grand Rapids, Mich., now offers Limelight, a new fabric from Crypton Inc. Part of the Trailblazer Collection, Limelight features clever color blocking and a pattern of intersecting circles, showcasing rich, energizing hues in eight colorways: Galaxy, Spiced, Aloha, Mixed Berry, Valentine, Toast, Sprout and Tranquil. The fabric protects against odors and stains, and […]
Crypton’s superheroes
October 6th, 2015
Though this isn’t Comic Con, Hardy Sullivan called upon comic book-style superheroes in his expo presentation titled “Super Fabric Advancements Combat Arch Villains.” The vice president of research and development for Crypton Inc. described several of his company’s textile products with graphic representations as follows: “Splendor” represented Revl™ anti-graffiti vinyl, launched in March. “It has […]