Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
Suominen publishes half-year figures and gives outlook
Challenges with cost inflation and customer demand continued, improvement expected in the second half.
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Many visitors stream through the air-conditioned exhibition halls of IndoIntertex in hot and humid Jakarta. IndoIntertex, one of the most influential textile fairs in Southeast Asia, is in full swing. Mahlo with partner agency Agansa Primatama can be found at booth A1-B1. The experts of the exhibition team will give advice on all aspects of straightening technology and process control in textile production.
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PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH), the growth platform for Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER, published today its 2021 Corporate Responsibility (CR) report. PVH continues to collaborate with peers and partners to make progress on the company’s Forward Fashion strategy, while continuing to navigate an increasingly challenging global environment.
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The Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) has elected Eric L. Butler as a director. Butler is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Union Pacific Corporation.
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Coats Digital is pleased to announce that Colombian fashion textile group, Manufacturas Eliot SAS, has selected Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan to digitally transform its supply chain - enabling it to respond in an agile and integrated way to growing market requirements, reduce its manufacturing lead times and manage its complex network of sewing manufacturers effectively.
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Biodegradable polymers market - Global industry analysis, trends, market size, and forecasts to 2028
The "Biodegradable Polymers Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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The 61st Dornbirn GFC 2022 will take place live in Dornbirn from 14 - 16 September
This year, the 61st anniversary of the Dornbirn-GFC Congress will take place live in Dornbirn, Austria, from 14 – 16 September, and everybody is excited to meet in person and enjoy the great networking like in former times.
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The ICAC will give away $9,000 in multiple World Cotton Day contests
With two months to go until 7 October, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has announced that it will hold a number of contests to celebrate World Cotton Day, totalling $9,000 in prize money. There will be six contests, with each awarding the winner $1,000 and the runner-up $500.
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China International College Graduate Fashion Week joined hands with Heartdub to present a technology-enabled online digital show
Colored crystal stones come into view, and the "Hanging Realm" stands impressively in the center. Under the shadow of sunlight, everything is bathing in this flowing golden color, and a wave of vitality emerges.
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Milliken & Company expands domestic yarn production capabilities
Milliken & Company, a diversified global manufacturer innovating in the textile, chemical, floor covering and healthcare industries, recently acquired one of the Frontier yarn plants in Mayodan, North Carolina, from Gildan. This plant acquisition expands Milliken’s open-end yarn production for its protective fabrics, workwear, government and defense, industrial, and napery textile business units.
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Home Decor Global Market Report 2022: A $800+ billion market in 2026 - Long-term forecast to 2031
The "Home Decor Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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Antimicrobial Textile Global Market Report 2022: Increase in consumer awareness regarding health and hygiene driving growth
The "Antimicrobial Textile Global Market Report 2022, By Fibers, Active Agent, Application" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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Chargeurs PCC appoints Nancy Braunstein as General Manager, North America
Chargeurs PCC, the world’s largest apparel interlinings manufacturer, today announced that it has appointed Nancy Braunstein as General Manager of North America. Braunstein, who is based in New York, brings more than 30 years of sales leadership experience to the role, having driven the growth of numerous textile and fashion businesses in the US and internationally. Reporting directly to Gianluca Tanzi, CEO of Chargeurs PCC and Chargeurs Luxury Materials, Braunstein will be responsible for driving profitability, efficiency and sustainability across the North America division.
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BB Engineering at the K show 2022
As a sub-exhibitor of Oerlikon, BB Engineering will present itself as an expert in extrusion, mixing and filtration as well as an innovator for PET recycling with the VacuFil and VarioFil R+ systems at the K.
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The return of Emitex, Simatex and Confemaq to face-to-face meeting was a success
The event that gathers the entire textile and clothing industry closed its doors after four days of meeting with colleagues and customers. It had more than 200 brands and more than 13,000 visitors.
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NTU Singapore and RGE launch S$6 million joint research centre to tackle textile waste
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), a global resources-based manufacturing group, today launched the RGE-NTU Sustainable Textile Research Centre (RGE-NTU SusTex) to accelerate innovation in textile recycling and translate research outcomes into practical solutions that can be deployed in urban settings like Singapore.
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Sustainability on the fast lane
The success story of GRUPO MALWEE started already in 1906 and led via the foundation of the joint stock company in 1948 and the start of the production of fashionable clothing in 1968 to an ambitious textile company characterized by pioneering spirit and great achievements in the field of sustainability. The innovative and creative textile group celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018 and today has over 4000 employees.
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Carbios joined WhiteCycle, a project coordinated by Michelin, which was launched in July 2022. Its main goal is to develop a circular solution to convert complex[1] waste containing textile made of plastic into products with high added value. Co-funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s research and innovation program, this unprecedented public/private European partnership includes 16 organizations and will run for four years.
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With a record of nearly 21,000 specialist visitors as well as 350 brands from 200 exhibiting companies, ISPO Shanghai took place as a one-off happening in the Nanjing International Exhibition Center (NIEC) from 29 to 31 July, 2022.
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THE SOURCE, the new one-stop solution for integrated fashion sourcing by Munich Fabric Start Exhibitions GmbH, is fully booked. In the listed Lokhalle, which with its gigantic dimensions is one of the largest cantilevered historic steel halls in Europe, THE SOURCE offers flexible sourcing services and solutions for newly conceived value chains on around 2,500 m2 in direct connection to MUNICH FABRIC START and BLUEZONE.
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As part of its stated commitments to support the move to a circular and net zero economy, a group of senior leaders from Berry Global’s worldwide operations took part in a five-day course, organised by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
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Winner crowned for RECO Sustainable Young Designer Competition, hosted by Indorama Ventures
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer, named the winners of ‘RECO Young Designer Competition’, Thailand's largest upcycling fashion design event, parading haute couture garments containing at least 60% recycled materials.
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Bluesign defines “sustainable attributes” for approved chemicals within its bluesign® FINDER
By defining “sustainable attributes” for bluesign® APPROVED chemicals registered in the bluesign® FINDER, Bluesign is furthering its ability to provide more sustainable solutions by providing specified search functions to help chemical suppliers and the textile industry make better informed decisions. The bluesign® FINDER is a web-based, advanced search engine for manufacturers. It contains a positive list of preferred chemical products. Today more than 20,000 bluesign® APPROVED chemical products are registered in the bluesign® FINDER.
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Kordsa strengthens its leadership with record growth
Kordsa increased its sales by 47% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year and achieved a turnover of 599 million USD (8,8 billion TL) in the first half of the year. During the same period, the company's EBITDA was 92 million USD (1,4 billion TL), and its net profit was 61 million USD (892 million TL).
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Digitization of the KARL MAYER Academy
With currently three academies in Germany, China and India, the KARL MAYER Group offers training courses for customers in warp knitting worldwide. The qualification of specialists has a long history with this global player.
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Archroma to acquire the Textile Effects business of Huntsman Corporation
Archroma, a global leader in sustainable specialty chemicals and solutions and a portfolio company of U.S.-based private investment firm SK Capital Partners (“SK Capital”), today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business (“Textile Effects”) from Huntsman Corporation.
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Stäubli at Febratex
The significance of Brazil as a cotton producer and exporter to Asian countries has been growing in recent years. Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China are leading buyers of this valuable raw material. Although large volumes of cotton fibre are exported, the Brazilian textile industry remains important. Many local weaving mills are in operation, applying their expertise to weave a broad range of applications for their markets.
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Knitting & Hosiery
KARL MAYER GROUP acquires the yarn tensioner technology from APPALACHIAN ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS INC.
APPALACHIAN ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS INC. (AEI) and KARL MAYER GROUP agreed on August 2nd, 2022 that AEI will transfer their YTC yarn tensioner technology to KARL MAYER.
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Organisers announce deferral of Cinte Techtextil China 2022
In light of the evolving pandemic circumstances in Shanghai, Cinte Techtextil China will no longer be taking place from 6 – 8 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. A new date for the technical textile fair will be announced in due course.
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Berry Global Group reports third fiscal quarter 2022 results
Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), a leading supplier of sustainable packaging solutions for consumer goods and industrial products, today reported its third fiscal quarter 2022 results, referred to in the following as the June 2022 quarter.
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Glatfelter reports second quarter 2022 results
Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT), a leading global supplier of engineered materials, today reported a loss from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2022 of $2.5 million, or $0.05 per share, compared with net income of $1.5 million, or $0.03 per share, in the same period a year ago.
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Nilit reports significant accomplishments in latest sustainability report
NILIT, the world’s largest producer of high-quality Nylon 6.6 for apparel and owner of the SENSIL ® sustainable brand, has published a progress report on the goals outlined one year ago in the company’s first sustainability report, “Making Nylon Sustainable.” This 2021 update documents achievements in the areas of Manufacturing Excellence, Product Excellence, and Social Excellence, all strategic components of NILIT’s comprehensive Planet Promise sustainability strategy.
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Strong quarter of sales growth and margin improvement at Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions
“Our strong growth confirms the strategy of focusing on innovative and sustainable solutions,” said Michael Süss, Executive Chairman, Oerlikon Group.
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New patterning dimensions with the HKS digital generation
With the HKS 3-M ON, KARL MAYER has initiated the changeover of high-performance tricot machines to the digital generation. The subsequent patterning trials at the premises of the innovative world market leader confirmed the exceptional performance of the newcomer. The HKS 3-M ON works with lapping data that can be purchased online via KARL MAYER's WEBSHOP SPARE PARTS, and loaded immediately thanks to the machine's networking.
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EU-India Free Trade negotiations: an opportunity to rebalance trade relations and promote a global sustainable textile industry.
Today’s trade relations between the EU and India in textiles and clothing are characterised by a large and systemic trade deficit for the EU; annual imports from India exceed €6 bln (2021) – making it the 4th supplier – while EU exports to India reached just half a billion – the 20th place in the export markets.
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Texon to unveil latest insole innovation made from 100% recycled content at Lineapelle
Texon will unveil a new product at Lineapelle this September – its first insole made from 100% recycled content. The insole, which is manufactured using a special fusion-bonding technology that removes the need for chemicals or water, can be supplied in net form to reduce waste, making it a game-changing sustainable solution for strobel applications.
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