Textile chemistry
BASF pioneers fashion revolution with Seven Crash and San Fang at New York Fashion Week
Fashion label Seven Crash unveiled its innovative ‘Quantus’ collection of unlimited possibilities with its futuristic urban streetwear outfits at the Autumn/Winter New York Fashion Week 2019. The collection, designed in collaboration with chemical company BASF and downstream fabric maker - San Fang, pushes the boundaries in fabric innovation to enable fashion-forward designs and functionality.
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Archroma and Carlin are heading together to Premiere Vision Paris, where they share a booth fully dedicated to color creativity, inspiration and performance.
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Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, and Carlin, the trend office who pioneered trend forecasting back in 1947, are heading together to Premiere Vision Paris, where they share a booth fully dedicated to color creativity, inspiration and performance.
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The Board of TANATEX Chemicals, saw several changes commencing 1 January 2019. With a new CEO – Jørgen Vendel, CFO – Calvin Qiu, and CTO – Paul Oude Lenferink, a new era starts for the company.
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Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced that its Pakistan affiliate has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ in the multinationals segment in a nationwide contest organized by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP), for the third time in a row.
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Water-based, waterproof and water-vapor permeable
Outdoor clothing is designed to keep joggers and hikers dry when it's raining, but also to allow water vapor from sweat to escape to the outside air. More and more buyers are also looking for outdoor textiles that are sustainable.
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DyStar opens Texanlab in Bangladesh on 14 February 2019
DyStar has opened its new testing laboratory ‘Texanlab Bangladesh Private Limited’ near Gulshan Aarong, Dhaka on 14 February. This textile laboratory would be the first of its kind to serve the export industry with more than “just testing” services – it will also provide end-to-end solutions in the supply chain, from raw materials to final products.
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HUNTSMAN launches five new footwear technologies ahead of SIMAC 2019
Ahead of this year’s SIMAC show in Milan, Italy, Huntsman’s footwear team has announced the launch of three new water-blown polyurethane technologies that it will be promoting at the 2019 footwear fair. The business also revealed details of two brand new AVALON® thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) grades.
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HUNTSMAN with new equipment investments
Global chemical company Huntsman revealed that it has completed a series of equipment investments to boost the research and development (R&D) services it offers to footwear producers and their manufacturing partners, worldwide.
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HUNTSMAN footwear experts to exhibit at ISPO
Footwear material experts from Huntsman are exhibiting at ISPO Munich 2019 - the world’s largest sports business trade fair. Sharing space on the Fitstation by HP stand, Huntsman will be discussing the polyurethane materials it has developed to support the production of personalized footwear on multi-segment injection molding machines.
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Absolute Denim to become first denim manufacturer to convert 100% of its production to aniline-free* indigo solution
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced that Thailand-based Absolute Denim will be the first denim manufacturer to switch 100% of its production to aniline-free* indigo dyeing.
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Teijin invests in Dutch venture Elitac to expand total safety solutions
The Teijin Group announced that on November 29 it acquired 25,000 shares, or 20 percent of the outstanding shares of Elitac B.V. Opening a new window, a startup company that develops textiles and clothing integrated with wearable sensing devices, located in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The shares were purchased through Teijin Aramid B.V. Opening a new window, the core company of the Teijin Group's aramid business, located in Arnhem, The Netherlands.
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Revolutionary clean dye Recycrom on fast track to scaling
In 2016, the Italian textile chemical company Officina+39 invented Recycrom – color powders made from 100% textile waste. Almost immediately, Recycrom was being rated as one of the biggest innovations in dyestuffs in the last 50 years. In 2017, the clean dye won the Keyhouse Hightex Award at Munich Fabric Start 2017, and was applied to the first of two capsule collections by Italian high-street retailer OVS. As interest in this start-up technology increases exponentially, Recycrom is now set for truly mass volumes.
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