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  1. US BioDesign Awarded International Organization For Standards(ISO) 13485 Certification
    2/26/2013

    US BioDesign, a global leader in the production of biomedical textile structure components recently announced that they have received their ISO 13485:2003 Certification

  2. Italian Textile Machinery Sector To Prospect In Myanmar
    2/23/2013

    ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, will be present with its own booth at the upcoming Myanmar Fabric & Garment Industry Show (15-18 March)

  3. ANDRITZ Presents Full Line Solutions For Nonwovens And Textiles At HIGHTEX/ITM 2013
    2/22/2013

    International technology Group ANDRITZ will present the latest technologies of its three nonwoven competence centers – ANDRITZ Asselin-Thibeau, ANDRITZ Küsters, and ANDRITZ Perfojet, at HIGHTEX/ITM 2013 in Istanbul. With a wide range of products and services for the Turkish market, ANDRITZ provides full line and individual solutions for spunlace, wetlaid, needlepunch, bonding, and finishing for spunbond applications, as well as top performance textile calenders

  4. Teijin Develops Polyester Curtain Fabric With Enhanced Pollen-Trapping Function
    2/21/2013

    Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fiber-product converting company, announced recently that it has developed a new polyester curtain fabric that traps double the amount of pollen as conventional polyester curtain fabric, helping to minimize pollen levels indoors

  5. Bayer MaterialScience Develops Crosslinker For The Gentle Coating Of Textiles
    2/20/2013

    With the polyurethane dispersion Imprafix 2794 XP, Bayer MaterialScience has developed a high-performance crosslinking agent for the coating of temperature-sensitive textile fibers

  6. Silver Lining Textiles, Manufacturers Of Anti-Microbial Under Scrub Garments For The Healthcare Industry, Announces Their Availability Through Amazon.com
    2/19/2013

    Silver Lining Textiles, manufacturers of Under Scrub garments, is proud to announce their affiliation with Amazon. Launched on February 4th, 2013, Under Scrub garments are now available for purchase through Amazon.com

  7. Textile Exchange Releases Organic Content Standard
    2/19/2013

    Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, has partnered with Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) through the Materials Traceability Working Group to release the Organic Content Standard (OCS)

  8. Forbo Flooring Introduces Next Generation Marmoleum Floor Covering
    2/18/2013

    UK-based Forbo Flooring Systems has introduced the Next Generation Marmoleum floor covering, which is versatile, sustainable and durable in nature

  9. Sustainability Through Innovation: Huntsman Textile Effects Launches AVITERA Light Red SE For Pale Shades With Highest Light Fastness
    2/8/2013

    Huntsman Textile Effects continues to make strides in the AVITERA SE range with the launch of the Light Red range.  The new bluish red polyreactive dyes now feature a broad palette color spectrum in the pale shades with highest light fastness

  10. Borough Of Folcroft Launches Community Recycling To Recycle Clothes And Reduce Waste
    2/5/2013

    Today, the Borough of Folcroft in Delaware County, Pennsylvania kicked off a new partnership with Community Recycling to encourage textile recycling and reuse while lessening landfill usage