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81. AATCC To Host Symposium On Advances In Nonwovens, Technical Textiles & Sustainable Materials
    8/23/2012

    AATCC will host a symposium on advances in nonwovens, technical textiles, and sustainable materials from October 10-11 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The program will feature papers on protective performance materials, sustainable materials, multi-functional material additives, and engineered fibrous materials

82. GEM Textile To Roll Out Kewill Warehouse Solution
    8/22/2012

    GEM Textile has signed a multi-year agreement to implement the well-proven Kewill Warehouse solution. Based in Manchester, GEM Textile is a major wholesale distributer supplying the retail trade with household textiles. GEM Textile has been in operation for over 30 years and supplies several of the major retail brands in the UK

83. New UHF RFID Tag By GAO For Textiles & Garment Sector
    8/21/2012

    GAO RFID Inc. is offering its flexible and durable UHF RFID laundry tag which allows simultaneous reading. Its small, soft and flexible material makes it ideal for textiles, clothing, garments and accessories

84. NAT Completes 100-Ton CRAiLAR Flax Fiber Pre-Production Trial At Barnhardt Manufacturing
    8/16/2012

    Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. ("NAT" or the "Company") (TSXV: NAT) (OTCBB: NADVF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR® Flax Fiber, announced it had completed its final large scale production and commercialization trial with Barnhardt Manufacturing, one of its key third party manufacturers, this month

85. Community Recycling And George Leck And Son Inc Innovate Textile Recycling For Region
    8/14/2012

    Thousands of tons of textiles are soon to be diverted from the local waste stream in the Philadelphia region, Montgomery County, NE Philadelphia and Southern Lehigh County areas thanks to an innovative agreement between Community Recycling, textile recycler, and George Leck and Son Inc., also DBA Leck Waste Services, a family owned and operated waste hauling company

86. INVISTA To Expand Production Of Terate Polyols
    8/14/2012

    INVISTA Specialty Materials is investing several million dollars at its two Terate aromatic polyester polyols manufacturing sites located in Wilmington, N.C., and Vlissingen, Netherlands. These investments involve upgrades to boost global production volumes of the Terate HT polyols product line to help meet growing global demand for INVISTA’s aromatic polyester polyols

87. X-STATIC® Antimicrobial Technology Releases Whitepaper On Infection Prevention For Soft Surface Fabrics
    8/9/2012

    X-STATIC^®, the silver-based antimicrobial technology, released a whitepaper to educate infection preventionists on the issue of contamination of soft surface fabrics in healthcare settings. The whitepaper, titled "Soft Surface Bacterial Contamination: Considerations for a Complete Infection Prevention Program," examines current data, guidelines and available antimicrobial fabric solutions

88. Teijin To Establish Polyester Chemical Recycling Joint Venture In China
    8/9/2012

    Teijin Limited announced recently that in September it will establish Zhejiang Jiaren New Materials Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Jinggong Holding Group, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China, one of China's largest production bases for fiber products

89. ANDRITZ Presents Its Nonwovens Solutions For The Production Of Technical Textiles
    8/9/2012

    International technology Group ANDRITZ offers a full range of complete nonwovens lines for the production of technical textiles. During CINTE 2012 from October 22-24, ANDRITZ Küsters, ANDRITZ Asselin-Thibeau, and ANDRITZ Perfojet will be presenting their expertise in complete lines and advanced systems for high-end technical nonwovens at booth N5B21. ANDRITZ systems integrate features of various technologies and provide, within a global network, reliable solutions in all nonwovens segments for the Chinese industry

90. Durable Barcode Label Options from Camcode Include New Stainless Steel Barcode Labels
    8/7/2012

    The Camcode Division of Horizons Incorporated, a global leader in barcode solutions for asset tracking and identification, has added new stainless steel options to its line of durable barcode labels used in industrial environments. These new offerings make it even easier to identify, control and track equipment and other capital assets in harsh industrial environments