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1. Eastman Naia™ Cellulosic Staple Fiber Debuts At Première Vision 2/4/2020

   Eastman, the maker of sustainably sourced Naia™ cellulosic filament yarn, announces the expansion of its Naia™ fiber portfolio at Première Vision-Paris (PV), the international fashion and textile exposition, Feb. 11-13. With the introduction of its new cellulosic staple fiber, Naia™ offers another versatile eco-conscious material choice for sustainable fashion

2. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Implements New Measures To Ensure Year Round Production And Quality Of Its Commercial Silk Production 1/30/2020

   Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (“Company”), the leading developer of spider silk based fibers, announced that it has implemented new quality assurance management and production procedures at Prodigy Textiles, the Company’s Vietnamese subsidiary, based on lessons learned from its production rollout

3. Genomatica Hits Industry-First Milestone In Nylon Sustainability 1/29/2020

   Eighty years after nylon’s first commercial production, clean manufacturing technology leader Genomatica achieved a new milestone for the material — its production of the world’s first renewably-sourced ton of the key ingredient for nylon-6, made from plants instead of crude oil

4. Huntsman Textile Effects Partners With Xenon Arc To Form Navicolor Dedicated Marketing Channel To Better Serve The US Market Singapore 1/24/2020

   Huntsman Textile Effects and Xenon arc today announced the formation of NaviColor, a dedicated marketing channel to service the unique needs of select customers in the United States textiles and apparel industry

5. Hohenstein Advances Textile Sustainability With Microfiber Analysis 1/23/2020

   Hohenstein has completed the development of its new method for analysing microfibre shedding from textiles. Using dynamic image analysis, the method quantifies shedding behavior and reveals previously unattainable data with practical implications for material development throughout the supply chain

6. A Change Worth Making: Thomaston Mills Opens New Commission Finishing Plant, The Most Environmentally Critical Component Of Textile Production 1/22/2020

   Thomaston, GA based Thomaston Mills, a producer of quality linens for the hospitality, healthcare and retail sectors since 1899, proudly announced today it has completed a major capital improvement project at the Thomaston Mills Finishing plant in Easley, SC. The plant, acquired by Thomaston in 2018, was formerly known as Palmetto Finishing and had been a division of Hanes Industries for many years

7. Epson Debuts First Industrial Direct-To-Garment Printer Bringing New Levels Of Customization To Growing Digital Textile Market 1/16/2020

   Epson today announced its first industrial direct-to-garment printer – the SureColor F3070. Designed to provide low total cost of ownership (TCO) and reliability for exceptional performance and savings in high-production print shop environments, the SureColor F3070 is Epson’s first direct-to-garment printer to leverage dual printhead technology and a bulk ink pack system, providing remarkably low ink cost and minimized waste compared to Epson cartridge systems

8. Kornit Digital To Highlight Complete Portfolio Of Retail-Quality Direct-To-Garment Product Offerings At Impressions Expo Long Beach 1/14/2020

   Kornit Digital (Nasdaq: KRNT), a worldwide market leader in digital textile printing technology, announced that the company will be introducing two new digital direct-to-garment (DTG) print systems at the upcoming Impressions Expo Long Beach event, taking place January 17-19 in Long Beach, California

9. MHM Selects Memjet Technology To Add Digital Printing Capabilities To The IQ Oval Direct-To-Garment Textile Printer 1/14/2020

   Memjet today announces that MHM, a leading provider of textile printing equipment, will incorporate Memjet’s DuraFlex technology in its iQ Oval textile printing press. The partnership is the first textile application for Memjet, creating a turnkey, retrofit garment-printing solution with the speed, quality, and ease of use garment manufacturers need to succeed in a changing market

10. RadiciGroup: Concrete Investments In Sustainability 1/10/2020

    RadiciGroup is starting off the new year 2020 under the banner of sustainability: the market launch of Renycle, a range of yarns obtained from recycled nylon, and the acquisition of Zeta Polimeri, an Italian company with thirty years’ experience in the recovery of synthetic fibre and thermoplastics