All Trade & Sourcing articles – Page 11
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ArticleITK and Bosch Research set up competence center for intelligent textiles
ITK Engineering , a German technology company operating internationally with customers mainly in the automotive and aerospace industries and a 100-percent subsidiary of the Robert Bosch GmbH since 2017 , joined forces with Bosch Research to set up the Smart Textile Competence Center in the German ...
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Milliken increases U.S. inventory of reusable medical fabrics for PPE
Milliken Company , the owner of Polartec , reported that it has invested significant resources to increase the production of its Milliken Perimeter ™ advanced medical fabrics in the United States. Since March, the company has distributed more than 10 million yards of reusable medical fabrics in ...
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ArticleState Of Trade: The Outdoor industry has grown in 2019
With its State of Trade market research project, the European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) has been delivering results on industry-wide sales for ten years. Since its launch in 2010, State of Trade has grown into the most comprehensive and robust market research project for the European outdoor ...
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News briefsPartnership with Fiberpartner opens new markets for PrimaLoft® Bio™
PrimaLoft has announced a partnership with Fiberpartner , a global provider of staple fibers, industrial yarns and plastics. The licensing agreement enables Fiberpartner to use the PrimaLoft® Bio™ technology in a variety of new industries. PrimaLoft® Bio™ consists of 100 percent recycled fibers that biodegrade when exposed to ...
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Munich Fabric Start 2020 canceled, Fabric Days instead
Only two weeks ago, the sourcing fairs Munich Fabric Start and Bluezone announced that the event planned for early September (Sept. 1-3) would take place in Munich despite corona-related restrictions - with a newly developed hygiene concept and in a larger location in Munich-Riem. Now, however, both trade ...
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Lenzing pays no dividend for 2019, elects Harris-Jensbach to the board
During Lenzing ’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was held via livestream due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the decision was made not to distribute a dividend for the 2019 financial year (compared to €5 per share in the previous year). The Austrian fiber producer’s AGM also adopted a resolution discharging ...
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New insulation options from Thermore
Thermore has expanded its line of blow-in Ecodown fibers, offering five different options in terms of weights and thicknesses with its heat-regulating technology. That includes a new Ecodown Fibers Light version, which provides a soft, ultra-light and packable insulation that is said to be 20 percent warmer than comparable ...
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News briefsJapanese chip-maker invests in antimicrobial and ecological fabrics
Murata Manufacturing , a Japanese-based manufacturer of high-tech electronic components, has partnered with the yarns and fabrics’ supplier Teijin Frontier for the research, development, production and sale of a new fabric with antimicrobial and deodorizing properties. Clothing, and in particular sportswear, comes first in the list of future applications ...
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ArticleInuheat appoints Thiel, Schmid and Wennerholm to the board
Johan Thiel has been appointed chairman of the board of Inuheat Group , a Swedish developer of novel solutions for embedding wearable heating into clothing. Thiel served as chief executive of MIPS AB from 2013 to 2019. In 2017, he successfully guided MIPS to a public offering ...
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News briefsFirst manufacturers are processing Polygiene’s ViralOff
After its launch on April 7, Polygiene announced the first companies to use its new ViralOff technology to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. ViralOff provides brands with a technology that can be applied to textiles and used on garments, equipment or accessories to minimize the potential ...
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News briefsNew microfiber research shows the complexity of fiber fragmentation
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) shared preliminary results from the first phase of its product development research and testing program with its members, on the occasion of a recent forum. The consortium and its research partner, the University of Leeds, said that data now confirm that fiber fragmentation, contrary to ...
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News briefsBenQ and Stotz win Performance Days awards (digitally)
Performance Days , the trade show devoted to functional fabrics, was scheduled to take place in Munich on April 22-30, and was cancelled with no alternative event date due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, a digital fair was put in place that allows the industry to keep informed about ...
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Manteco launches next-generation of recycled wool
Manteco , the Italy-based wool manufacturer, has launched MWool , a next-gen recycled wool that the company describes as “upgraded” recycled wool. MWool is 100 percent made in Italy. Manteco relies on a network of partner companies located within 10 miles of its headquarters, all of which operating towards sustainable ...
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News briefsMilliken scales up U.S. production of BioSmart fabric
Milliken Company , the new owner of Polartec , has increased U.S. production of its BioSmart ® fabric, a patented bleach-activated technology that uses the power of readily available chlorine bleach to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses. With the increased need for medical protective clothing during ...
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Ortovox adds Loden wool from Styria to list of materials
Ortovox , the outdoor brand from southern Germany, is now sourcing “Loden” wool from a family-owned Austrian supplier, Steiner1888 , that was founded five generations ago and has been producing fabric sustainably ever since. Steiner1888 produces all of its fabrics in the Austria state of Styria, drawing the wool from ...
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The U.S. and China have signed the “phase one” trade deal
The U.S. and China have signed the “phase one” trade deal that was confirmed in December (see SGI Europe – Vol. 30 n°43, 44 Dec. 24, 2019 ) after a year and a half of back-and-forth tariff impositions. The deal covers intellectual-property rights, which China has been known to circumvent ...
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Australian cotton production is being heavily affected by fires and drought
Analysts at Rabobank suggest that production for the 2019/20 period, estimated at 735,000 bales, will be the lowest in more than a decade, with a 16 percent drop from 2017/18 production. Queensland and central New South Wales are the hardest hit, although all major production regions are affected. The fires ...
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Italian producers exported 9.5 percent more sport shoes in 2019
In the first nine months of 2019, Italian producers exported 11.8 million pairs of sports shoes, 9.5 percent more than in the corresponding period of 2018, and outdoor footwear was probably the biggest category, judging from the strength of the outdoor industry cluster around Montebelluna. Exports of the items reached ...
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A Korean textile and apparel company, Youngone Corp., is investing in new factories in India
A Korean textile and apparel company, Youngone Corp., is investing 9 billion Indian rupees (€114m-$127m) to set up eight new factories at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) in Warangal, in India’s state of Telangana. The factories should create up to 12,000 jobs directly or indirectly and will be producing ...
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BlackYak opens technology center in Germany
Since entering the European market officially in 2016, BlackYak has quickly established itself in the global outdoor industry thanks to numerous innovations and very distinctive design. Also contributing to this success were 24 Ispo Awards, which the South Korean outdoor specialist has so far received for its products targeting serious ...
