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Outdoor apparel brand Patagonia is investing in a start-up company which has developed a method to process textiles and garments using liquid carbon dioxide.
INVISTA and Solvay have signed an agreement resolving disputes regarding the intellectual property of the adiponitrile (ADN) technology at their nylon 6,6 intermediates Butachimie joint venture in Chalampé, France.
Zorlu Textiles Group has invested in Durst’s Kappa 320, shortly after the digital printer was launched late last year. The Kappa 320 will begin production at the Zorlu site in Turkey this month.
International Fibres Group is investing in the high performance fibre segment at its Asota site in Austria. The company has revealed plans to increase production capability through machinery customisation from a leading supplier and expects the new high performance fibre product range to be available to the market during the second half of 2015.
News24 Apr 2014On April 23, the main producers of viscose staple fibre in China collectively raised quotations for their key product - 1.5den (38mm) - by 4.5% (520 yuan per tonne) to 12,100 yuan per tonne. This decision was made by the leading manufacturers at an industrial conference on Monday.
Archroma has announced further major price increases on a wide range of its textile dyes. It says the main driver for the increases is the growing pressure from increased environmental controls in the production of important raw materials and dye-intermediate chemicals in Asia, especially in China.
