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News5 Nov 2013“The chemical industry’s use of CO2 as a renewable resource can support the EU chemical sector’s sustainable development and future competitiveness,” says Gernot Klotz innovation head at Cefic (The European Chemical Industry Council).
Luna Innovations Incorporated has granted UltraTech International Incorporated an exclusive license to commercialise its textile repellent technology that protects clothing from liquids.
Although nowadays the United States spends less than 0.5% of its federal budget for space exploration, many new technologies have come out of space research by NASA and its collaborators.
News4 Nov 2013Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, recently demonstrated its latest advanced solutions for Borstar-based polyethylene geomembranes at the 6th International Conference Geosynthetics Middle East (GeoME 2013).
Profile4 Nov 2013MANN+HUMMEL, a global expert for filtration solutions and development partner and original equipment supplier to the international automotive and mechanical engineering industries, has opened the doors of a newly constructed Innovation Centre in partnership with North Carolina State University.
News4 Nov 2013Floor coverings tradeshow, Domotex will feature a new Innovations@Domotex exhibit. It showcases textile and resilient floor coverings for the residential and contract furnishing sectors, carpets, rugs, laminate flooring, laying, care and application solutions.
Review4 Nov 2013“Solution-driven fabrics” was a theme heard repeatedly throughout the tradeshow floor at IFAI Expo/SGIA Show, held in Orlando, Florida from October 23 - 25. Textile companies are taking proven technologies and seasoned industry experience and moving into other markets in an effort to provide innovative solutions in engineered products that are specifically suited to customers’ needs.
News4 Nov 2013Although the general tone of China’s polyester markets was still soft last week, prices for some goods presented a steadier appearance. For instance, in the case of polyester intermediates, spot rates for paraxlyene (PX) rebounded from recent lows and provided some support for purified terephthalic acid (PTA) prices, which declined only modestly. However, despite expectations of a recovery in mono ethylene glycol (MEG) spot rates, based on a reduction of stocks at local ports, prices for this feedstock declined quite sharply.
News4 Nov 2013Euratex, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, has urged members of the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament to oppose the Unique Delegated Act that includes 10 country applications for GSP+ membership.
News1 Nov 2013The award-winning environmental organisation Canopy and fashion industry leader EILEEN FISHER have entered a new partnership that will see them follow the thread that leads directly from the world’s runways to the planet’s last remaining intact forests.
