Cooley Group, Nantucket, R.I., manufacturer of high-performance engineered membranes, earned ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Standard Certification in August 2013 from TÜV SÜD America Inc., an international safety testing and certification firm. The certification is the most widely accepted international standard for environmental management systems. Cooley has implemented a GREEN program, with the acronym representing the key [...]

With more than 30 years in the nonwoven fiber industry, Craig Winebarger has joined fiber manufacturer Poole Co., Greenville, S.C. Winebarger will be responsible for business development and growth in the nonwoven fiber sector of the company. His experience has included sales, marketing, new business development, product developing and manufacturing; David Poole, company CEO, says [...]

James “Jimmy” Fleming has joined Springs Creative, Rock Hill, S.C., as technical sales representative for the company’s Specialty Products Group. A supplier of fabrics and chemical treatments for the mattress industry, Springs Creative sought a leader and innovator. Fleming has more than 20 years experience in the textile industry, most recently with Tietex International as [...]

Recasens USA, a manufacturer of solution-dyed acrylic and vinyl-coated awning, marine, casual and specialty fabrics, recruited Doug Dubay to lead the U.S. sales team as national sales manager. Dubay brings 25 years of experience in awning and marine industrial textile markets to Recasens USA, based in Blue Bell, Pa. He has served most recently as [...]

ABC Industries Inc., Winona Lake, Ind., has hired Rob Jones as the regional sales manager for the company’s Industrial Textile Fabrics division. Jones will be responsible for building and managing customer accounts and new product development. ABC Industries produces industrial textiles for the recreational vehicle, automotive, structure, packaging and military markets.

Eric Kaufman will assume a new role as eastern U.S. territory sales manager for Ultraflex Systems Inc., a Randolph, N.J., supplier of large-format print media. Kaufman brings 12 years of experience as a reseller, manufacturer and distributor in the sign and graphics industry, along with a comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software and media sales.

“Be innovative, committed and collaborative to help make the world a better place.” This is one of the missions of Celanese, a global technology and specialty materials company.This mission is driving the formation of the Celanese International Impact Program, an employee volunteer program of the Celanese Foundation that will help organizations and people around the [...]

AATCC, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., has developed a new digitally-printed Stain Release Replica for use with AATCC Test Method (TM) 130, Soil Release: Oily Stain Release Method. The new Stain Release Replica was developed by the association’s RA56 Stain Release Committee Task Force, which conducted testing of the replica across six different labs. [...]

Umbrella organization is designed to strengthen the German composites industry. The four major organizations within the German fiber-reinforced composites industry have announced the foundation of a joint umbrella organization at the Composites Europe 2013 trade fair: together they will form the trade association Composites Germany. The founding members of Composites Germany, based in Berlin, are [...]