>TAPPI’s NET (Nonwovens Engineers & Technologists) Division has announced that it is planning a 2010 Nonwovens Technical Conference for this fall, to provide updates on current challenges and cutting-edge solutions for the nonwovens industry. NET is led by division chair Behnam Pourdeyhimi, executive director of The Nonwovens Institute for North Carolina State University.

>Agion Technologies has earned independent bluesign standard certification for its suite of textile solutions, including new Agion Active™ dual-action odor-eliminating finish. The certification requires rigorous testing and evaluation, and indicates that the textile finish delivers ultimate consumer safety while adhering to strict environmental standards in manufacturing. All ingredients of a product applying for certification are [...]

>Texas Tech University System, U.S., has awarded the Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award to Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, an associate professor of nonwovens and advanced materials at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health. It is the highest award given by TTU to a faculty member who has excelled in research. With the award, Dr. Ramkumar [...]

The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA), based in Steinbach, Manitoba, held its 2009 National Hemp Convention Nov. 16–18 at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Presentations and discussions ranged around product development, market opportunities and global perspectives on the future of hemp and hemp fibers used in the textile industry. Hemp production was legalized in [...]

Sustainability in the textile industry brought together an international audience for a November 2009 virtual meeting hosted by ASTM Intl. Nearly 30 professionals from India, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Europe and the United States participated, representing textile firms, testing agencies, academia and ASTM Intl. The meeting was sparked by concerns about sustainable textile manufacturing, what it [...]

The Walter Reiners-Stiftung Foundation of the German Textile Machinery Industry has honored four successful junior engineers in Aachen, during a celebration in the new building of the Institute for Textile Technology of the Aachen University (RWTH Aachen). Dr. Gunnar Seide of RWTH Aachen won the promotion prize (5,000 Euros) in the dissertation category; two promotion [...]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab have appointed David Trumbull to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Textiles and Clothing (ITAC 13) as a representative from the National Textile Association (NTA). Trumbull will join 36 other members of ITAC 13 as an advisor on U.S. [...]

The weft-insertion manufacturing facility in Cheraw, S.C., will expand and add jobs, says Highland Industries Inc., an industrial textiles manufacturer based in Greensboro, N.C. The state of South Carolina and Chesterfield County rolled out the red carpet for Highland in its attempt to attract new investment. “We believe today’s news will be the start of [...]

Defying a depressed economy, Burlington Technologies, Burlington, N.C., will bring 100 new jobs to the city with its affiliate VitaFlex LLC, a manufacturing facility for nonwoven elastic fabric. The plant will manufacture face masks and stretchable painters’ hoods, but applications for breathable, durable and elastic VitaFlex include medical supply items such as masks, coverings and [...]