All Ingredient Brand articles – Page 3
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News briefsPolar expands into algorithm business as ingredient brand
Fitness software and product supplier Polar has launched a new website dedicated to the selling and licensing of its algorithms. The company offers full-service partnerships, from the configuration and implementation of algorithms into devices to marketing support, assisted by a dedicated team at Polar. The new offering is aimed at ...
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ArticleMaker of CO2-based polyester raises €22m
Fairbrics, a sustainable chemical company developing a technology that converts CO2 emissions into high-quality polyester through a circular manufacturing approach, has received €17 million from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program and an additional €5 million from Fairbrics’ Technology Upscaling Project partners to bring its innovative solution ...
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News briefsOerlikon signs agreement to acquire Riri
The Swiss Oerlikon group, a textile technology provider, specialized in surface solutions and polymer processing solutions, has announced an agreement to acquire the zippers and accessory specialist Riri. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and standard closing conditions. Riri supplies ...
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News briefsSimon Whitmarsh-Knight hired as Hyosung global marketing director, textile
Source: Hyosung Simon Whitmarsh-Knight Seoul, South Korea-based fiber manufacturer Hyosung has hired Simon Whitmarsh-Knight as its new global marketing director for textiles. In his most recent roles as managing director at HD® Wool Active Insulation, EMEA marketing director for Hyosung, and marketing director and later director EMEA ...
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News briefsWinners of the Polartec Apex Award 2022
Polartec has presented the winners of the Polartec Apex Award 2022 at ISPO Munich 2022. The annual design award honors brands and designers who translate Polartec fabrics into new iconic products. The 12 garments were selected for their “innovative form and function” in the sport, lifestyle and performance categories. The ...
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ArticleWoolmark announces winners of the Performance Challenge Award 2022
At ISPO Munich 2022, The Woolmark Company and Salomon announced the winners, as well as the ten most innovative finalist concepts, for the 2022 Woolmark Performance Challenge, a well-known innovation and ideas program for the sports and performance market. This year’s theme was long-distance mountain running. Students were asked ...
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News briefsAvient introduces technology to track fiber origin in polyester and polyamide textiles
Avient Corp. has announced the launch of a new fiber tracer technology called Cesa, designed to help producers and brand owners confirm the source of fiber, verifying the information provided on labels. The Cesa tracer concentrates contain special taggants incorporated into fibers during the spin-dyeing process and are customized to ...
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SponsoredPolygiene: Washing half as much reduces environmental impact by a third
“So simple – so positive”: How Polygiene is extending the life of clothing.
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ArticleYKK signs UN CBD COP15 business statement for mandatory assessment and disclosure
YKK Corporation has signed the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) COP15 Business Statement for Mandatory Assessment and Disclosure by 2030, convened by Business for Nature. Business for Nature was established in 2019 by 13 international organizations, including the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the World Economic Forum ...
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ArticlePolygiene sales fall as distributors cut order levels
The Swedish Polygiene Group reported lower third-quarter sales and profits as distributors tightened order and inventory levels. The company said net sales fell 21.7 percent to 41 million Swedish kronor (€3.75m) in the three months to Sept. 30, mainly attributed to reduced sales at the distributor level. Operating profit fell ...
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SponsoredPrimaLoft’s 360° approach to elevate performance and sustainability through innovation
Find out more about Primaloft’s pillars for a reduction of the environmental footprint.
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ArticlePolartec introduces new bio-based weather protection technology under Power Shield name
Polartec has launched a new bio-based fabric technology that aims to set a new standard for sustainable weather protection. The name of this new technology is an old acquaintance: Polartec Power Shield, a material already known for its softshell-like comfort with hardshell-like wind and waterproofness, especially in the advanced Pro ...
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Sponsored“For Mindful Living”: The new Polygiene claim and what it means
Polygiene has a new range of technologies that can give products SuperPowers! We take a closer look.
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News briefsComeback of Munich Fabric Start after the pandemic
Source: Munich Fabric Start The 50th edition of Munich Fabric Start, the international fabric trade show in Munich, which was held from Aug. 30 to Sep. 1, hosted around 900 exhibitors from 40 countries on a total exhibition area of 45,000 square meters. The event’s exhibition area ...
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News briefsD3O appoints SVP marketing, North America
Source: D3O via ShopEatSurf Kevin Franks D3O, a U.K.-based specialist provider of impact protection solutions and materials, has appointed Kevin Franks as SVP marketing, North America. Franks joins D3O with more than two decades of marketing and brand management experience in the cycling and powersports industry, including ...
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ArticleTrans-Textil introduces water-based, breathable and waterproof functional layers
Trans-Textil, a German developer and manufacturer of functional textiles, presented its Topaz Purable functional systems based on aqueous technologies to a wider trade audience for the first time this summer at Techtextil in Frankfurt. The company completely eliminates the use of organic solvents in production. In combination with its PFC-free ...
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News briefsHyosung TNC commercializes bio-based spandex
South Korean company Hyosung TNC reports success in extracting spandex from corn and commercializing the world’s first bio-based spandex. The bio-derived material, Creora bio-based, uses a natural material extracted from corn instead of coal. The material is certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and received the Eco Product Mark, ...
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ArticleArchroma takes over Textile Effects business from Huntsman
The Swiss chemical solutions company Archroma (part of the U.S.-based investment firm SK Capital Partners) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation. Huntsman Textile Effects was in the OIC news lately for its new PFC-free water repellent. The total enterprise value of ...
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News briefsNew director of sales for Outlast USA and Canada
Source: Outlast Nick Lane Outlast Technologies GmbH, the German company specializing in thermal management technical materials, announced the addition of Nick Lane as its new director of sales for the U.S. and Canada, effective July 1. Lane has over 10 years of experience in technical textiles and ...
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News briefsCoDi completes acquisition of PrimaLoft
Compass Diversified (CoDi) has completed the previously announced acquisition of PrimaLoft Technologies Holdings, Inc, the parent company of PrimaLoft, from Victor Capital Partners and minority owners according to an agreement signed on June 4 of this year. The acquisition was completed for a purchase price of $530 million (excluding working ...
