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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 ...
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ArticleCoats acquires Texon
Coats Group, a U.K.-based manufacturer of industrial yarns, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Texon, a supplier of components and materials for footwear, accessories and apparel for Nike, Adidas and other brands, for an enterprise value of $237 million and a total cash value of $211 million after deductions ...
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News briefsNew French sales rep for Polygiene
Source: Polygiene Jean Charles Marchionni, new Polygiene sales Agent France Polygiene is expanding its Central European team. From July 1, French sports and outdoor industry veteran Jean Charles Marchionni will start as a new sales agent for the Swedish group. Marchionni is well-known in the industry as ...
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News briefsU.S. startup AlgiKnit secures $13 million in Series A funding
AlgiKnit, a North Carolina-based startup with secondary offices in New York City that develops sustainable textiles from seaweed, has received $13 million in a Series A financing led by Collaborative Fund. New investors include H&M CO:LAB, the investment arm of Swedish apparel retailer H&M Group, Starlight Ventures and Third Nature ...
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ArticleThe Lycra Company announces new ownership
A group of financial institutions, including Lindeman Asia and Lindeman Partners Asset Management, has assumed full capital control of The Lycra Company.
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ArticleClosed paper mill in Finnish Lapland becomes Infinited Fibers' new factory
After talking earlier this year of plans (as reported by our sister publication, The Outdoor Industry Compass) to invest some €220 million in a new regenerated textile fiber factory – though no site had reportedly been found at the time – fashion and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company now ...
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News briefsUnifi announces share repurchase program, leadership and board updates
Unifi, the U.S.-based manufacturer of recycled and synthetic yarns, including Repreve, announced that it repurchased 500,000 shares of its common stock from certain entities affiliated with Impala Asset Management LLC for $6.8 million. The repurchase was made under Unifi’s previously announced share repurchase program. Accordingly, Unifi repurchased a total of ...
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News briefsPolygiene hires new CFO
Source: Polygiene Group Niklas Blomstedt, new Polygiene CFO Niklas Blomstedt has been appointed Polygiene Group’s new chief financial officer, replacing Nina Forsvall. He brings a solid background in finance, having worked at Ericsson and Haldex, among others. Most recently, he served as VP and head of finance ...
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News briefsPuma and Sympatex start product partnership
Improving the recyclability of products is one of the goals Puma has set out in its sustainability report, as is a reduction in its carbon footprint. As part of the evolution of the company’s strategy, the German brand has now partnered with materials provider Sympatex to develop and use more ...
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ArticleMips with new strategy, updated financial targets
At Capital Market Day 2022 in Stockholm on June 9, Swedish helmet technology and “Brain Protection System” (BPS) manufacturer Mips AB unveiled its new long-term strategy with updated financial targets and strategic priorities for the coming years. The reason for revising the company’s strategy and long-term financial targets is not ...
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Youngone wins ISPO Textrends with new synthetic insulation
For its new synthetic insulation material Ecoloft ActiVe SR that incorporates 35 percent bio-based Sorona, 55 percent recycled polyester and a 10 percent share of virgin polyester, the Korean company Youngone has received the ISPO Textrends Award 2023/24. The new insulation is a vertical, overlapping fiber construction that aims for ...
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News briefsThermore launches recycled version of EVOdown hybrid insulation
Italian ingredient brand Thermore, which specializes in the research, development and production of thermal insulation for apparel, has launched a recycled version of EVOdown, a wrapped type of blow-in fiber made from 100 percent recycled fibers from PET bottles. According to the manufacturer, EVOdown bridges the gap between free fibers ...
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News briefsPangaia and Spiber launch sweatshirt made from brewed protein fibers
Pangaia has released a limited-edition sweatshirt, made in partnership with Japanese biomaterials manufacturing group Spiber, featuring biotech Brewed Protein fibers and organic cotton. Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials are made from plant-derived biomass using a proprietary fermentation process. Brewed Protein polymers can be transformed into various forms, from delicate filament fibers ...
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News briefsNew global director for apparel at Amann Group
Source: Amann Group Jochen Lagemann, Global Director Business Unit Apparel & Specialities Amann Group, a German manufacturer of high-quality sewing threads, embroidery threads and smart yarns, announced that Jochen Lagemann joined the company as global director of its business unit Apparel & Specialities on May 30, 2022. ...
