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Related Keywords: arc resistant fabrics, chemically-treated fabrics, Dupont, fibre, garment manufacturers, Gelvenor Textiles, protective textiles, Textile Industry, woven, yarn

The DuPont and Gelvenor Textiles brands are both synonymous with trust. These two leaders in the protective textile industry have recently joined forces to drive the local manufacture of Nomex® and Protera® flame and arc resistant fabrics. DuPont and Gelvenor have a long history of working together, a relationship that has culminated in DuPont certifying Gelvenor as the South African manufacturer who will produce these fabrics to DuPont’s high standards.

Related Keywords: Balashov textile mill, BTK Group, designed package of measures, Dupont, increase production, increase share of domestically made, new investment projects, nonwoven industries, Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, support technical textiles

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has designed a package of measures, aimed at supporting the country’s technical textiles and nonwovens industries that is steadily growing. This is reflected by the number of new investment projects announced for implementation in recent months. The increase in production of technical textiles is part of the ambitious plans of the Russian government for the increase of the share of domestically made technical textiles - up to 80% of the local market by 2020.

Related Keywords: Dupont, environment friendly version, for Indian market, green touch, Indian ethnic saree, join hands, RIL, Sorona, use renewable fibre product, Vipul Sarees

US-based technology giant DuPont has been a pioneer in the fabric innovation for over a hundred years and has developed products such as rayon, nylon and lycra. DuPont has joined hands with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Vipul Sarees for use of its renewable fibre product Sorona to make an 'environment-friendly' version of India’s ethnic ladies wear Saree by giving it a 'green' touch.

Related Keywords: biomaterials business, carpets, Dupont, DuPont Sorona, fiber applications, home furnishings, Kinston facility, nylon 6, polymer plant, Sorona

DuPont plans to invest $30 million over the next three years and create 18 new jobs at its facility in Kinston, N.C. The company’s Kinston site produces DuPont Sorona renewably sourced polymer.

Sorona is made in part from annually renewable plant-based ingredients and is used primarily in fiber applications, including textiles used in apparel, home furnishings, and for carpets, including residential, commercial and automotive carpets and mats.

Related Keywords: Dupont, Surlyn 3D textile technology

DuPont at the 10th edition of PCD(Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design) taking place on February 5&6 2014 at the Espace Champerret, Paris will be particularly highlighting the “DuPont Surlyn 3D textile” technology. It involves the overmoulding of a container wrapped in textile with Surlyn resin.

This unique encapsulation process allows going beyond and protect the ornamental textile which perfectly resists, without altering, to the injection moulding process - even the most fragile materials such as lace, claims DuPont.