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Uzzell joins Converse at an exciting time as the brand sets the stage to move into new spaces by reconnecting to its heritage in sport. Uzzell began his career within sales and marketing for companies such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Nabisco, before returning to Coca-Cola in 2000 in the Strategy & Planning division. Since then, he has held a number of leadership positions across its business including McDonald’s U.S. Division, Global New Business Development, Global Marketing, ZICO and VEB.

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Loop’s Generation II technology is importantly more well organised and productive than the Generation I process, including a considerable reduction in energy use and the complete elimination of water indicating that it may be the most resource efficient process for upcycling PET and polyester fiber in the world.

The most remarkable change introduced in the Generation II technology is Loop’s decision to produce a monomer from which it makes Loop™ PET resin and polyester fiber from terephthalic acid (PTA) to dimethyl terephthalate (DMT).

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Mitsui USA and PurThread Technologies, Inc. (“PurThread”) have entered into a distributorship agreement for Mitsui USA to bring PurThread’s patented permanent antimicrobial fibers and yarns to textiles and soft goods across Mitsui & Co.’s vast production and distribution networks in Japan.

Lisa Grimes is CEO of PurThread, a company that develops antimicrobial fibers and silver-embedded yarns for everything from exercise clothes to hospital linens. She said that the joint deal with Mitsui USA is extremely meaningful for her firm’s bottom line.

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Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. (MSYG), headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, a leading specialty yarn manufacturer and producer of package dyed and space dyed yarn, is planning major expansion of their current manufacturing operations in Valdese, North Carolina. Meridian anticipates spending $8 million on the expansion.

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Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) based in South Central Maine, an industry leader in the manufacture of high performance coated textiles and composite fabrics for extreme temperature applications also manufactures end-use products including welding blankets, curtains and pads has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain amorphous silica fabric, an industrial textile, from the People’s Republic of China.