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Related Keywords: apparels, China, fabric, innovation, Lycra, Textile, Textiles, yarn

In May, the Lycra Company opened its brand new, state-of-the-art research & Development (R&D) lab in Nanhai, China. The Advanced Textile Innovation Center (ATIC) represents a significant increase in the firm’s global R&D capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to providing its services to its customers in Asia.

The lab will help mills, brands and retailers, as well as Western-based companies with local sourcing offices, accelerate the development of innovative garment solutions that meet apparel market needs and add value to customer’s products.

Related Keywords: apparel, cotton, exports, fabric, fashion, fiber, Garments, import, India, Industry, revenue, Textile, yarn

India, which is emerging as a global textile hub with huge potential, needs to develop man-made fibre to remain competitive in the global market and it aims to be a $350 billion industry by 2025, industry officials June 6 said.

"It is high time that the industry changes its approach to move into the second growth phase and aim for exports of around $100 billion from the current $40 billion," Textiles Secretary Ajit B Chavan said at the CII Texexcel 2019, the National Textiles 4.0 Summit here.

Related Keywords: fabrics, Forandring, IKEA, Musselblomma, NextWave, Textile, TreetoTextile, yarn

Ikea pursuing alternative fibers in product development.

Democratic Design Days event focuses on innovative home furnishings.

Ikea is working on home textiles made from rice straw and ocean plastic.

Related Keywords: cotton, crochrter, knitter, knitting, natural fiber, spinner, spinning, yarn

Paula Flannery will present a program titled “Spinning Cotton with a Charka and a Spinning Wheel” at the next meeting of the Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Flannery is a spinner, knitter and crocheter. She enjoys making dolls and blankets and spinning on her three spinning wheels. She raised sheep and wool for handspinning for over 40 years.

Related Keywords: apparel, energy, export, exporter, Garments, import, Pakistan, supply chain, Textile, Textile Industry, yarn

Encouraged by the government’s initiatives to help reduce the cost of energy for exporters, major Punjab-based textile groups on Friday announced that they plan to invest $1 billion in new value-added textile projects and capacity expansion for exports.

The group that plans to invest include leading textile manufacturers such as Sapphire, Suraj, Kamal, US Apparel, Interloop, Fazal Cloth Mills, Ejaz Group, Mahmood Textile, Ayesha Group, Bhanero Group, Kohinoor Mills and Sadaaqat Textile.

Related Keywords: cotton or the current man-made fibres, ecological, ecological technology for manufacturing pulp-based textile fibre, fibre, in-house textiles expert, invested in fibre processing and finishing technology, novel fibre, pulp-based textile fibre, sustainable textile fibre, technical and industrial textile expertise, textile market, textile recycling, textile structures and composites, textile technology, wood-based textile fibre, yarn

Based in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Spinnova employs 10 experts. Spinnova’s patented technology is said to save water, energy and chemicals, making wood-based textile fibre significantly more ecological than cotton or the current man-made fibres. Spinnova’s objective is to globally commercialise pulp-based textile fibre. Spinnova is a Finnish wood fibre company that develops ecological technology for manufacturing pulp-based textile fibre.

Related Keywords: nylon 6, nylon household carpets, nylon thread, textiles industry, Thermolite and Emana yarns, traditional fabric, yarn

Green Attitude project - On the eco-sustainability front, the Green Attitude project continues with the Zero Waste commitment – in warp seamless all the yarn is transformed into a product, whereas in traditional fabric the waste is somewhere between 15-30% – with an ever-increasing use of ecological and regenerated yarns, such as Econyl by Aquafil or Q-Nova by Fulgar.

Related Keywords: fibers, furniture and flooring retailers, nylon, polypropylene, space-dyed polyester yarn, wool, yarn

Palmetto Living caters to furniture and flooring retailers. Orian Rugs will continue to service national mass merchants and chains. Orian Rugs is formally introducing the Palmetto Living brand at the winter markets, starting at the Atlanta AmericasMart, Jan. 9-13. The official launch is set for Las Vegas Market, Jan. 27-31, at the company’s new and larger showroom in B-362.

Brandon Culpepper, chief revenue officer Orian Rugs said that, “It has very high ceilings, which is perfect for us to be able to showcase 8-by-11 sizes.”

Related Keywords: fiber dyeing facilities, textile market, textile plants, yarn

Attending the ceremony to accept the award for MSYG were Tim Manson, the company’s president, Stephen Hudson, senior vice president of sales, and Debbie Sigmon, human resources director.

This is the fourth year in a row that NCMEP has recognized North Carolina companies for manufacturing excellence and exceptional performance across five categories: Developing Markets, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Advanced Talent, Management, Sustainable Manufacturing.

Related Keywords: mattress manufacturing, nonwovens, supply chain, the textile industry, yarn

Jones Family of Companies is a leader in the textile industry, founded in 1936. The company was formed through a partnership between two brothers and today is led by a third-generation family member and Senior Leadership Team committed to the same high standards as the founders. The company has two divisions: Jones Yarn and Jones Nonwovens.