Julius Group, Noble Biomaterials Announce New Strategic Partnership To Launch Antiviral PPE For Consumers

HONG KONG/SCRANTON, Pa. — July 7, 2020 — Julius Group — a manufacturer that combines the latest technologies with heritage craftsmanship to produce gloves and fashion accessories — and Noble Biomaterials — an antimicrobial and conductivity solutions provider for soft-surface applications — today announced the launch of a strategic partnership to produce reusable antiviral/antibacterial gloves and masks for consumer use. Amid the global pandemic, the companies are partnering to allow Julius Group to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) using Noble Biomaterials’ Ionic+™ antimicrobial technology.

The reusable antimicrobial gloves and masks will be made with fabric that incorporates 99.9 percent pure silver, which provides a dramatic reduction in virus infectivity on soft surfaces. These consumer products will be released through InnoTier, a company recently launched by Julius Group. InnoTier is an innovation-driven company with a mission to develop products that help people live a more sustainable life.

“We believe that a truly innovative approach to technology can have a big impact on the world,” said Juliana Lam, chairman of Julius Group and founder and president of InnoTier. “It can impact people and the planet and ensure a sustainable future for all. We also believe that we can only do this with a truly global mindset.”

Noble Biomaterials’ infection-prevention textile technology has been used globally for decades in healthcare environments to reduce the growth of microbes and protect soft surfaces such as privacy curtains, bedding, scrubs and lab coats.

“This collaboration allows our companies to pool our expertise in order to develop products that drive transformation,” said Jeff Keane, CEO of Noble Biomaterials. “We are proud to be able to supply technology that will make consumers’ lives safer and more sustainable — especially at a time when safety is more important than ever. We will harness this partnership opportunity to propel innovation and get these advanced products to the masses.”

Posted July 7, 2020

Source: Noble Biomaterials

Södra RCS Certification For OnceMore™ Enables Increased Recycled Materials In Textiles

VÄXJÖ, Sweden — July 7, 2020 — Södra has received its certification1 according to the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS). The aim of RCS is to increase the use of recycled materials.

“This certification enables Södra to produce and sell RCS-certified OnceMore™ pulp. It means that customers receive a promise that recycled cotton has been added to the mixture and that the cotton is derived from collected textiles that would otherwise have been treated as waste,” said Eva Gustafsson, sustainability coordinator at Södra.

The Recycled Claim Standard is an international, voluntary standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of products containing recycled material. The certification is administered by Textile Exchange, an organisation focused on increasing sustainability in the textile industry and the textile supply chain.

“The Recycled Claim Standard is intended to show that you are processing and selling products that contain at least 5 percent recycled material. For Södra, this means that we can sell our OnceMore pulp with an admixture of recycled cotton as RCS-certified. RCS certification of products sold to end-consumers requires certification and traceability throughout the supply chain. The certification shows that our OnceMore pulp contains cotton that really is recycled and derived from collected textiles that would otherwise have been treated as waste,” Gustafsson said.

With OnceMore, Södra has created a globally unique solution where large volumes of used cotton and blended fabrics can be reused to make new clothing and textiles. Only a negligible proportion of all textiles are re-used today. Nearly everything is sent to landfill or incineration. That will change now that Södra can accept large amounts of textiles for recycling. The long-term target is to use 25,000 tonnes/year of textiles that would otherwise be treated as waste.

“Following our launch of OnceMore in autumn 2019, we received several inquiries from brands and other players in the textile supply chain. One of the most common requests was that we obtain RCS certification. I am very pleased that we have already become certified, which is proof that we can offer products containing recycled textiles. Now I hope that the rest of the textile supply chain will follow suit so that RCS-certified garments and other textiles materials based on our OnceMore technology will soon be available in stores”, said Johannes Bogren, vice president, Södra Cell Bioproducts.

1 Certified by Control Union, CU 1059293

Posted July 7, 2020

Source: Södra

Worldwide Service: USTER Technologies’ Valued Assets

USTER, Switzerland — July 6, 2020 — For USTER customers, superb support is always at hand. With more than 225 qualified engineers and technologists in its four regional and 29 local service centers, Uster has the world of textiles covered. Its expert teams ensure that every piece of equipment is installed perfectly and running smoothly. But that’s only the start: throughout the long lifespan of the instruments, service teams are ready with rapid technical assistance, even in locations that are in the more remote areas. Some of these dedicated support and service providers are introduced here.

Product knowledge and customer focus are key attributes for the staff responsible for servicing and maintaining Uster equipment, to keep customer production facilities running at peak efficiency. Most of these individuals are all-rounders, skilled at servicing 15 or more different Uster products across an unequalled range of fiber-to-fabric applications.

Support is delivered both locally and remotely, including software updates as well as practical advice in the customer’s own language. Know-how transfer at the local level is enhanced through reliable and friendly service contacts. “Our After-Sales Service operation also follows the Uster ‘Think Quality’ approach, to ensure confidentiality and maintain product value,” says Suresh Kris, vice-president, global after sales & service, Uster Technologies.

Ultimately, it’s the people who make the difference with Uster After-Sales Service. They represent teams based in every textile market, all over the globe, some of which are featured in this article. They, and all the others, continue to provide support wherever and whenever needed — a fact proven even more strongly during the current pandemic crisis.

Success factors

A very ambitious team works at CATEC. Uster’s service and sales agent in Egypt since 1994, this organization has earned over 40 technical credentials, engineering awards, top ranking positions in Uster programs and a certificate of excellence in local service station performance monitoring in 2017. “Our aim is to exceed customers’ expectation and we are convinced that profound knowledge and expertise are one way of doing so. Therefore we take part in the wide range of seminars and training courses offered by Uster,” said Eng. May Ragab, Uster Agency Manager for CATEC.

She is the driving force behind these achievements, working with Uster for over 25 years: her work is her passion, CATEC her home and the team her family. It also feels like a family to Tarek Ibrahim, who joined as a Service Assistant Manager in 1996. Discussions within the team are extremely valuable in seeking the best solutions for customers. Mutual interaction within CATEC is also deliberately focused on encouraging team members to progress their personal and career development. In Ibrahim’s case, this included achieving a masters degree in industrial engineering.

CATEC services go beyond the expected. Customers especially appreciate the fact that quality data is checked onsite — even when there is no apparent issue — to optimize quality improvement and production efficiency. “I like to apply my knowledge in both service and textile technology fields, helping to achieve the next step of quality optimization,” Ibrahim said.

CATEC also provides high-quality training courses for customer personnel and complementary application seminars to assist on site. “We teach our customers regardless if, or when, they will buy. That’s why we are ranked for the highest service standards in the market,” Ibrahim said. It’s no surprise that he and his colleagues are often called to visit mills outside their own country if another service organization temporarily needs an additional team member.

Customer satisfaction factors

After-Sales Service is seen as a powerful plus for sales by Kim Kim, General Manager of PT Gansa Techno Center. That was the reasoning behind the establishment of a solely service-focused company for Uster in Indonesia in 2006 to support the sales organization PT. AGANSA PRIMATAMA, where he was appointed Spinning Division Manager.

Kim’s work with Uster products spans 14 years — actually a typical depth of experience among these service specialists. His team of technicians, textile technologists and technical managers has between 6 and 23 years’ experience with Uster products. They also regularly attend a range of training programs, building on a solid background of electronic and industrial technologies, as well as IT (hardware and software) and textile knowledge.

This degree of profound know-how and long experience were invaluable to Technical Manager Adi Setiawan — and also to a customer in Malaysia. When he arrived from West Java, Indonesia with everything prepared for service and calibration work, Setiawan identified other issues which needed attention with higher priority. The customer’s assumption was that ‘service’ included total repair — restoring everything to newly-installed condition. “My colleagues and I, we are used to accepting these kind of surprises as individual challenges,” says Setiawan. In this case, they used the limited time to make the equipment run at its best again, and thanked onsite staff for their support, good communication and relationship which made it possible. Nevertheless, everyone at the customer was aware of the capability and proficiency of Uster service technicians — and they were impressed how they responded quickly, fixing some problems immediately and providing a working solution for other issues until new spare parts could be delivered to effect a permanent repair.

Long-standing relationship factor

One hundred percent dedication also applies to staff at Rauf Electronic Equipment Service, the authorized service station of Uster Technologies in Pakistan for 55 years. Its full range of after-sales services delivers customer care which is individual and comprehensive — as well as customizable. Uster 9000 after-sales and service plans are tailored for those customers with ISO 9000 certifications, where frequent accuracy and calibration checks of instruments are mandatory. USTERIZED® clients also have a subscription for Uster 9000 services.

The team at Rauf Electronic Equipment Service (28 Field Service Engineers and 22 Technicians at the workshop) secures a 24/7 service. Their high engagement — sometimes really hard work — has established a strong relationship with customers based on trust. Attending trainings but also on the job they gain valuable knowledge of modern textile technology as well as of industries IT.

USTER services help customers achieve and maintain top performance from their instruments throughout their life cycle. “Optimal performance isn’t our prime goal. We go one step further for our customers, aiming for maximized profitability through greater efficiency,” said Abdul Samad Amiwala, partner and executive director at Rauf Electronic Equipment Service. The company’s service technicians can access the entire range of USTER textile know-how, which is at the disposal of customers, helping them to make their processes more efficient and their final products superior.

Cooperative factor

“Our goal is joint success with the customers,” says Kris, who is in charge of Uster’s global After-Sales Service. “This cooperative focus is what defines us and motivates everyone involved — in the workshop and in the field. I’d like to take the opportunity to thank our staff for going the extra mile in many aspects every day.”

Emergencies often don’t keep office hours. Practically, Uster service stations are available around the clock understanding the importance of keeping instruments and systems continuously operational. Uster instruments are known for functional design and robust construction. They are quality products, built to ensure they work properly on delivery — and for many years to come — a factor in which Uster After-Sales Service is an essential asset.

Posted July 6, 2020

Source: Uster Technologies AG

Lucky Brand Dungarees LLC Enters Into Asset Purchase Agreements And Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petitions To Optimize Operations And Pursue A Sale Of The Company

LOS ANGELES — July 3, 2020 — Lucky Brand Dungarees LLC, the Los Angeles based designer and retailer of American denim and apparel, announced today that it has entered into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement with SPARC Group LLC, a global operator of lifestyle brands including Aéropostale and Nautica, for the sale of substantially all of the company’s operating assets. In connection with the transaction, ABG-Lucky LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of Authentic Brands Group LLC, a brand development, marketing, and entertainment company, which owns a global portfolio of entertainment, media, and lifestyle brands will acquire all the intellectual property assets of Lucky Brand. In addition to entering into the asset purchase agreement with SPARC, the company and certain of its affiliates also entered into a “back-up” asset purchase agreement for the sale of the company’s and such affiliates’ intellectual property and certain other assets to ABG-Lucky LLC which will only come into effect if the asset purchase agreement with SPARC terminates under certain circumstances.

To facilitate the sale and reduce its debt burden caused by recent challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Lucky Brand has initiated proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware. Lucky Brand has received new financing commitments from certain of its existing lenders that will provide sufficient liquidity to fund the business through the closing of the sale.

Lucky Brand will be operating its business in the ordinary course during the Chapter 11 process, and the vast majority of its stores, e-commerce platform, and wholesale business remain open to serve customers. During Chapter 11, Lucky Brand and its advisors will continue to explore potential sale transactions with other parties to achieve the highest or otherwise best offer for the Company.

Matthew A. Kaness, appointed as Interim CEO in September 2019 and also executive chairman in January 2020, said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted sales across all channels. While we are optimistic about the reopening of stores and our customers’ return, the business has yet to recover fully. We have made many difficult decisions to preserve the company’s viability during these unprecedented times. After considering all options, the board has determined that a Chapter 11 filing is the best course of action to optimize the operations and secure the brand’s long-term success. We remain committed to our Associates, vendors, and business partners and appreciate the continued support through this process.”

Lucky Brand has filed a number of customary motions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking authorization to support its operations during the process, including the authority to continue payment of employee wages and maintain healthcare benefits.

Posted July 6, 2020

Source: Lucky Brand Dungarees, LLC

Monforts Denim Mills Help Move Hemp Into The Mainstream

Cone Denim Sweet Leaf jeans. © Cone Denim

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — June 30, 2020 — There is an urban legend that hemp canvas was used to make the very first pair of Levi’s jeans.

While this is a myth that originated in the counterculture of the 1960s, hemp is without doubt the fiber of the moment for the denim industry.

At the second Kingpins24 virtual denim show that was broadcast from New York on June 23rd and 24th, the sustainable benefits of hemp fiber were referenced by many Monforts customers who are now including it in their collections, including AGI Denim, Artistic Milliners, Black Peony, Calik, Cone Denim, Naveena Denim Mills (NDM) and Orta.

“Hemp is an easy to grow fiber which requires no irrigation, no fertilizers, no herbicides and no chemicals,” says Allan Little, director of product development for Cone Denim, which has recently launched its Sweet Leaf collection featuring the fiber. “Significantly, it also uses fifty per cent or even less water than cotton in cultivation.”

It can also bring some new aesthetics to denim too, he added.

“Hemp has a unique color and adds a different cast to our indigo, the drape and texture of the fabrics is different and it even adds  a bit of a unique hand, so combined with its sustainable credentials we are proud to be bringing the Sweet Leaf collection to the market.”

Cottonization, is necessary to make the fibre suitable for spinning, because compared to cotton, hemp is longer, stiffer, and less flexible. © Cone Denim

U.S. supply chain

Cone is currently sourcing its hemp from France, but with much of its manufacturing now in Mexico — and with the introduction of the US Farm Bill in 2018 which has legalized the growing of legal hemp — is exploring the possibility of investing in the US supply chain.

“With US hemp we’re really at the R&D phase,” Little emphasized. “It’s a unique crop, so coming up with the right stalk to provide the right fiber is challenging. We’ve experimented with different types of seed and various methods of decortication.”

Decortication, he explains, is the mechanical removal of the outside layer of the hemp stalk to useable fiber on the inside. A second process, cottonization, is necessary to make the fibre suitable for spinning, because compared to cotton, hemp is longer, stiffer, and less flexible.

100-percent success

At the end of 2019, Naveena (NDM), headquartered in Karachi, introduced fabrics featuring up to 51-percent hemp content in blends with Tencel and recycled polyester and this year has developed the first 100-percent hemp denims.

“The response to the fabrics we showed last year was incredible and we were looking forward to the response to this latest development — which everyone was asking for — at the Kingpins show in Amsterdam, which unfortunately was unable to go ahead,” said NDM’s Director of Marketing Rashid Iqbal. “We produced initial samples in an undyed state because we were not sure how the wet spun yarn would react in the dyeing, but I’m happy to say we have had success in this respect and are now able to provide one hundred per cent indigo dyed hemp denim.”

Monforts Head of Denim Hans Wroblowski at the new CYD pilot line at the Monforts ATC in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Environmental benefits

“Differentiation is the key in the highly-competitive denim industry and we have assisted our customers with trials and optimized processing parameters for a range of different fibres, including hemp, both at our Advanced Technology Centre in Germany and at their own mills around the world,” says Hans Wroblowski, Monforts head of Denim. “Given the environmental benefits of hemp, and the liberalization of its cultivation in many parts of the world, the interest in it now comes as no surprise. We have the technologies and know-how to help our customers to fully maximize their hemp denims at all post-weaving stages of production.”

Monforts has a dominant position in the field of denim finishing with its well proven Montex stenters. It has been enjoying further recent success with its Eco Line concept based on two key technology advances — the Eco Applicator and the Thermo Stretch.

The latest Monforts innovation for denim is the continuous yarn dyeing (CYD) technology. This technology is based on the effective and established dyeing process for denim fabrics that is now being applied for yarn dyeing.

The CYD system also integrates new functions and processes into the weaving preparation processes — spinning, direct beaming, warping and assembly beaming, followed by sizing and dyeing — to increase quality, flexibility, economic viability and productivity. A full CYD line is now available for trials at the company’s Advanced Technology Centre.

Posted July 5, 2020

Source: A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG

COTERIE Cancels New York Marketplace, Shifting Focus Toward Dynamic Digital Trade Event

NEW YORK CITY — July 2, 2020 — Informa Markets Fashion announced today that its flagship New York-based fashion trade show, COTERIE, which includes FAME, MODA, SOLE COMMERCE and previously rescheduled PROJECT and CHILDREN’S CLUB, will not take place September 22-24 at the Jacob Javits Center and the Coterie team will instead focus its efforts on providing an opportunity for business continuity via its newly launched digital trade event, whose digital doors will open on September 1, 2020.

The Coterie New York marketplace draws a large audience of both international and domestic brands, retailers, and key industry executives. Given continued uncertainty around international travel and border restrictions as well as the importance of health and safety for the entire community, Coterie has decided to shift focus this fall towards their digital trade event in partnership with NuORDER. As announced earlier last month, the partnership is part of a longer-term plan to support a synergistic physical and digital future for the fashion wholesale industry.  This season’s digital trade event, running from September 1st-November 1st, is an opportunity for continued commerce for the New York marketplace despite challenges around the physical event this year.

“Over recent weeks, we have been in discussion with key industry stakeholders, partners and visitors to determine the best path forward for our community,” said Nancy Walsh, President, Informa Markets Fashion. “Ultimately, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s physical event and focus our efforts on a dynamic return to the show floor in 2021 and on the opportunities that our digital marketplace can offer both our brand partners and retail buyers this season. We have a lot of great ideas to enhance the physical experience at our show in the new year, and solutions to use digital in a more compelling way to enhance the experience for all of our customers starting this September.”

Coterie’s digital marketplace, hosted within a centralized digital platform alongside MAGIC, PROJECT, MICAM Americas, and CHILDREN’S CLUB digital marketplaces, will give both brands and retail buyers a convenient and efficient way to connect and do business anywhere and anytime with new and existing partners. Brands and retailers will have access to NuORDER’s market leading platform, using features such as digital catalogs, line sheets, orders, and the latest Virtual Showroom technology to connect and conduct commerce. Exhibiting brands also will have the opportunity for enhanced brand storytelling and exposure to a global retail audience, while retail buyers can intuitively browse the digital marketplace discovering and identifying unique products more easily through fresh editorial content and of-the-moment insights.  Bridging the gap of physical events this year, Coterie’s digital trade event will serve as a powerful tool for business continuity for the fall 2020 season as well as pave the way for 2021, when Coterie’s physical and digital events can robustly launch together, with even greater enhancements.

Posted July 3, 2020

Source: Informa Markets

Le Château To Locally Manufacture Up To Half A Million Hospital Gowns

MONTRÉAL — July 3, 2020 — Le Château Inc. today announced it has begun the manufacturing of up to 500,000 hospital gowns in partnership with Logistik Unicorp Inc. and its contract with the federal government. All the gowns will be manufactured in Canada.

“Le Château has historically manufactured approximately 30 percent of the company’s apparel in its own Canadian production facilities and has the capabilities to efficiently and promptly deliver this vital order. We are proud to be part of Canada’s solution to the current health crisis that has gripped the country since March. The past few months serve as an important reminder of the strategic importance of having locally based manufacturing. All Le Château employees are honoured and proud to work on this meaningful project. Our front-line health workers must be protected to the fullest and we are excited to contribute in this manner to their well-being,” stated Le Château.

Le Château is a Canadian specialty retailer and manufacturer of exclusively designed apparel, footwear and accessories for contemporary and style-conscious women and men, with an extensive network of 124 prime locations across Canada and an e-com platform servicing Canada and the U.S. Le Château, committed to research, design and product development, manufactures approximately 30 percent of the company’s apparel in its own Canadian production facilities.

Posted July 3, 2020

Source: Le Château Inc.

HyperX And Champion® Athleticwear Announce Second Apparel Drop – The Reflective Collection

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — July 2, 2020 — HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Co. Inc., today announced the HyperX x Champion® Reflective Collection, an exclusive limited-edition apparel collection drop with Champion® Athleticwear, makers of authentic athletic apparel since 1919. The reflective, logoed collection includes a black t-shirt and fleece hoodie, and for the first time, slides. The line features a unique heat transfer application that illuminates the design when reflecting light.

This is HyperX’s first international apparel launch and it will be available in over 100 countries. The new collection features a custom logo treatment that utilizes custom reflective heat transfer application. The reflective logo treatment is designed to capture the brilliance of light and reflects light back to its source. The collection will be available online at Champion.com beginning July 9 at 8:00 a.m. PST

“The first collaboration of the gaming-inspired capsule collection between HyperX and Champion was a runaway success,” said Stephanie Winkler, strategic marketing manager, HyperX. “It was apparent the community craved more unique designs from the minds of HyperX and the Champion brand. With this newest collection we hoped to tap into that same spirit of classic design with an exclusive twist — this time featuring a custom reflective treatment which illuminates beautifully once light shines on it. This concept pairs especially well with the Cloud Alpha S headset and HyperX RGB peripherals, while maintaining a tasteful and timeless style that is synonymous with Champion Athleticwear’s aesthetic.”

The new HyperX and Champion collection is intended to provide fans with a stylish way to be their authentic self with freedom of expression through apparel and to display their passion, individualism and uniqueness.

“Champion Athleticwear is thrilled to partner with HyperX on this distinctive limited edition collection. This innovative design gives us a new way to connect with Champion fans who love gaming,” said David Robertson, director Champion Global Brand Marketing. “Through this partnership and expanded product line with HyperX, we look forward to further engaging with the gaming community.”

Posted July 3, 2020

Source: HyperX

HanesBrands Introduces Consumer Face Masks And Completes Production Of Cloth Face Coverings For U.S. Government

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C — July 2, 2020 — HanesBrands has completed production and distribution of more than 450 million all-cotton cloth face coverings and more than 20 million medical gowns supplied to the U.S. government for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company also has introduced various all-cotton, nylon, and polyester blend face masks for consumers under its Hanes and Champion brands that are available online, in leading retail stores, and in company outlet stores. The company’s business-to-business operations are also supplying large quantity orders to organizations.

“We are proud of the commitment of our employees and our ability to quickly pivot to large-scale production of face coverings and face masks to meet important needs during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Michael E. Faircloth, group president, global operations, American casualwear and e-commerce. “In just three months, we were able to go from never having produced face masks to making more than 450 million government face coverings, designing and developing branded programs of high-quality comfortable nonmedical face masks for consumers, and safely and responsibly reopening operations to support our core innerwear and activewear businesses. We have been able to keep tens of thousands of employees in the United States and across our global supply chain gainfully employed, productive and safe during a crippling pandemic.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the wearing of cloth face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially when social distancing cannot be practiced. Emerging evidence indicates face coverings act as barriers to the dispersion of respiratory droplets when worn over the mouth and nose.

Hanes Face Masks

Hanes has introduced 3-ply all-cotton face masks for consumers in 5-count and 10-count packages available at leading mass merchandise, dollar store, grocery, drug, and home improvement retailers. The comfort features of the reusable and washable face masks include breathable wicking soft cotton fabric and adjustable nosepieces. The nonmedical masks, which come in black and white colors, are also available in 10-count and 50-count packs on Hanes.com.

Also available on the Hanes.com website and in the company’s outlet retail stores are Hanes lightweight 2-ply seamless face masks. The washable and reusable face masks feature seamless stretch-to-fit construction with comfort ear loops and breathable and wicking nylon-spandex-polyester blend fabric. The face masks manufactured in the company’s Arkansas hosiery production plant are available in several colors, including aluminum, royal blue, and blossom, come in 6-count and 60-count pack sizes.

Champion Face Masks

Champion has introduced a lightweight 1-ply polyester-spandex blend face mask in three vibrant graphic-design patterns and colors. The lie-flat masks are sold individually on the Champion.com website and are available in camouflage, cloud-dye blue, and Champion script logo designs.

Champion plans to introduce two additional face mask styles this summer.

In mid-July, Champion will introduce a 2-ply all-cotton face mask featuring X-Temp cooling and wicking fabric. The mask will be available in black, navy and khaki colors on the Champion.com website and in the company’s retail outlet stores.

In August, Champion will introduce a 2-ply cotton-polyester blend face mask featuring adjustable nose piece and X-Temp cooling and wicking fabric. The masks will be come in multiple colors and two adult sizes and one youth size. They will be available at leading midtier department stores, sporting goods stores, and specialty retailers, as well as on the Champion.com web site.

Government Masks and Gowns

HanesBrands produced reusable face coverings and gowns in accordance with efforts by the U.S. government to supplement supplies of nonsurgical personal protection for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to the more than 450 million cloth face coverings, the company designed, developed and produced more than 20 million washable and reusable long-sleeve medical gowns distributed to hospitals and healthcare facilities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for face masks, including cloth face coverings, in response to concerns about insufficient supply and availability for use by members of the general public and healthcare personnel for source control. Face masks, including cloth face coverings, when used as source control, may help in preventing or slowing the spread of COVID-19. These face masks are not authorized to be personal protective equipment. They are not a substitute for filtering face piece respirators or for surgical face masks.

In accordance with the emergency use authorization, HanesBrands’ government cloth face coverings and consumer face masks:

  • Have not been FDA cleared or approved.
  • Have been authorized by the FDA under an EUA for use by healthcare professionals as personal protective equipment to help prevent the spread of infection or illness in healthcare settings and by the general public to help slow the spread of the virus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Are authorized only for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of the emergency use of medical devices, including alternative products used as medical devices, during the COVID-19 outbreak, under section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 360bbb-3(b)(1) unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.

Posted July 3, 2020

Source: HanesBrands

Sun Chemical, DIC Corp. Complete Acquisition Of Digital Inks Business From Sensient Technologies Corporation

MORGES, Switzerland— July 2, 2020 — Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corp., have completed the purchase of 100 percent of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and certain other assets related to the production of inks.

The strategic investment in Sensient Imaging Technologies, a supplier of digital inks, will allow Sun Chemical and DIC to expand its inkjet ink capabilities and expertise using complementary technologies that will further strengthen the highest standards of services and solutions to its customers and distributor partners.

The acquisition also underscores Sun Chemical’s ongoing commitment to sustainability by expanding its offering of inkjet inks for textile and dye sublimation printing — technologies known for their improved sustainability profile. Inkjet is a strategic segment for Sun Chemical and DIC, and the investment in Sensient Imaging Technologies demonstrates Sun Chemical and DIC’s commitment in the digital segment.

“We are delighted to welcome the employees of Sensient Imaging Technologies to the Sun Chemical family and we are excited about the prospects of combining our offerings in digital technology, capability, products and services to the valued customers and distribution and technology partners of the Sensient inks business and Sun Chemical,” said Peter Saunders, global director – Digital Business, Sun Chemical.

In the post-COVID-19 business environment, particularly in fast fashion and packaging, supply chains will demand ever more agile and flexible production capability. Inkjet and digital print has unique capabilities to deliver on these needs. Through this acquisition and continued investments in ink technology and innovation, Sun Chemical and DIC are positioned to capitalize on the opportunities digital print offers for growth and expansion.

Sun Chemical is committed to a customer-focused service transition and to building on the reputation of Sensient Imaging Technologies for quality and innovation.

Posted July 2, 2020

Source:  Sensient Imaging Technologies SA

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