Vidalia Mills Partners With Imogene+Willie As First Premium Selvedge Denim Customer

VIDALIA, La. — January 21, 2020 — The new North American textile maker Vidalia Mills announced it has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based, Imogene+Willie as the mill’s first customer of its premium selvedge denim.

As previously announced, Vidalia Mills had recently acquired 45 antique Draper X3 selvedge denim looms from a demolition company in Greensboro, N.C. In turn, Imogene + Willie will be the first brand to be making jeans/garments in the United States from fabric loomed on Vidalia’s newly revived historic machines.

In making the announcement, Dan Feibus, CEO of Vidalia Mills explained: “We are so excited to welcome Imogene+Willie and their talented team into the Vidalia family as our first selvedge denim customer. As a premier maker and retailer of premium denim jeans and other apparel, Imogene+Willie is well positioned to maximize the inherent qualities of the denim produced from our Draper looms.

“Our relationship with Imogene+Willie is more than just that of a supplier and customer, it’s really a partnership where the creativity of Imogene+Willie can maximize the value of our selvedge denim. We are truly honored to have Imogene+Willie as our launch partner,” Feibus added.

K.P. McNeill, CEO of Imogene+Willie, underscored the significance of the relationship with Vidalia, stating: “Vidalia’s decision and commitment to bring premium denim manufacturing back to the United States is a historic event, one that aligns directly with our core values. As we have watched more and more companies move overseas to make their clothes cheaper and faster, we have remained steadfast and stubbornly committed to making all of our goods here in America.”

McNeill continued: “We are humbled to have the opportunity to partner with Vidalia, and for our jeans to be sewn from the first selvedge fabric off of these legendary looms. It is our belief that Vidalia’s massive undertaking will ignite the resurgence of the Made in America movement, an act that will unite like-minded brands and consumers alike.”

Posted January 21, 2020

Source: Vidalia Mills

Daimler First Automotive Company To Test UBQ’s Climate-Positive Material In Auto-Part Manufacturing

TEL AVIV, Israel/STUTTGART, Germany — January 20, 2020 — Daimler today announced a trial and development partnership with Israeli cleantech company, UBQ Materials, to explore the use of UBQ’s climate-positive material in the production of automobile parts. Daimler is also promoting the use of UBQ™ across its logistics manufacturers to offset carbon footprint throughout the Daimler supply chain.

Daimler is the first automotive company to partner with UBQ, which has developed a patented process to convert unsorted, landfill-destined waste, into a renewable, thermoplastic substitute that can be made into everyday goods.

Daimler chose to partner with UBQ through Plug and Play’s Startup Autobahn, an innovation platform that connects emerging technologies to pilot opportunities with multinational corporations. Daimler is currently testing and evaluating the incorporation of UBQ in the production of a range of Daimler automobile parts. Following further trials and examination, Daimler and UBQ will decide whether the material will be incorporated in vehicles to go to market. Initial results have proven positive.

“UBQ is a conduit for the next generation of sustainable products,” said Tato Bigio, Co-Founder and CEO of UBQ Materials. “We could not think of a more fitting partner than Daimler, which has long been a global leader in technical innovation and quality engineering and shares our commitment to the health of the environment.”

To produce its thermoplastic material, UBQ breaks down mixed waste streams into their most basic natural components — lignin, cellulose, sugar, fiber — and creates a new sustainable, composite material, through a closed-loop, energy efficient process that does not use water, generate effluents, emit harmful fumes or residues. As a raw material, UBQ can be made into thousands of applications including shopping carts, pipes, trash cans, and automotive parts. The material has been developed over the last eight years by UBQ scientists.

By diverting waste and its harmful emissions from landfills, incorporating UBQ into a plastic product can eliminate or significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Based on a lifecycle analysis completed in 2019, UBQ was deemed the “most climate-positive thermoplastic material on the market”, according to Quantis, an international provider of environmental impact assessments.

The partnership with Daimler builds on a momentous year for UBQ. In November 2019, UBQ partnered with Arcos Dorados, the largest independent McDonald’s franchise in the world, which will use UBQ material in in-store items all over Latin America. Earlier in the year, the Central Virginia Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) became the first U.S. organization to leverage the solution with 2,000 recycling bins made with UBQ.

Today, UBQ operates a test plant in southern Israel which already supplies UBQ to the plastic industry with a capacity of 5,000 tons per year. UBQ is currently in the first stages of global expansion with a full scale facility planned for the United States later this year.

Posted January 21, 2020

Source: UBQ

Culp Home Fashions Achieves Sustainability Award At Stokesdale, N.C., Facility

HIGH POINT, N.C. — January 21, 2020 ─ Culp Inc. today announced that Culp Home Fashions, the company’s mattress fabrics division, recently earned the 2019 Sustainability Award from ICE Recycling.

This award highlights Culp’s ongoing initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint and promote sustainability. As part of this effort, Culp Home Fashions has been working with ICE Recycling since 2017 to achieve landfill free status at the company’s Stokesdale, N.C., production facility. Based in Lake City, S.C., ICE Recycling custom designs plans for local businesses to divert their waste products away from landfills. ICE Recycling specializes in carbon footprint reduction by the bailing, grinding and packaging of recycling materials for alternate end uses. Substantially all fabric and yarn waste, as well as plastic, cardboard and other operational waste, generated from the Stokesdale location is now sent to the recycling facility at ICE Recycling so none of this material enters a landfill. Culp conducted extensive employee training and followed strict guidelines and procedures to reach this goal for Stokesdale.

In addition to the Stokesdale plant, Culp Home Fashions has another North Carolina manufacturing facility located in High Point that produces mattress covers. This facility, known as CLASS, is expected to achieve landfill free status within four to six months. The company also operates a production facility in Quebec, Canada, that uses hydro and wind power to provide 99.8% clean renewable energy. Culp Home Fashions is currently working with the Quebec government in an effort to locate recycling facilities in close proximity to its Quebec location, with the goal to achieve landfill free status for this facility as well.

Together, these initiatives reinforce Culp’s company-wide commitment to sustainable production and environmental responsibility across its operations. In 2019, the company’s upholstery fabrics division introduced LiveSmart Evolve™, a new line of fabrics featuring highly durable, stain-resistant performance fabric combined with recycled fibers. These fabrics have been very well received as a product that fulfills the desires of environmentally-conscious consumers. Additionally, Read Window Products, Culp’s window treatment business based in Knoxville, Tennessee, has a solar-powered workroom.

Iv Culp, CEO of Culp, stated: “We are very pleased to receive this award from ICE Recycling, which reflects our focused efforts to produce our fabrics and manage our operations in a responsible manner and promote a sustainable future for Culp and our customers. We are also mindful of our impact on the communities where we do business, and we continue to work to identify ways to conserve natural resources and reduce our environmental footprint. We are increasing awareness throughout our company to achieve continuous improvement in environmentally sustainable practices”

Posted January 21, 2020

Source: Culp

Mahlo Cooperates With Universities In Bangladesh

SAAL, Germany — January 21, 2020 — As guest speakers at lectures at the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) and the Northern University Bangladesh, representatives of the German mechanical engineering company Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG introduced the students to the requirements and solutions of modern textile production. In the future, the connection to one of the most important textile markets in the world is to be further strengthened.

“No excuse for warped fabric” was the striking title of the lecture prepared for the students by Head of Sales Thomas Höpfl and Area Sales Manager Adnan Andac. At BUTEX, Prof. Md. Abdul Kashem, Vice Chancellor, and Prof. Dr. Shaik Md. Mominul Alam, Head of the Department of Textile Machinery Design & Maintenance welcomed them. At the Northern University the experts from Germany were joined by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anwar Hossein, Prof. A. Y. M. Abdullah, Chairman of the Northern University Bangladesh Trust and Prof. Dr. Engr. Md. Humaun Kabir, Dean of the Faculty of Science & Engineering.

Data-based production as a solution

Together, they showed the 300 or so future leaders how modular process control can be the answer to current challenges in the industry, such as rising costs for raw materials and personnel. “In the age of Industry 4.0, data-based production is indispensable,” was Höpfl’s central message. Mahlo has therefore developed the mSmart digitalization concept. Höpfl and his colleague Andac explained the principle in a practice-oriented way, using the production steps around the stenter as an example: “Without measurement and control systems, textile finishing is like a black box. The user is solely dependent on his
experience. However, if he uses suitable sensor technology, the processes become transparent and can be controlled effectively”. Mahlo uses its automatic straightening system to eliminate residual distortion. The yarn density sensor Famacont PMC regulates yarn density and basis weight to minimize residual shrinkage values. Process control systems such as the Permaset VMT measure the fabric temperature and thus regulate the dwell time. If the producer still monitors residual and exhaust air moisture, he prevents the
fabric from overdrying, for example, and thus saves a considerable amount of energy.

Textiles in the age of Industry 4.0

“Since all Mahlo machines are networked in the mSmart environment, the user receives all the essential data at a glance, anytime and anywhere,” says Adnan Andac. This enables a quick reaction based on the latest values. Process control thus not only helps to save resources, but also to make the machinery easier to handle. “And those responsible have more time to concentrate on other projects.” The interested questions and discussions at the end of the lecture showed that the topic had hit the nerve of the students.

The more than 5,000 students at BUTEX and the Faculty of Textile Engineering at the Northern University of Bangladesh are part of the most important industry in their country. “The large number of students alone shows the importance of the textile sector”, Höpfl knows. This is why the company was very pleased about the opportunity to get in touch with young professionals of such an important market. The Mahlo representatives therefore expressed their great thanks to Tun H. Kyaw, CEO of their long-standing service partner Tootal Quality Resources Ltd, who had established the connection, as well as to the responsible persons of the two universities.

Posted January 21, 2020

Source: Mahlo

DOMO Chemicals appoints Yves Bonte as CEO and Chairman of the Board

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GHENT, Belgium — January 21, 2020 — DOMO Chemicals, a global leading player in engineering nylon materials towards sustainable solutions, today announced its transition plan for the function of CEO. The Board of Directors of DOMO has appointed Yves Bonte to succeed current CEO Alex Segers during February, 2020. Segers has held the CEO position at DOMO since the company started its chemical activities in 1994 and will continue to play a key role in the transformation of Solvay’s European Performance Polyamide and DOMO into one company. Closing of the acquisition of Solvay’s European performance Polyamide Business by DOMO is expected to take place on January 31.

Alex Segers commented, “I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to work with the DOMO team over the past twenty-six years, which has really been an incredible journey. We are now entering the next level for the company by integrating very soon the European Performance Polyamides Business from Solvay. In Yves we have found the ideal person to pass the baton to. We look forward to a seamless transition.”

Gregory De Clerck, managing director of Domo Investment Group and member of the board of DOMO Chemicals commented: “I would personally like to thank Alex for his leadership in the successful growth and transformation of DOMO from an upstream nylon 6 specialist into a full integrated engineering materials company developing innovative and sustainable solutions in the Polyamide Industry. We are excited to welcome Yves Bonte to DOMO as the new CEO and Chairman of DOMO Chemicals. We believe he is the ideal person to lead the next chapter of the Company’s growth and transformation process. Alex will continue to significantly contribute to the success of new DOMO.”

Yves Bonte joins DOMO from Yara, the leading fertilizer company and a provider of environmental solutions where he held the role of executive vice president Industrial recently named New Business since January 2010, and was responsible for a business generating approximately twenty percent of Yara’s total revenue of $12.9 billion. Prior to Yara, he held a variety of business leadership, commercial and operations roles at Lyondell Basel and Exxon Chemicals. Since 2018 Yves is as Board Member of DOMO.

“I have a true passion for innovation and sustainability, and I am thrilled to join DOMO as its next CEO,” Bonte commented. “The xompany has established itself as a leader in sustainable polyamide based on its strong technology-driven product portfolio with a solid foundation to further build upon. I believe DOMO is uniquely positioned to support its customers’ manufacturing processes in a cost effective and sustainable manner. The recently announced long-term strategy and planned investment will position DOMO to reach new levels of growth and success.”

Posted January 21, 2020

Source: DOMO Chemicals

Plastic Recycling Awards Europe 2020: Freudenberg Performance Materials Named Among The Finalists

Every year, Freudenberg turns billions of post-consumer PET bottles into recycled polyester nonwovens. This material is then used as carriers for bituminous waterproofing membranes.

WEINHEIM, Germany — January 21, 2020 — Freudenberg Performance Materials  has been shortlisted for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020, in the category “Building and Construction Product of the Year” for the project “The virtuous lifecycle of a PET bottle”. Every year, these prestigious awards aim to recognize important achievements and developments in the use of recycled materials, product design and innovative manufacturing within the European plastics recycling industry. The initiative is jointly organized by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Crain Communications, which organizes the Plastics Recycling Show Europe.

“It is a great honor to be nominated as a finalist for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020. It reaffirms our global commitment to sustainability,” said Dr. Frank Heislitz, CEO Freudenberg Performance Materials. The history of recycling at Freudenberg dates back to the 1990s. Ever since, the company has been converting post-consumer PET bottles into polyester nonwovens. This material is then used to produce carriers for bituminous waterproofing membranes. At its recycling plants in Novedrate and Pisticci (Italy) and in Colmar (France), Freudenberg currently recycles around 2.5 billion PET bottles every year. Laid end to end, that number would go around the earth 15 times.

“We see plastic as a resource and not as waste. It enables us to do business while at the same time we are protecting the environment. It is an important achievement to be selected among the finalists for this award,” commented Federico Pallini, general manager Building Materials Division.

By recycling PET bottles, Freudenberg replaces virgin raw materials with recycled polyester of the same quality. This saves natural resources and reduces waste that would otherwise be incinerated or sent to landfill. Furthermore, eliminating the energy consumption associated with producing virgin polyester means fewer CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.

The award winners will be announced on March 26 during the second day of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which is this year being held in Amsterdam.

The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are open to any organizations and individuals across the continent who are involved in recycling plastic materials.

Posted January 21, 2020

Point Blank Enterprises Introduces First Integrated Clothing And Body Armor System V2 Pro-Performance System

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — January 20, 2020 — After extensive cooperative research and development between the two companies, Point Blank Enterprises and First Tactical are pleased to announce the launch of the public safety industry’s first-ever fully integrated apparel and armor line, the V2 Pro Performance System. This innovative solution allows law enforcement agencies to purchase a fully-integrated system featuring the V2 Pro-Performance armor carrier with NIJ compliant ballistics, shirt and pants. The innovative V2 Pro-Performance material is lightweight, breathable and engineered for on-the-job comfort with fabrics that are stain resistant and maintain a professional look no matter the conditions. When it comes to safety, performance and professional functionality — nothing else compares.

First Tactical opened in late 2015 and has been steadily growing in the industry since. Founded by Dan Costa, a proven industry leader, First Tactical strives to meet the needs of public safety professionals with new, innovative ideas in apparel, footwear and accessories.

Point Blank Enterprises is currently the premier source of body armor systems in the world, with 45 years of experience providing innovative personal protection products to the public safety community and military. Together, Point Blank and First Tactical will introduce a line of holistically integrated products desperately needed by public safety professionals. These products shall be designed with Officer Safety as the priority along with the quality and image of the personnel being in the forefront in today’s demanding environment. Ballistic options will include over thirty NIJ certified solutions, including Alpha Elite armor which is worn by more Officers today than any other package in America.

Michael Foreman, executive vice president at Point Blank Enterprises, said: “As the leader in personal protection equipment we continue to lead the way in providing public safety personnel the latest design and highest level of protection at the lowest possible weight. The creation of the V2 Pro-Performance System will provide for the next generation integrated system that will maximize protection, optimize wearing comfort, and promote the image of public safety personnel today and into the future.”

Posted January 20, 2020

Source: Point Blank Enterprises Inc.

Acushnet Holdings Announces Appointment Of Brooke Mackenzie As President Of KJUS

HÜNENBERG, Switzerland — January 20, 2020 — KJUS — a sportswear company focused on innovative, high-performance ski, golf and lifestyle products, and a premium brand within Acushnet Holdings Corp.’s portfolio — has named Brooke Mackenzie president of its worldwide operations.

“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Brooke Mackenzie as president of KJUS,” said David Maher, president and CEO, Acushnet Holdings Corp. “In her new role, Brooke will be responsible for the worldwide operations of KJUS’s ski, golf and lifestyle businesses. Brooke has been with KJUS since 2012 and is a talented, dynamic leader who has deep understanding of the KJUS target consumer and both the ski and golf markets. She is an accomplished skier and avid golfer who truly embraces the value and benefit of high-performance, technically-advanced products and will do a great job leading the KJUS brand into the future.”

KJUS was born from an uncompromising commitment to performance, following brand namesake Lasse Kjus’s historic feat at the 1999 World Ski Championships, where he medaled in each of the Championships’ five disciplines. KJUS began with a vision to make the finest and most technically advanced skiwear and the belief that cutting edge innovation could lead to improved performance. Building upon this technical performance and design expertise, KJUS entered the golf outerwear and apparel markets in 2011 with a focus on comfort, freedom of movement and all-weather protection, and has since achieved a loyal following with performance-minded golfers and a premium positioning at leading golf shops worldwide. KJUS was acquired by Acushnet Holdings in July 2019.

KJUS also announces the promotion of Timo Regier to managing director, KJUS European Operations, based in Hünenberg, Switzerland. Mackenzie commented, “Timo is a very capable leader with a wealth of experience in both ski and golf. We have worked closely together over the past eight years, and I am thrilled to have Timo leading KJUS’s European operations in addition to worldwide sales.”

Nico Serena, former president of the KJUS ski division, has elected to leave the company to pursue other interests.

Posted January 20, 2020

Source: Acushnet Holdings Corp.

Carbios Announces Strategic Alliance With The National Institute Of Applied Sciences Of Toulouse (INSA)

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France — January 17, 2020 — CARBIOS, a French green chemistry company based in Clermont-Ferrand, announced today a strategic alliance with INSA Toulouse through the internationally recognized laboratory Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), a mixed research unit INSA Toulouse, INRA, CNRS.

Carbios is establishing, with TBI, a research center for enzymatic engineering, which will be focused on plastic recycling and biosynthesis. This laboratory, unprecedented in the world of enzymatic engineering and dedicated to plastic applications, will be inaugurated on January 28, 2020, at INSA Toulouse.

The cooperative laboratory, called PoPLaB — Plastic Polymers and Biotechnologies — is the culmination of seven years of scientific collaboration. This collective work led in 2016, to the creation of Carbiolice, Carbios’ subsidiary, dedicated to PLA biodegradation and in 2019, to the first 100-percent PET plastic bottles produced through Carbios’ biorecycling process.

Carbios also announced that it is becoming a member of the INSA Toulouse Foundation, an initiative that strengthens the links between the two entities. The Foundation makes a significant contribution to the training and international openness of students and scientific executives specifically with the creation of a program “Biotechnologies and Environment.”

Professor Alain Marty, scientific director of CARBIOS commented: “The creation of this laboratory represents several years of fruitful research devoted to the discovery and optimization of enzymes for the degradation and synthesis of polymers. This laboratory will benefit from state-of-the-art equipment in terms of enzyme modeling and understanding of plastic hydrolysis molecular mechanisms, high-throughput enzyme evolution platforms, all based on highly qualified researchers. This will enable us to take up new challenges by enlarging the range of polymers accessible to our enzymatic technology.”

Jean-Claude Lumaret, CEO of CARBIOS, said: “Carbios wishes to actively support the INSA Foundation because more than a vision, we share a common ambition: To contribute through innovation and research to a sustainable world that is respectful of our shared environment.”

Bertrand Raquet, director of INSA Toulouse, added: “This is an exemplary partnership where an innovative company accelerates its technological research by establishing itself at the heart of our campus. The approach is twofold: together, we are creating a cooperative laboratory, by combining the expertise of Carbios, INSA, INRA, and CNRS for a new generation of plastics, degradable and recyclable. And together, we are developing the INSA model, with the support of the Foundation. Our engineering students and doctoral students, supported in their diversity, mobilize their expertise in biotechnologies and bioprocesses and engage in entrepreneurial approaches, for a sustainable world.”

Posted January 20, 2020

Source: CARBIOS

Athletes Win With Grays’ Field Hockey Sticks Amplified With XG Sciences’ Graphene Nanoplatelets

LANSING, Mich. — January 20, 2020 — XG Sciences Inc., designer and manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets and advanced materials containing graphene nanoplatelets, announces the innovative use of XG Sciences’ graphene in Grays’ field hockey sticks. For over 160 years Grays of Cambridge Ltd. has been on the forefront of creating superior sports equipment and has continued that path by strategically incorporating graphene into their GR hockey sticks to elevate player performance.

First isolated and characterized in 2004, graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms configured in an atomic-scale honeycomb lattice. Among many noted properties, monolayer graphene is harder than diamonds, lighter than steel but significantly stronger, and conducts electricity better than copper. Graphene nanoplatelets are particles consisting of multiple layers of graphene. Graphene nanoplatelets have unique capabilities for energy storage, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, barrier properties, lubricity and the ability to impart physical property improvements when incorporated into plastics, metals or other matrices.

“Adding graphene into our durable GX composite matrix enabled us to forge the GR Collection to deliver exceptional feel, power and playability,” said James Bunday, range development lead, Grays Hockey. “The feedback we received after launching the GR Collection was tremendous because the graphene-enhanced technology strengthens the hockey sticks and helps players reach great all-around performance.”

When it comes to field hockey, the most important piece of equipment is a player’s stick. Athletes need their stick to be light weight while running, provide superior ball control when performing specialized shots and have great power to deliver the game winning goal. With a graphene-enhanced field hockey stick two unique things happen, energy is more efficiently transferred, and more shock is absorbed giving the player a better feel and response.

“XG Sciences is helping to redefine the sporting goods industry by boosting player performance with graphene-enhanced equipment,” said Philip Rose, CEO, XG Sciences. “In the sporting goods space, XG formulations have also been in full production in Callaway’s graphene-enhanced golf balls improving player performance by delivering better ball speed, control and distance.”

Posted January 20, 2020

Source: XG Sciences, Inc.

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