Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Prepares For Shipment Of Recombinant Spider Silk Silkworm Eggs To Vietnam

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — October 9, 2018 — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a developer of spider silk based fibers, announces today that it is finalizing the details of its first shipment of the company’s proprietary recombinant spider silk silkworm eggs to Vietnam. The company is coordinating the details of this shipment with senior officials within key central Vietnamese government ministries, as well as senior leadership within Quang Nam province.

Kraig Labs will be working, in cooperation with leading sericulture experts in Vietnam, to demonstrate the performance and capabilities of the company’s uniquely developed silkworms, as it moves to expand the production of its recombinant spider silk from pilot to full scale production.

“This shipment is a pivotal moment for Kraig Labs and a breakthrough in the commercialization of spider silk,” said the company’s COO, Jon Rice. “The company and our team of consultants in Vietnam, led by Mr. Ken Le, have worked tirelessly to make this shipment possible. Due to the unique nature of this project, we have had to work hand-in-hand with government officials in Vietnam to develop the required regulations and protocols. With all of the approvals in place, we are excited to be finalizing this first shipment, as we kick off the next phase of commercializing our spider silk technology.”

The company expects to have all of the required documentation for this shipment completed within the next two to three weeks and expects to be raising its silkworms in Vietnam in the fourth quarter.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories

INVISTA Launches LYCRA® Insiders Campaign With Refinery29

WILMINGTON, Del. — October 9, 2018 — INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA® brand portfolio of spandex fibers, today announced the launch of its global consumer marketing campaign, “LYCRA® Insiders,” developed with Refinery29, the leading digital media and entertainment company for young women.

The “Lycra Insiders” program and its tagline, “It’s what’s inside that matters most,” advise consumers to look for advanced Lycra fiber technologies inside their clothes if they want to experience lasting comfort, fit and performance. The month-long campaign leverages key social media influencers on Refinery29 to promote the benefits of jeans made with Lycra dualFX® technology and activewear powered by Lycra SPORT technology.

Custom videos and editorial content will be presented by fashion influencers promoting participating brands’ apparel across Refinery29 and Lycra brand digital channels, as well as influencer-owned social media channels. Refinery29 homepage takeovers, banner ads, dedicated emails and e-newsletters will also promote key brands. All program content links to a curated shop where consumers can immediately purchase their favorite apparel. In addition, brands that are sold in the United Kingdom and Germany will be promoted across digital channels in those markets.

The first phase of the “Lycra Insiders” program focuses on the unique and lasting benefits that even a small percentage of Lycra dualFX® technology can add to denim. This innovation combines two different Lycra brand fibers to create one resilient yarn that creates jeans that keep their shape all day, every day, while delivering exceptional comfort and fit. Denim brands promoting their use of Lycra dualFX® technology on Refinery29 include FRAME, 7 For All Mankind, Joe’s Jeans, NYDJ and others.

“This campaign lets millennial women know that just as it’s what’s inside them that matters most — the same can be said about their jeans,” said Rita Ratskoff, senior marketing manager, denim, Invista. “Many of the most common frustrations women have about comfort, fit and shape retention are solved when the jeans have Lycra dualFX® technology inside.”

The second phase of the global co-branded campaign launches in mid-October and promotes activewear brands that have adopted Lycra Sport technology for their collections. Participating brands include CALIA by Carrie Underwood and prAna®.

“Market research has shown that consumers are often frustrated by underperforming and uncomfortable activewear,” said Melissa McGlynn, marketing manager, activewear, Invista. “Comfort and performance matter most, so our influencers will demonstrate how leggings made with Lycra Sport technology have it all.”

Invista chose to develop this unique marketing program with Refinery29, a powerful media platform that targets consumers in a meaningful way and excels in direct-to-consumer communication. According to Refinery29 Intelligence proprietary research, one in two audience members trusts a brand that is featured on Refinery29, and more than 50 percent have purchased an item as a result of seeing it on the site.*

Lycra and dualFX are trademarks of Invista.

*Source: Refinery29 User Exploration Survey, March 2017, n=1,000

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: INVISTA

JEC Group Announces Appointment Of CEO And JEC World Event Director

PARIS — October 9, 2018 — Eric Pierrejean, who joined the company in January, has been appointed CEO, succeeding to Frédérique Mutel. 
He will be in charge of the further development of the company after two decades of growth under Mutel’s leadership, dedicated to the development and the promotion of the composite materials industry.

Before joining JEC Group, Eric Pierrejean was division general manager at Comexposium from 2011 to 2017. Prior to this, he spent much of his career in sales and marketing positions, spending more than 15 years in the automotive sector — BMW Group, Land Rover — as well as in the sports goods industry at Nike.

Adeline Larroque joins JEC Group as Show Director JEC World and EMEA Events with more than 15 years of Global work experience as she has worked in several countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, China, India, Qatar and UAE where she has developed a strong skill set in exhibitions and events management.

After a successful experience at Reed Exhibitions France and China managing numerous exhibitions in the Aerospace, Material, Security, Maritime, Logistics, Construction and Medical industries, she then worked for Qatar Tourism Authority as Head of Exhibitions driving growth for the Doha Jewellery Show, Qatar Motor Show and Women Fashion exhibitions. Lately, she worked for the Events division of the Daily Mail Group supervising the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference as Event Director.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: JEC Group

With Supply Chains Difficult To Change, Retail Imports Remain Strong After Latest Round Of Tariffs

WASHINGTON— October 9, 2018 — Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to remain at near-record levels this month despite a new round of tariffs that took effect in September, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

“Retailers are continuing to import merchandise in order to meet consumer demand even though tariffs are now in place on roughly half the goods imported from China and the trade war is still escalating,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “Retailers are doing their best to mitigate the impact on their customers, but they are not able to quickly or easily change their sourcing. That means these tariffs will eventually mean higher prices for American consumers.”

“The third round of tariffs is now in place, an increase in the level of tariffs is coming, and further tariffs have been threatened,” Hackett Associates Founder Ben Hackett said. “Consumer prices will no doubt start to rise.

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Ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.89 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units in August, the latest month for which after-the-fact numbers are available. That was down 0.6 percent from July but up 3.4 percent year-over-year. A TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent.

September was estimated at 1.84 million TEU, up 2.7 percent year-over-year. October is forecast at 1.87 million TEU, up 4.3 percent; November at 1.8 million TEU, up 2.3 percent, and December at 1.79 million TEU, up 4 percent. January 2019 is forecast at 1.77 million TEU, up 0.7 percent over January 2018, and February is forecast at 1.63 million TEU, down 3.5 percent year-over-year.

Until this year, the record for the number of containers imported during a single month was 1.83 million TEU, set in August 2017. But that record was broken this June, when 1.85 million TEU were imported, and again in July, with 1.9 million TEU. October will be the fifth month in a row to top last year’s peak.

While cargo numbers do not correlate directly with sales, the imports mirror this year’s strong retail sales. NRF forecast last week that 2018 holiday season retail sales – excluding automobiles, restaurants and gasoline stations – will increase between 4.3 percent and 4.8 percent over last year. Retail sales for all of 2018 are forecast to be up at least 4.5 percent over 2017 .

The first half of 2018 totaled 10.3 million TEU, an increase of 5.1 percent over the first half of 2017. The total for 2018 is expected to reach 21.4 million TEU, an increase of 4.4 percent over last year’s record 20.5 million TEU.

Global Port Tracker, which is produced for NRF by the consulting firm Hackett Associates, covers the U.S. ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Port of Virginia, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades, Miami and Jacksonville on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. The report is free to NRF retail members, and subscription information is available.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: The National Retail Federation (NRF)

Pantone Introduces Metallic Shimmers To Its Fashion, Home + Interiors System, Making It Easier For Products To Shine

CARLSTADT, N.J. — October 9, 2018 — Pantone LLC, provider of professional color standards for the design industry, today introduces Metallic Shimmers, a collection of 200 new metallic colors for fashion, interior and product designers. Displayed in nitro-cellulose coating on paper to showcase the brilliance of metallic shades, Pantone Metallic Shimmers are ideally suited for use in fashion accessories and trim, footwear, housewares, electronics, color cosmetics and any other surface or finish where metallic colors are applied.

“In a world of sheen and shine where the aim is to achieve an even greater degree of luminosity, metallic shine is being seen across every single category from fashion and furnishings to cars, consumer electronics and color cosmetics,” said Laurie Pressman, vice president, Pantone Color Institute. “The 200 new Metallic Shimmers colors were thoughtfully curated to enable a finish that is directional and chic with a timeless application. The collection of colors offers a broad range of hues from core basics such as PANTONE 20-0002 Ice Palace and PANTONE 20-0034 Golden Egg to lustrous takes in other color families such as PANTONE 20-0146 Magnetic Blue and PANTONE 20-0131 Purple Sequin.”

Metallic Shimmers products are intended to provide designers and production partners with a comprehensive set of colors in a variety of formats that simplify their processes. Rather than sourcing material samples and losing time due to reproduction limitations, this new color category enables consistent color communication and visualization for pearlescent and metallic finishes. Further, brands and their software and systems providers can bring metallics to life in the product planning and design process by licensing the color identities for the 200 new Pantone Colors. These color names can then be used to call out the new Metallic Shimmers colors in design solutions, product lifecycle management (PLM) systems or as part of a specification to suppliers.

As the latest addition to the Pantone Fashion Home + Interiors color system, Pantone Metallic Shimmers are intended to complement the existing elements of the system and are available in three formats:

  • Metallic Shimmers Color Guide – portable fan format for quick color reference and inspiration, with a single color displayed on each 1.75 x 6” page;
  • Metallic Shimmers Color Specifier– single-volume three-ring binder with one color per full page of perforated 20mm x 30 mm chips to add to mood boards, product sketches or provide to production partners; and
  • Metallic Shimmers TPM Sheet – full 8.5 x 11” sheets of color that enable easy communication, specification, and evaluation throughout the production process.

Pantone Metallic Shimmers Color Guides, Color Specifiers and TPM Sheets are now available worldwide.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: Pantone

ANDRITZ Nexline Wetlace Running At Full Capacity At Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group, China

GRAZ, Austria — October 9, 2018 — The ANDRITZ neXline wetlace producing wipes at Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group in China has successfully achieved full capacity of 15,000 metric tons per year.

Andritz has delivered a complete neXline wetlace line to Dalian Ruiguang that integrates stock preparation, wet forming, hydroentanglement, and drying. Thanks to the flexibility of the line, the customer is able to produce the full range of wipes applications, including industrial composite wipes.

The highly flexible Andritz Wetlace™ technology, combining wet forming and hydroentanglement, is especially suited for the production of flushable wipes that are dispersible, 100-percent biodegradable, and without any chemical binders. This fulfills the highest environmental standards for the end products and enables production of certified nonwovens quality according to the latest EDANA/INDA guidelines for flushable wipes.

Successful performance by the Andritz neXline wetlace sets a new benchmark in Asia and underlines Andritz’s position as one of the global market leaders for the supply of complete nonwovens lines, key components, and services.

Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group is one of the leading Chinese producers of nonwovens, supplying its products mainly to international customers. “The flushable wipes produced on the neXline wetlace line are excellent and fulfill the highest environmental standards. Our customers are more than satisfied,” said Gu Yuanming, president of Dalian Ruiguang.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: Andritz

Klopman Creates A Degree Award On Environmental Sustainability And Circular Economy In The Textile Sector

FROSINONE, Italy — October 8, 2018 — Klopman, a European manufacturer of fabrics for workwear, has launched, in collaboration with the CRUI (Conference of Italian university rectors) and with the Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies of the CNR (Council National Research), the first edition of a degree award for the best thesis on “Environmental sustainability and/or circular economy in the textile sector” within the Engineering and Chemistry departments of the Italian universities.

A panel made up of company managers and members designated by CRUI and CNR will assign the award to the best project in terms of validity, feasibility and replicability.

Klopman will offer the winner a six-month paid internship, inclusive of room and board, with a value of around 15,000 euros and the opportunity to see their project realized. Theses must have been produced during the period between January 1, 2018 and July 26, 2019, the deadline for entering the award, and the works must be sent to the email address hr@klopman.com. The call is open to all Italian universities and addressed to all graduates and undergraduates of the specified courses who are interested in pursuing a career in the textile industry with a leading company in the sector and with a strong and long-standing presence in global markets.

The degree award is only the latest advance in Klopman’s drive to enhance sustainability in all its forms. In fact, the initiative follows other social responsibility projects collected in the CSR document which the company presents each year to all its stakeholders. Besides meeting the most rigorous worldwide environmental standards, the company boasts among its range of products, fabrics made with organic or fair trade cotton or with fiber derived from the pulp of trees or from recycled plastic bottles. Fabrics as good as those produced by traditional raw materials but with the guarantee of significant environmental benefits. Furthermore, Klopman has just started work on a new cogeneration plant which will allow the recovery and reuse of almost all the thermal energy produced in the combustion process, with a reduction of 4500 tons a year of CO2 and 60-percent less dust.

“Klopman is extremely mindful of its impact on the environment, committed to innovation and sensitive to the needs of the younger generation, and the award is a very important initiative for us because it perfectly puts together these characteristics of our company,” said Alfonso Marra, CEO of Klopman. “The old model of linear economy based on consumption and waste is no longer sustainable from both an environmental and an economic point of view and the conversion to a circular economy model calls all companies, especially those in the textile sector, to a strong commitment in terms of innovation and planning. As a leader in its field, Klopman is setting out the path and we hope that our example will be followed by a growing number of actors.”

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: Klopman

Bally Ribbon Mills To Display High Performance 3-D Woven Composites At CAMX 2018

BALLY, Pa. — October 5, 2018 — Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) — a designer, developer, and manufacturer of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics — announces that it will showcase its high-quality, high-performance products at CAMX 2018, taking place October 15-18, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. BRM experts will be on hand in booth S49 to discuss the company’s 3-D woven joints, thermal protection systems (TPS), and other 3-D structures.

BRM uses 3-D continuous weaving to creating new joint structures and improving existing joints. Delivering the optimal blend of strength, durability, and structural integrity, BRM’s 3-D woven joints are available in “Pi – π,” double “T,” “H,” and other complex net shapes. 3-D woven joints from BRM lower weight and cost without sacrificing integrity and performance. Because of the nature of the 3-D weave, strength and support is translated in all 3 dimensions, thus enabling the join to reinforce the strength along the load paths of the sub-structures being joined together. These 3-D woven shapes for joining can be tailored to suit the architecture of the structure itself, as well as the sub-components being joined.

3-D woven composites by BRM are particularly successful in aviation heat shield applications such as thermal protection systems. These systems are mission-critical components, particularly in space exploration vehicles, and 3-D woven composites reduce weight and cost while maintaining excellent performance in TPS systems. The ability to vary yarn types, density, thickness, and width, as well as resin type, allows BRM to create fully customizable TPS to fit each specific mission or application’s needs.

Along with TPS systems, 3-D woven components also function well as engine parts in aircraft. Replacing traditional titanium engine components with 3-D woven carbon fiber composites serves to reduce weight and therefore lifetime cost, all while meeting the rigorous demands of manufacturing and use.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: Bally Ribbon Mills

Thrace Group Commits And Invests In The “EU Strategy For Plastics In A Circular Economy”

ATHENS — October 8, 2018 — Fully aligned with the European strategy for plastics and the transition to a more circular economy, Thrace Group turns today’s challenges into opportunities ensuring sustainable competitive advantages in the packaging and technical fabrics sectors it operates in, by:

Using more recycled materials
In response to the European Union’s call for voluntary pledges for the uptake of recycled plastics, Thrace Group submitted a pledge to substitute more than 8,500 tons of virgin raw material with recycled by 2025.

This pledge is Thrace Group’s contribution to the Commission’s objective to significantly increase the quantity of plastic waste that will be converted into new products by the year 2025.

Designing & manufacturing products that facilitate recycling
Totally aligned with the “European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy” that demands all plastic packaging placed on the market to be recyclable or reusable by 2030, Thrace Group already produces and distributes recyclable products.

Investing in Reinventing Plastics
Taking responsibility for its prominent role in the global plastics value chain, Thrace Group responds to the Commission’s call: “Let’s reinvent plastics! It’s time to change the way we design, produce, use and dispose of them”

Within this context Thrace Group is increasing its investments in the research, design and manufacturing for light weight, recyclable packaging solutions and innovative technical fabrics.

Posted October 9, 2018

Source: Thrace Group

Motion Industries Acquires Hydraulic Supply Company

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — October 8, 2018 — Motion Industries Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., announced that it has acquired Hydraulic Supply Company (HSC). Execution of the transaction was completed on October 1, 2018.

Jim Inglis, HSC CEO, said: “I’m grateful to see our company able to continue growing as a division of Motion Industries — a great cultural fit and shared values. I’m extremely thankful for all that the Hydraulic Supply Company team members have done for me, my family and for each other over the last 71 years. I know that under Motion Industries leadership it’s going to continue to be a fun and exciting future.”

HSC President John Serra added: “When we began to explore selling HSC, culture was always at the very top of our concerns. Spending time with Motion’s executive team quickly resolved those concerns. Coupling that with Motion’s vision to see HSC operate as a vertical business unit within Motion’s existing footprint, assured both Jim Inglis and me that we didn’t need to look any further.”

Founded in 1947, HSC is a full service distributor, offering customers a wide selection from over 8,000 hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial products. Its team of experienced technicians provide a wide variety of services including hydraulic repair, hose assembly and kitting, tube bending and flaring, and manual valve assembly. In addition, HSC has a strong reputation in the market for being a solutions provider for customers in a wide range of industries, from agriculture to mining to transportation.

“We are pleased to welcome HSC to the Motion team,” said Kevin Storer, executive vice president, U.S. Operations and President of Motion Mexico. “The addition of HSC further expands our reach and commitment to Motion’s customers in the fluid conveyance channel.”

Tony Cefalu, Motion Industries’ senior vice president, Conveyance Solutions Group, Shops and Service Centers, said: “Hydraulic Supply Company’s culture, team and geographic coverage are a wonderful fit for Motion Industries. We are excited to work with John Serra to grow and expand the footprint of the company that Jim Inglis and his father built. HSC will operate as a vertical division within Motion’s Conveyance Solutions Group.”

Headquartered near Miami, HSC serves customers throughout and beyond its 30 location footprint, mainly in the Southeast U.S. HSC also conducts international sales through its office in Monterrey, Mexico.

Posted October 8, 2018

Source: Motion Industries

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