Specialty Plastic Compounds And New Website For Dynamic Modifiers

ATLANTA — July 15, 2018 — Specialty plastic compounder Dynamic Modifiers LLC produces custom engineered formulations targeting custom differentiated and advanced materials for plastic processing companies and/or brand-owners. Recent developments include a series of company owned proprietary flame resistant (FR) and intumescent compounds and concentrates.

Being honored with an R&D 100 Award from R&D magazine, as the industry’s first drop-in non-toxic replacement for toxic FR flexible PVC.  PAL…the Clean Plastic™ has self-extinguishing fire-retardant and non-detectable toxicity properties with low-smoke generation. PAL have passed certain FAA tests for use in interiors of commercial aircraft.  To date, PAL…the Clean Plastic is used primarily in textile yarns, and can be competitively substituted in most flexible PVC uses in virtually any configuration regardless of processing method. Uses include fibers, yarns, films, sheet, profiles or molded shapes.

New intumescent (fire charring, non-flammable compounds) and concentrates, described below are 100 percent non-toxic and can be produced in a range of formats or as an adhesive for laminations.

These new intumescent compounds and concentrates produce char-forming bodies with no flaming drips. Available as customized DynaChar brand products for processing as cast, blown or calendered film, sheet, coated substrates, molded shape, profiles as either a flexible or rigid formats  An adhesive version of DynaChar has been developed for laminates of carbon fiber and  glass woven fabric.  All versions have passed a 60 second 1,9000 C vertical burn test.  Separately, a bio-polymer having a V-2 rating with a V-0 rating version is in further development for use in performance textile fibers/yarns to rigid constructions.  All intumescent compounds and the bio-polymer are 100 percent non-toxic, competitively priced at under $5/pound, and engineered for complete sustainability.

As a specialty plastic compounder targeting high-performance applications with customized formulations, Dynamic Modifiers is continuously expanding advanced proprietary offerings, supporting customers and brand-owners with custom engineered and differentiated solutions.

The company’s new website labeled “Free to Imagine” is located at www.dynamicmodifiers.com

Posted July 15, 2018

Source: Dynamic Modifiers

Nike’s New Store Was Located And Stocked By You, Los Angeles

BEAVERTON, Ore. — July 12, 2018 — Research into the insights and behavior of NikePlus members in Los Angeles shows that they are running and style obsessed. They are on the competitive side but are also visionaries. That reality is what spurred Nike to develop Nike Live, a new store concept that will be inspired by and built as a hub for its local NikePlus members. The first one, Nike by Melrose, opens its doors today, July 12 at 8552 Melrose Avenue in West Los Angeles.

It has pop-up vibes, and it will operate like an experimental digital-meets-physical retail pilot — but it’s not going anywhere anytime soon and the products and services that will be “tested” there are based on a deep understanding of the neighborhood.

“We’re thrilled to be opening up Nike by Melrose and bringing the best of Nike products and offerings selected for this community,” saif Heidi O’Neill, president of Nike Direct. “As well as being the first Nike Live destination, we will also test services that can then roll out to other Nike stores, combining digital features with a unique physical environment to create the future of Nike retail.”

On top of providing a selection of nike.com best-sellers and essential Running, Training and Sportswear product, Nike by Melrose will offer city-specific styles — all of which is determined by Nike digital commerce data (things like buying patterns, app usage and engagement) to serve local NikePlus members exactly what they want when they want it. That means new apparel, footwear and accessories — again, all specific to LA’s needs regardless of Nike’s broader seasonal priorities — will fill the store on a bi-weekly basis (a Nike first) and sometimes even exclusively. For example, expect to see the store stocked with plenty of Nike Cortez styles, a ton of running product, bright colorways and hip packs for its opening.

In addition to these service offerings, Nike by Melrose will be enabled with several of the services from the Nike App at Retail feature set, including Retail Home, NikePlus Unlocks and Nike Scan.

Nike by Melrose is the first Nike Live concept store built for and inspired by local NikePlus members. More neighborhood-specific locations will open in cities around the globe, including Tokyo, next spring and beyond.

Posted July 14,2018

Source: NIKE, Inc.

Fourth-Generation Laundry Earns Clean Green Certification

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — July 13, 2018 — United Linen Service — an 82-year, family-owned and operated company serving southeast Kansas, northwest Arkansas, southwest Missouri and all major markets in Oklahoma — has been certified Clean Green. The certification reflects the Bartlesville, Okla.-based company’s dedication to standards for operational efficiency and sustainability. Clean Green certification quantifies linen, uniform and facility services’ environmentally friendly performance by confirming an operation launders within TRSA-designated water and energy use thresholds; and verifies use of best management practices (BMPs) in line with the ASTM International environmental laundering standard.

United Linen Service’s customers can be assured their reusable healthcare textiles are washed, dried and finished with processes that maximize sustainability and reduce greenhouse emissions. Clean Green certified operations demonstrate significant commitment to conservation and green operations through these BMPs:

  • Recovering heat from drained hot water and heat dispersed from the process of warming water;
  • Recapturing drained water from rinses for reuse;
  • Using environmentally friendly detergents;
  • Removing solids and liquids from wastewater;
  • Solar energy and energy-efficient lighting;
  • Recycling programs;
  • Re-routing trucks to save vehicle fuel; and
  • Spill prevention plans.

TRSA inspects laundry facilities seeking certification and approves documentation of their water and energy use and BMP deployment through production reports they submit to auditors during the inspections. TRSA’s certification management protocol includes auditor training by the association’s inspection program administrator.

Clean Green aligns with the ASTM International standard, Guide for Sustainable Laundry Practices, which recognizes key criteria for the certification as universal indicators of maximum sustainability in commercial laundry work. ASTM’s review of TRSA BMPs verified these as the most effective and practical techniques for a laundry to achieve green objectives.

TRSA members prompted development of the standard, which was vetted in the sustainability subcommittee of the ASTM Committee on Textiles. Top technical experts, scientists and environmental professionals from outside the linen, uniform and facility services industry reviewed the BMPs. ASTM is the global leader in developing and delivering voluntary consensus standards unparalleled in building consumer confidence in product and service quality.

“I applaud United Linen Service for their ongoing sustainability efforts and maintaining the highest standards in their production and delivery operations,” said Joseph Ricci, TRSA president and CEO. “Meeting all the criteria for certification is not easy, but the company is committed to industry-leading processes and technologies.”

Posted July 13, 2018

Source: TRSA

UL And Applied DNA Announce Strategic Partnership

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — July 11, 2018 — UL, a global safety science organization, today announced that together with Applied DNA Sciences Inc. they have joined forces to form a strategic partnership that will lay the foundation for a significant new development in product authentication and supply chain traceability.

This partnership will enable UL to offer a series of Verification Marks for point-of-origin and product content, utilizing Applied DNA’s SigNature® molecular tags. The DNA tag marks products in order to create a unique “fingerprint” that can be traced throughout a product’s journey in the supply chain. This technology combined with UL’s expertise and experience in testing, audit, and inspection service offerings equips manufacturers, governments, trade organizations, brands and end consumers with a tool to validate the very source and content of products, thus instilling an added level of confidence and empowering trust.

UL’s Verification Mark provides third-party verification, demonstrating to consumers that the supplier is taking steps to lead in the industry by having their products evaluated against UL’s highest standards for quality and integrity. Furthermore, the Verification Mark program from UL helps cut through messaging and promotional clutter by making independent, objective and scientifically-based assessments of product content and point-of-origin claims substantiated by the DNA tagging technology from Applied DNA Sciences.

“UL strives to help manufacturers, brands and retailers develop and bring safer products to market and empower consumer trust,” said Denis Koh, vice president and general manager for UL’s Consumer & Retail Services division. “The Verification Mark programs will help enable brands, retailers and manufacturers to trace and authenticate goods as they move along the supply chain and provide greater confidence that products enter the market as intended and from trusted sources”.

Dr. James Hayward, president and CEO of Applied DNA said, “The UL Mark Verification program is an ideal platform for our SigNature molecular tags to assure brands, and consumers alike, the provenance of origin and to substantiate key marketing claims.” Dr. Hayward noted that “The global footprint and existing relationships of the UL organization afford Applied DNA a unique opportunity to engage key customers and quickly scale in-field testing services to support supply chain quality and traceability requirements.”

Posted July 13, 2018

Source Applied DNA Sciences

E-Textiles Funding Boost To Relieve The Pain Of People Living With Arthritis

SOUTHAMPTON, England — July 13, 2018 — The pain of millions of people living with arthritis in the United Kingdom could be eased through new e-textile technologies being developed within Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton.

Dr. Kai Yang, a Principal Research Fellow in the Smart Electronic Materials and Systems (SEMS) research group, has been awarded a £600,000 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Fellowship to expand practical research that could help mitigate the pain generated by the common healthcare condition.

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability that affects people’s independence and quality of life, and represents a massive burden on NHS resources. The number of people with osteoarthritis-affected knees is estimated to increase from 4.7 million in 2010, to 6.5 million by 2020, and 8.3 million by 2035, due to the UK’s ageing population.

Kai’s research is exploring the use of e-textile technology as a therapeutic application enabling self-management of healthcare conditions to help people feel better and live longer.

She says, “The Fellowship will allow me to build on my previous research into developing cutting-edge electronic textiles for wearable therapeutics, where dry electrodes printed on everyday clothing fabric can deliver a small electrical current to interfere with the pain signals and stimulate the release of the body’s natural endorphins easing the pain.

“People who are in severe pain are less mobile and this technology could enable them to become more independent, engage in more activities and experience better health for longer. Wearable e-textiles will provide a comfortable to wear, easy to use and cost-effective solution to end-users.”

The three-year Fellowship will see Kai expand her team, and widen collaboration with industry, clinicians and – most importantly to her – the end-user.

“All of my research is driven by the end-user,” she says. “I focus on what they need and that governs the direction of my research. The biggest impact for research is to make it useful for the individual. It doesn’t matter how clever the technology is if the end-user doesn’t like it or can’t use it.”

The Fellowship is underpinned by two existing projects in the SEMS group. The Medical Research Council (MRC) SMARTmove project Kai is also leading has developed the printed electrodes for healthcare applications. The EPSRC-funded FETT project, led by Professor Steve Beeby, has identified manufacturing and packaging processes that enable circuits to be reliably and invisibly incorporated in textiles. Kai’s Fellowship will combine these technologies, demonstrating a complete e-textile wearable solution targeted initially at pain relief but with potential for many other healthcare and medical related applications.

Kai’s research is also being supported by FortisNet – an interdisciplinary hub of expertise in regenerative medicine, orthopaedics, prosthetics and assistive technologies launched by the University’s Institute for Life Sciences.

Posted July 13, 2018

Source: University of Southampton

Ted Baker Signs New Licensing Agreement With Delta Galil

NEW YORK CITY — July 13, 2018 — Global British lifestyle brand Ted Baker has signed an exclusive new licensing agreement with Israeli’s Delta Galil Industries Ltd., the global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for men, women and children.

The new five-year agreement will allow Delta Galil to develop, produce and distribute men’s underwear, loungewear and thermal wear for Ted Baker exclusively worldwide. The full collection will include a range of men’s underwear, thermal base layers, pajama sets, and loungewear, launching in Spring/Summer 2019.

Ricky Green, global wholesale director at Ted Baker said: “I am delighted to collaborate with Delta Galil as Ted’s exclusive underwear and loungewear partner. We’re excited to introduce the collection to all markets and work together closely to develop the products.”

Isaac Dabah, CEO, Delta Galil said: “Ted Baker is well known for its high-quality fabrics and distinctive designs, and we are very excited to partner with the brand and expand it into new categories. This partnership represents a significant opportunity for Delta Galil to grow its global portfolio of premium brands, as Ted Baker’s elevated apparel resonates with men across the world.”

Delta Galil will be the 22nd license agreement Ted Baker has (including but not exclusive to fragrance, homewares and tailoring). Further building onto its product categories and commitment to being a global British lifestyle brand.

Posted July 13, 2018

Source Ted Baker London

UBM Fashion Announces Exciting Launch Of All New ShopTheFloor Digital Platform

NEW YORK CITY — July 12, 2018 — UBM Fashion, an organizer of trade shows for the fashion industry, today announced the debut of the all new, updated version of ShopTheFloor – the fashion industry’s largest digital tradeshow and social marketplace.  ShopTheFloor’s new and improved B2B platform includes a refreshed look and feel, updated, easy-to-use experience, and direct access to the largest, qualified network of new and notable fashion brands and retailers.

“In an ever-changing retail landscape, it’s important to keep things fresh and moving.  As part of this, we are excited to announce the launch of the all new ShopTheFloor” said Vince Tsai, SVP and GM for ShopTheFloor. “This launch includes a redesign of the shopping and order taking process, as well as a new mobile-friendly responsive design to accommodate our “on-the-go” retail buyers.  In addition, we recently launched ShopTheFloor Premium, which includes a set of features like SalesMatch and Lead Analytics to better help brands further grow and drive new business.”

UBM Fashion commissioned branding and advertising agency CoolGraySeven to develop and execute ShopTheFloor’s new visual brand identity and tagline ‘mobilizing fashion + commerce’, which reinforces ShopTheFloor’s position as the fashion industry’s largest digital tradeshow and social marketplace.

“We wanted to build a world for ShopTheFloor that was dynamic, compelling and would evoke the idea of constant movement and connectivity. It was also important for us to tell the story of ShopTheFloor’s broad range of fashion categories and product classifications. The new visual identity for ShopTheFloor brings all of these pieces together under a single, cohesive style that feels modern and cool.” said Andrew Egan, founder/executive creative director of CoolGraySeven

In addition to an updated look and feel, the NEW ShopTheFloor benefits include:

For Brands:

  • Enhanced brand profile and product showroom management and order capture;
  • Prime visibility and exposure opportunities to over 25,000 retail buyers; and
  • Powerful new lead generation tools.

For Buyers:

  • Curated shopping experience with a dedicated trend forecasting team, top industry picks and inside tips to what retailers are buying; and
  • Simple order capture process with the ability to order multiple SKU’s, sizes, and colors.

Posted July 13, 2018

Source UBM Fashion

James Fielding Joins Xcel Brands Inc. Board Of Directors

NEW YORK CITY — July 12, 2018 — Xcel Brands Inc. announced today the appointment of Jim Fielding to its Board of Directors. An expert merchant who has been a leader in both media and retail, Fielding currently serves as president, Consumer Products and Innovation at Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and Fox Network Group, one of the major American film studios.

Robert D’Loren, chairman and CEO, Xcel Brands Inc. said: “We are thrilled to have Jim Fielding join our Board of Directors. Jim brings extensive experience in licensing, merchandising, media and entertainment, and retail, while also bringing strong relationships in the media and retail industries to our Board and Xcel.  We look forward to working with him as Xcel expands its reach and partnerships within television and new media.”

A 25-year veteran in the consumer retail space, Fielding previously served as the Global Head of Consumer Products for Dreamworks Animation and Awesomeness TV.  Prior to that, Fielding served as the CEO of Claire’s Stores Inc., where he oversaw strategic growth and international development for the retail chain’s 3,000-plus stores worldwide. Previously, he was the President of Disney Stores Worldwide, a role in which he led a $1.2 billion global business that operated 360 stores in 12 countries, as well as the DisneyStore.com e-commerce business. Prior to his 11-year tenure at the Walt Disney Company, Fielding served as General Merchandise Manager for the co-ed division of Lands’ End. He previously held several key roles in the merchandising world at companies such as the Gap, the J. Peterman Co. and Dayton-Hudson.

“I’m honored to join the Xcel Board and look forward to working with my colleagues and management to support and advance their vision to reimagine shopping, entertainment, and social as one,” said Fielding.

Fielding’s appointment to Xcel’s board fills a vacancy following the retirement of Richard Kirschenbaum.  In accordance with Xcel’s board procedures, Fielding will be a candidate for re-election to the board at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders.

Posted July 13, 2018

Source: Xcel Brands, Inc.

Valmet To Supply A Third Advantage Tissue Production Line To Lila Group In Turkey

ESPOO, Finland — July 13, 2018 — Valmet will supply a complete Valmet Advantage DCT 200 tissue line to the Turkish tissue manufacturer Lila Group in Corlu, 100 kilometers west of Istanbul. The TM3 line will be equipped with all state-of-the-art options available including stock-preparation and an extensive automation package to achieve production with high efficiency and low energy consumption. Start-up is planned for 2020.

Valmet has previously delivered two Advantage DCT 200 tissue lines to the same mill. TM1 started up in 2007 and TM2 in 2012. In addition to the new tissue line, Lila Group also ordered a rebuild of their TM1 and TM2 to Advantage ViscoNip press configuration.

The orders were included in Valmet’s second quarter of 2018 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

“For us it is important to collaborate with a supplier who understands our demands and has the capability to deliver equipment that can meet our targets for efficient production, low energy consumption and high tissue quality. From our experience, we know that Valmet provides the best technology for our needs. In addition to the new tissue machine, we also have high expectations to improve our operations on TM1 and TM2 with the rebuild of the press sections,” says Orhan Ogucu, Chairman of Lila Group.

“The Valmet Advantage DCT 200 concept with the Advantage ViscoNip press has become standard in the Turkish tissue market. We are happy to once again be trusted as a partner, supporting Lila Group’s expansion plans and are looking forward to working together realizing their targets,” says Björn Magnus, Sales Director, EMEA, Valmet.

Technical information about the delivery

Valmet’s tissue machine delivery will comprise of a complete Advantage DCT 200 tissue production line with stock preparation equipment and the Advantage tissue technology. The scope will also include an extensive automation package with DCS, QCS and Softness sensor. Start-up, commissioning and training are also part of the delivery.

The new machine TM3 will add a capacity of 70,000 tons of tissue products for the domestic and export market.

Posted July 13, 2018

Source: Valmet Corporation

Orion Engineered Carbons Specialty Carbon Black Price Increase

LUXEMBOURG — July 13, 2018 — Orion Engineered Carbons announced today that it will implement price increases on all Specialty Carbon Blacks worldwide beginning September 1, 2018.

These actions are due to the continuously rising costs for raw materials and freight.  Increases will vary depending on the product grade, sales region and end market. These price increases are needed to maintain the service levels and technical support customers expect with Orion’s high quality Specialty Carbon Blacks.

Orion will review its costs and markets on an ongoing basis and will keep customers informed of any changes that may occur. In case of questions, contact your local Orion sales representative.

Posted July 13, 2018

Source: Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.

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