Savio Acquires Mesdan

itema Spinning business unit Savio Macchine Tessili S.p.A., Italy — with support from Europe-based
private equity fund Alpha — has acquired a controlling interest in yarn splicing and textile
testing equipment maker Mesdan S.p.A., Italy.

Savio has 1,469 employees and reported a 460 million-euro turnover in 2011. The company
produces yarn-finishing machinery and quality-control systems, and has operations in Italy,
Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, China and India.

Mesdan has 84 employees and in 2011 reported nearly 40 million euros in turnover. It has
received several patents relating to air and water joint technology. Operations outside of Italy
include a joint venture in China and a subsidiary in India. The company will continue to operate as
an independent enterprise.

May/June 2013

ATTIRE Act Reintroduced

U.S. Representatives David Price, D-N.C., and Howard Coble, R-N.C., have reintroduced in the House
of Representatives the American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE)
Act (H.R. 937).

The bill would provide $5 million in competitive grants to fund research and innovation in
the U.S. textile industry, which contributes $60 billion to the national economy and employs more
than 500,000 people. Eligible recipients would include educational and nonprofit research
institutions involved in high-tech textile research and development projects.

“The level of innovation we’re seeing in the textile industry is very promising,” Price
said. “Innovation is key to the future health and competitiveness of the American textile industry.
Critical federal investments in research and development help our domestic textile manufacturers
stay a step ahead of global competition. The ATTIRE Act will help ensure the next generation of
high-tech fabrics is made in the United States.”

May/June 2013

IKEA GreenTech Invests In DyeCoo Technology

IKEA GreenTech AB — a venture capital division of IKEA Group, Sweden — has invested in the
Netherlands-based DyeCoo Textile Systems BV to support DyeCoo’s waterless textile dyeing
technology.

DyeCoo’s supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SCF CO2) dyeing technology uses recycled CO2
instead of water and requires neither auxiliary chemicals nor a drying process. Its current
technology is used to dye polyester fabrics. The partnership with IKEA GreenTech not only will help
DyeCoo ramp up the polyester dyeing system but also will help it accelerate the development of
cotton-dyeing processes and machinery.

“IKEA strives to have a positive impact on people and the planet,” said Steve Howard, chief
sustainability officer, IKEA Group. “By helping to scale the DyeCoo system for use with larger
production volumes, we could help to make a big difference for the environment as well as workers
and communities around textile facilities.”

Beaverton, Ore.-based apparel and footwear company Nike Inc.’s strategic partnerships group
worked alongside IKEA GreenTech throughout the investment process. In 2012, Nike invested in
DyeCoo’s technology to produce a line of apparel for elite athletes, with an idea of eventually
using it to dye a much larger segment of its products.

May/June 2013

Chomarat Debuts TPreg Reinforcement

Chomarat Group, France, has introduced TPreg, a range of continuous thermoplastic pre-impregnated
reinforcements with automotive and sports/leisure applications.

Acording to the company, TPreg offers advantages including speed of conversion processes,
low volatile emissions, thermoformability and recyclability. The material is conformable while
maintaining perfect fiber orientation; and can be made in a range of widths using various materials
including carbon or glass fiber, among others. Other advantages include low weight, reduced
production costs and large series production possibilities.

“With various impregnation levels in development, the range is suited to various production
processes and opens up new technico-economic prospects for the market,” said P. Sanial, R&D
manager, Chomarat.

May/June 2013

Invista Acquires Ashburn Hill, TECGEN® FR Brands

Invista, Wichita, Kan., has acquired Ashburn Hill Corp., Greenville, including its TECGEN®
flame-resistant (FR) apparel brands and its Angleton, Texas, manufacturing plant.

Tecgen fiber’s patented carbon technology process offers advanced protection against heat and
flame. Blends of Tecgen with other inherently FR fibers can be used to make lightweight, breathable
garments that provide a high level of flame protection and comfort, Invista reports. Tecgen Select®
is an arc-rated, flame- and flash-fire-resistant line of garments for manufacturing,
transportation, mining, oil and gas, and energy utility applications. Tecgen Xtreme® is a National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA)/UL-certified line of lightweight, moisture-repellent clothing
for firefighters involved in wildland and technical rescue operations.

The Tecgen brands will join Invista brands such as CORDURA® in the company’s Performance
Materials business segment.

Ashburn Hill was incorporated in 2006, and Invista first took an interest in the company in
2008, when Jon Heard left Invista to become its CEO. Heard will continue to head the business under
Invista ownership, and Ashburn Hill’s 20 employees in Greenville and Angleton have transitioned
into Invista.

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May/June 2013

BASF Revamps Leather And Textile Chemicals Business

BASF SE, Germany, has announced plans to reorganize its Leather and Textile Chemicals business unit
(BU) to focus on the Asia-Pacific region and on high-value-adding applications.

Leather Chemicals will focus on core technologies for automotive and premium leather
applications. Textile Chemicals will focus on value-adding steps such as printing and finishing and
solutions for manufacturing premium textile items.

BASF will establish a global innovation center for its Leather and Textile Chemicals BU
within the BASF Innovation Campus in Shanghai.

The company will eliminate 65 positions, including 29 in Germany, to adjust to the BU’s new
setup, and will create approximately 23 positions to support anticipated growth in China, India and
Turkey.

The reorganization is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.

May/June 2013

Stork Prints Debuts NovaScreen®

Stork Prints BV, the Netherlands, now offers NovaScreen® 195-19% — a combination of the open-area
NovaScreen 165 (mesh) screen and the high-resolution NovaScreen 195 (mesh) screen — for the textile
printing market. For printers that require voluminous paste supply, the hybrid screen offers a
high-resolution option with improved paste flow and printability.

Stork reports primary benefits of the new screen include: high screen volume and high
printing resolution; improved surface printing; and benefits in geometric printing.

A unique electroforming process allows Stork to control nickel growth during screen
production and push the ratio among hole size, mesh count and thickness of the screen beyond
conventional boundaries. By keeping the nickel growth mostly toward the top of the screen, the dam
shape stays thin and streamlined.

Stork reports that a smaller, more streamlined dam shape increases the chance of paste
flowing beneath the dam with lower squeegee pressure, thus creating a more even spread of paste on
the textile substrate. This even paste flow makes the screen suitable for pigment printing and
penetrative printing. In addition, the look and straightness of geometric and engraved prints is
improved, and improved rasterizations with dot definition generate quality halftone impressions.

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Stork Prints’ NovaScreen® for textile printing offers improved geometrical (top), fine-line
(middle) and halftone (bottom) printing.

May/June 2013

Built In Seattle™ Promotes Seattle Garment District

Seattle-based fashion and apparel companies Built for Man, Tasty Tiger and Stigmare Couture
Marketing have established Built In Seattle™, a project that aims to present the city’s fashion
apparel resources and talent, and show that the city offers more than outerwear and technical
apparel, while also being able to provide manufacturing and design services as well as “living wage
jobs.”

Built for Man, led by Founder and Creative Director Francisco Hernandez, designs fashion
apparel made using natural fibers. The label has been using the manufacturing facilities of Tasty
Tiger, a producer of spandex and slinky knit products that provides its facility to Built for Man
during off-hours. Those two companies began their cooperation with help from Steven Paul Matsumoto,
founder of Stigmare Couture Marketing, Bellevue, Wash., who has been working to cultivate a
regional supply chain and manufacturing resources to support independent and global brands in a
Seattle-based garment district.

May/June 2013

Morrison Reports Sales In Turkey, Asia

Morrison Textile Machinery Co., Fort Lawn, S.C., has reported recent sales of machinery to
companies in Turkey, India and Thailand.

Matesa Tekstil, Turkey, has upgraded its Morrison Denim Finishing range with the addition of
wash boxes, a skying device and drive controls. The company also has purchased the MDS 550 Long
Chain ReBeamer featuring AC Drive and Controls, Beam Doffing, Yarn Sheet Strummer and elevated
Reverse Drive Yarn Accumulator.

DNM Textile, Turkey, has purchased another Morrison MDS 550 Long Chain ReBeamer.

ETCO Denim Pvt. Ltd., India, and Atlantic Mills (Thailand) Ltd. have purchased Morrison Denim
Finishing Ranges featuring S8 Compressive Shrinking Units with automatic rubber belt compression
control; GrindVAC for vacuuming belt byproducts when dressing the rubber belt; and the SanforTROL™
closed-loop shrinkage control system.

May/June 2013

Huntsman Unveils Phobotex® Fluorine-Free Finishes

Huntsman Textile Effects (HTE), Singapore, has introduced the Phobotex® range of fluorine-free
textile finishes designed for end-use applications including rainwear, activewear, pants,
careerwear, awnings, tarpaulins, boat covers, outdoor furnishings and shower curtains.

The Phobotex range – designed to complement HTE’s Phobol® CP short-chain C6 fluorocarbons
sold under the Teflon® trademark – comprises hydro polymer finishes that offer a soft hand and
durable water-based rain repellency and stain-management effects that last for up to 30 washes at
40°C and higher, the company reports. Some products also provide a stain-release effect after
washing, as well as moisture-wicking and quick-drying properties.

The finishes are compatible with other textile finishes and comply with Oeko-Tex® and
bluesign® standards; align with the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals joint roadmap; and are
free of chemicals on the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s Restricted Substances Lists.

May/June 2013

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