There is no doubt about it: the world’s climate is changing. And at the same time, the world’s
population is growing, too. So, on the one hand, the consciousness about natural resources is
rising, and on the other hand, the world’s population needs food. This vicious circle occupies many
international organizations as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) all over the world.

Another issue in the focus of people’s attention around the world is rural poverty. This
focus, along with increased awareness of climate change and sustainability, has led to a
proliferation of projects to improve agricultural practices as well as raise the level of social
and environmental responsibility. In the near future it might be impossible to sell products that
are produced not only under ecological standards, but also according to social standards.



Global Organic Textile Standard

As the Rupp Report has already reported, in the spot of monitoring are all chemical inputs
such as dyestuffs and auxiliaries, which must comply with certain environmental and toxicological
criteria, and the choice of accessory materials also is restricted. In this context, the Global
Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognized worldwide as one of the top processing standards for
organic fiber-based textiles.

Currently, there are more than 2,000 companies around the world working according to GOTS
standards. The standard includes not only fiber production but also criteria related to dyeing and
finishing.



Finishing In The Center Of Attention …

For obvious reasons, the finishing sector especially demands to be certifed according to
GOTS. An increasing aspect is ecology and toxicology, on which basis dyestuffs and auxiliaries are
evaluated and approved. Desizing can cause problems if the applied enzymes are genetically
modified. Mercerizing is allowed only without the use of ammonia. Optical brighteners are very
problematic: They cause a lot of problems in wastewater treatment because of their poor
biodegradability and high toxicity levels, and they also can influence the human hormone system
through estrogen receptor cells. Fabrics finished with antibacterial treatments can affect the
natural behavior of human skin as well.

… But Social Standards Also Are Important

But not only environmental issues are part of the standard. GOTS also includes current
minimum social standards: no forced labor or child labor, a safe working environment, no
discrimination and the guarantee of payment that secures a living for the working people. This is
quite important. More and more Western companies are emphasizing social standards. Just a few weeks
ago, one of the world’s top retail chains had a public relations nightmare: The company was on the
front page of daily newspapers around the globe because some NGOs found out that in spite of
existing labor contracts and guaranteed minimum payments, the workers were underpaid.



Too Many Labels On The Market

As with every trend, many companies are jumping on the bandwagon. As a producer, retailer or
consumer, one must be careful to have all the certificates and the right papers sent along with the
goods so that the products can be traced back in a clear system. There are a lot of institutes that
have a “Bio” label on their letterhead. One of the most popular trends at the moment is certainly
to bear the Öko-Tex® 100 label. Without being cynical, one could say it may be somewhat
questionable when this label appears on a shirt with a value of just a few dollars.

If you would like to share your experience with these kinds of labels, write to
jrupp@textileworld.com.



August 31, 2010

Nordson Corp. – a Westlake, Ohio-based producer of precision dispensing equipment, and a
manufacturer of electronic equipment used for testing and inspecting electronic components and
technology-based systems for curing and surface treatment processes – has introduced the Nordson®
PS metering station, a system designed to add adhesive streams to existing melter systems or to act
as a booster pump to compensate for high pressure/volume losses. According to the company, the
station maintains consistent pressure with high-viscosity materials such as butyls and when feeding
several adhesive streams concurrently.

The PS metering station has a compact layout that enables adhesive supply to be set as close
to the point of application as possible. It also offers an optional circulation port with
recirculating applicators for accurate intermittent applications, eliminating hammerheads and
inconsistent beads. A variety of adhesives can be applied at processing temperatures up to 250ºC or
pressure up to 250 bar.

Nordson offers the PS metering station in two layout versions with one to four pumps,
depending on output capacity. It may be integrated into a Nordson engineered system or retrofitted
into existing production lines. The system is suitable for product assembly applications including
textile production, filter, automotive and solar manufacturing.

August 31, 2010

Switzerland-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Clariant International Ltd. has introduced
Pad/Sizing-Ox, an eco-efficient dyeing procedure that is the latest technology in the company’s
Advanced Denim water-saving dyeing concept. According to the company, Pad/Sizing-Ox delivers the
same effects, colors and shades as Advanced Denim in a one-step sizing and dyeing process that
reduces water consumption by up to 92 percent, produces almost no wastewater, and offers 30-percent
greater energy savings and 63-percent less waste cotton than conventional dyeing procedures. The
Pad/Sizing-Ox dyeing process is based on Clariant’s recently patented Arkofil® DEN-FIX sizing agent
innovation and is particularly well-suited for dyeing of small and varied denim batches.

“Helping the denim industry to achieve maximum results with minimum resources is fundamental
to Clariant’s Advanced Denim concept,” said Miguel Sanchez, head of Global PL Dyes for Cellulose,
Clariant’s Textile Chemicals business unit. “Our extensive research and development to bring
innovation through new products and technologies is creating new possibilities in fashion effects
as well as addressing the need and demand for ever-more sustainable, efficient production by the
textile industry.”

The Advanced Denim process enables eco-bleaching wash-down with ozone and peroxide instead of
harmful chemicals such as hypochlorite or permanganate. When used in combination with Clariant’s
full range of Diresul® RDT sulfur dyes – including the non-indigo-based Indicolors dyes – the
process offers unique effects, improved color depth and fastness and tone and shade reproduction,
and an easy application process, the company reports.

August 31, 2010

REMSCHEID, Germany — August 25th, 2010 — Space-saving solutions are gaining in importance, and
the Industrial Yarn area is no exception. This is a factor that the new 6LA spin pack by Oerlikon
Barmag – premiered at this year’s ITMA Asia from 22 through 26 June – takes into account. An
industrial yarn plant fitted with the 6LA spin pack is around 25% more compact and has a filter
surface that is more than three times larger than for conventional metal powder filtration.

All this is made possible thanks to tighter position spacing. With the innovative inner melt
feed, the 6LA spin pack allows for production of two threads per spin pack, with constantly high
yarn quality. At the same time, though, the 6LA spin pack provides for greater product variety:
with no change in throughput, for instance, yarn with half the titer can be produced with twice the
number of ends.

Thanks to the use of reusable filter cartridges, the successful concept behind the 3LA spin
pack reduces maintenance costs and waste rates.

About Oerlikon

Oerlikon (SIX: OERL) is a leading high-tech industrial group specializing in machine and
plant engineering. The Company is a provider of innovative industrial solutions and cutting-edge
technologies for textile manufacturing, thin-film coating, drive, vacuum, solar energy systems and
advanced nanotechnology. A Swiss company with a tradition going back 150 years, Oerlikon is a
global player with around 16,000 employees at 157 locations in 36 countries and sales of CHF 2.9
billion in 2009. The Company invests more than CHF 200 million annually in R&D, with over 1 200
specialists working on future products and services. The operative businesses rank either first or
second in their respective global markets.

About Oerlikon Barmag

Oerlikon Barmag is the world market leader for spinning systems and equipment for manmade
fibers and texturing machines and – as a service provider – offers engineering solutions for the
entire textile value added chain. As a future oriented company Oerlikon Barmag’s research and
development is driven by energy-efficiency and sustainable technologies. With the expansion of the
product range to include polycondensation systems and their key components, the company now caters
to the entire process – from the monomer all the way through to the textured yarn. The primary
Oerlikon Barmag markets are in Asia. Correspondingly, the company – with its approximately 1,500
employees – has a worldwide presence in 120 countries as part of the Oerlikon Textile network of
production, sales and distribution and service organizations. At the Oerlikon Barmag R&D Center
– the largest of its kind in the world – within the company’s headquarters in Remscheid,
highly-qualified engineers and technicians develop innovative and technologically-leading products
for tomorrow’s world.

Posted on August 31, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Oerlikon Barmag

ST. LOUIS, August 26, 2010 — Kellwood Company announced its acquisition of ADAM, effective today,
according to Michael Kramer, Chief Executive Officer and President of Kellwood. This acquisition is
the first in a series of aggressive expansion plans for Kellwood.

ADAM, founded by Creative Director and Chief Executive Officer Adam Lippes, is a full
contemporary sportswear collection for men and women available at ADAM retail stores, ShopADAM.com
and luxury retailers, such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, and Harrod’s. Lippes, who began his
fashion career in 1995 at Polo Ralph Lauren before moving to Oscar de la Renta, was one of the
youngest designers to hold the position of Global Creative Director in the luxury fashion world.
Determined to pursue his dream of designing his own collection, he launched a line of cotton basics
under the label adampluseve, which evolved into what is now known simply as ADAM.

“We’re thrilled to add ADAM to Kellwood’s growing portfolio of brands. ADAM has great
potential for expansion across major product categories and international markets to be one of the
next luxury lifestyle brands. Combining Adam Lippes’ extraordinary vision with Kellwood’s
operational excellence and best-in-class infrastructure, will take this brand to the next level,”
added Kramer.

“Partnering with Kellwood will enable us to build ADAM into a global lifestyle brand.
Kellwood clearly understands our vision and has the means to support our growth on a scale large
enough to be competitive in the marketplace. Kellwood’s size and reputation speaks for itself, and
we look forward to building ADAM with them,” stated Lippes.

ABOUT KELLWOOD

Kellwood designs, manufactures, and markets a growing collection of premier fashion brands
across a broad range of consumer lifestyles including Vince, Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Sag Harbor,
Briggs NY, Jolt, and My Michelle as well as licensed brands XOXO and David Meister. Kellwood also
operates Vince retail stores and Sag Harbor outlet stores across the U.S. Kellwood brands are a
perfect combination of fashion and quality.

Kellwood is an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private
investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies. For
additional information, visit
Kellwood.com.

ABOUT ADAM

ADAM collection is available at ADAM retail stores, ADAM’s e-commerce site,
www.shopADAM.com, and over 250 stores in 10 countries around
the world.

Posted on August 31, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Kellwood Co.

FRANKFURT, Germany — August 8, 2010 — Manufacturing facilities and business-promotion schemes
from all over the world are invited to register for Source-it!, the sourcing platform at
Texprocess. Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, explains, “Thanks
to Source-it!, contract manufacturers benefit twice over from Texprocess. As exhibitors in the
Source-it! area, they can present their services to decision makers from international fashion
brands who will attend Texprocess at all events. As visitors, the fair gives them an outstanding
opportunity to find out about the latest machines for their factories”. Texprocess, Leading
International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, will be held parallel to
Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main from 24 to 27 May 2011.

Taking part in Source-it! gives contract manufacturers the opportunity to present their
facilities or regions and show how their company is equipped and the services offered. This also
includes logistics, infrastructure and certificates that substantiate the company’s standards of
quality and commitment to sustainability. Continuing, Braun says, “We attach great importance to
the quality of the new sourcing platform and, therefore, expect exhibitors to comply with the
relevant international production standards.” Source-it! is aimed at contract manufacturers from
all over the world no matter whether they work in accordance with specifications supplied by
garment manufacturers, offer their own prêt-à-porter or licence products or have supplementary
supply-chain services in their portfolio.

The new platform is also aimed at business-promotion schemes, which present their country or
region and its significance for textile processing. As Elgar Straub, General Manager of VDMA
Garment and Leather Technology, explains, “Texprocess offer the ideal setting for a sourcing
platform because both international garment labels and production facilities will be there to find
out about the latest machines and equipment. Source-it! is a really international forum where
contract manufacturers from all over the world – from Asia via East Europe and the Maghreb to Latin
and South America – can show what they are capable of.”

Contract manufacturers interested in taking part in Texprocess can book an information stand
in Hall 6.1 or make their presentation as part of a national pavilion. Additionally, it is possible
for companies to attend as visitors and hold talks with manufacturers of ready-to-wear clothing at
the Source-it! Market Place on certain days only. Thanks to an online platform, they can gather
information about the contract manufacturers taking part during the run-up to the fair.
Registration forms for Source-it! can be found on the internet at
www.texprocess.com.

Around 500 companies will present the latest machines, plant, processes and services for the
garment and textile processing industry on 50,000 square metres of exhibition space at Texprocess
from 24 to 27 May 2011. The conceptual partner of Texprocess is VDMA Garment and Leather
Technology. Around 25,000 trade visitors are expected to attend. The leading international trade
fair is aimed at an audience from the fields of garment manufacturing, textile processing,
technical-textile processing, the trade, handicrafts, services and science and training. Companies
that process technical textiles come from the automobile, aerospace, upholstery, mattress,
packaging and occupational safety sectors.

Another highlight: Messe Frankfurt is setting-up a market place for IT service providers
called Network@Texprocess at Texprocess. Further information about Texprocess can be found at
www.texprocess.com.

Posted on August 31, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Messe Frankfurt

Germany-based Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG reports its Oerlikon Barmag business is
experiencing higher-than-expected demand for its entire range of textile machinery, including its
partially oriented yarn (POY), fully drawn yarn (FDY), and drawn textured yarn systems. The company
is manufacturing at full capacity, with the rise in global demand leading to longer delivery times.
The company reports it has orders for machinery booked well into 2012.

“We have been receiving numerous orders from China in particular,” said Michael Korobczuk,
sales director, Oerlikon Barmag. “Some of these were orders that had been put on hold due to the
crisis, but many are the result of the Chinese government’s measures aimed at stimulating the
economy.”

Oerlikon Barmag also is seeing strong demand for its WINGS POY spinning system, which
integrates the draw unit into the winder, providing improved economy and efficiency in production,
and resulting in a higher, more uniform quality of yarn compared to that of yarns manufactured
using traditional systems. The company debuted the WINGS system for FDY production in June at ITMA
Asia + CITME 2010 and reports that it already has signed contracts to provide the system.

August 24, 2010

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC’s) International Trade Administration has issued an
anti-dumping order on certain Chinese electric blankets that it says were  dumped on the U.S.
market at less than their true value. The order states that a U.S. industry was “materially injured
by” the imports.

The order covers certain Chinese woven blankets, finished and semi-finished and unassembled.

The order directs Customs and Border Protection to assess anti-dumping duties equal to the
amount of the normal value of the products that entered the U.S. on or after Feb. 3, 2010, the date
on which the DOC issued a preliminary determination of dumping.

U.S. textile manufacturers have been pressing the administration to use anti-dumping and
countervailing duty laws to defend U.S. manufacturers against what they say are a rash of illegal
export subsidies by the Chinese government, and U.S. government trade officials have said they will
act when it can be demonstrated that illegal subsidies are hurting American industries and workers.


August 24, 2010

Hudson, Mass.-based Anver Corp., a manufacturer of vacuum systems and components, has introduced a
new line of vacuum transfer tubes that contain no moving parts and offer adjustable transfer
speeds. The Anver TT Series Transfer Tubes are powered by compressed air using the Venturi
principle, which creates a strong vacuum that enables light materials such as powders, pellets,
wood chips and non-caustic fumes to pass directly through the tubes’ smooth, straight bores without
clogging. According to Anver, the tubes will not overheat or explode. Regulated input air pressure
enables flow rates to be controlled from 15 to 95 standard cubic feet per minute.

Anver TT Series Transfer Tubes are available in bore sizes from 0.375 inches to 1 inch I.D.
There are no gaskets or O-rings, and optional mounting clips can be supplied.

August 24, 2010

Saati Americas Corp. — a producer of textile and chemical products for applications including
screen printing, medical filtration, acoustics, composites and ballistic protection, and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Italy-based Saati Group S.p.A. — plans to establish its U.S. Composites and
Protection division operations and certain distribution operations in Fountain Inn, S.C., with the
expectation of adding more than 80 employees within the next few years. The company is renovating
and modifying a 260,000-square-foot facility previously owned by Kemet Electronics, and will
install new production and R&D equipment.

“This expansion is a critical component of Saati’s global corporate strategy and symbolizes
our commitment to bring Saati’s world-class engineered materials and technical support to
structural composite and protective armor product manufacturers in the Americas,” said Alberto
Novarese, president, Saati Group.

August 24, 2010