Pasadena, Calif.-based Avery Dennison Corp., a producer of identification and decorative solutions
for a variety of applications, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. From its establishment in 1935
by R. Stanton Avery — developer of the first self-adhesive label and label-making machinery and
recipient of 18 patents for his pressure-sensitive materials and production technologies — the
company has grown into a $6 billion global enterprise.

“Innovation that improves customers’ businesses and lives has been at the heart of Avery
Dennison since 1935,” said Dean A. Scarborough, chairman, president and CEO of the company.
“Everything we make and do helps make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. I’m
excited about the future as we honor our past. Avery Dennison[‘s] legacy continues to propel the
company forward as we invest in new markets, products and technology to better serve our customers
throughout the world.”

June 8, 2010

Switzerland-based Uster Technologies AG — a supplier of textile testing and monitoring
instruments, systems, and related services — is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the yarn
clearer, including its current iteration in the Uster Quantum 2.

Uster Quantum 2 yarn clearer, shown on a winding machine

Uster reports its yarn clearers have undergone continuous development from the beginning, and
that it has sold nearly 2 million of its Quantum generation of clearers. “Customers are entitled
never to expect less than the full innovative power of Uster,” said Dr. Geoffrey Scott, CEO, Uster
Technologies.

The company will showcase its latest testing instruments at the upcoming ITMA Asia + CITME
2010 in Shanghai.

June 8, 2010

Germany-based chemical company BASF SE has announced it will sell its hydrophilic melt additives
business, including intellectual properties and technical information, to Techmer PM LLC, a
Clinton, Tenn.-based manufacturer of colors and additives for the plastics and fiber industries.
BASF markets the additives under the trademark Irgasurf® HL, which will not be transferred as part
of the transaction. The company reports the sale will not affect its organizational structure.

“In the course of the integration of the former Ciba Plastic Additives business we have
analyzed our combined offering to the plastics industry and have decided that the Irgasurf HL
products do not fit our strategic scope,” said Soeren Hildebrandt, vice president, global strategic
management and new business development, Performance Chemicals, BASF.

“We are excited about the acquisition of BASF’s hydrophilic melt additives business and are
in a unique position to successfully grow this business because it complements our existing product
line and strong presence in the markets of fibers and nonwovens,” said John R. Manuck, president
and CEO, Techmer PM.

June 8, 2010

Lawrence, Mass.-based Polartec LLC — manufacturer of Polartec® performance fabrics for consumer
and military apparel — has announced the winners of its APEX Awards, given to designers and
companies that create the most innovative end products using Polartec fabrics. Winners have their
products displayed at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City and OutDoor Friedrichshafen
in Germany, and receive a custom Tiffany crystal award as well as custom hangtags, sales literature
and promotional support from Polartec.

The following are the North American APEX Design Award Winners:

• Mountain Mama: Fairview Wrap Jacket using Polartec Thermal Pro®
• REI: Lightweight MTS Baselayer for men and women using Polartec Power Dry®
• Patagonia: Women’s R3 Hi-Loft Hoody using Polartec Thermal Pro and Polartec Power Stretch®
• Vaute Couture Inc.: Vaute Coat using Polartec Wind Pro®
• Sealy: Embody™ By Sealy Collection using Polartec Body Climate®
• U.S. Army/ADS Tactical/Peckham Vocational: Flame Resistant Environmental Ensemble (FREE) using
  Polartec Thermal FR®
• Canada Goose: Tremblant Pullover using Polartec Power Shield® O2
• Arc’teryx: Alpha SV Glove Liner using Polartec Wind Pro
• Marmot: Variant Jacket using Polartec Power Stretch
• The North Face: Kishtwar Jacket using Polartec Power Shield Pro
• Under Armour: 2010 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team Audio Hoody using Polartec Wind Pro
• True North: Dragonfur® Job Shirt using Polartec Thermal FR

The following are the European APEX Design Award Winners:

• Flower Gloves: Ultimate Firefighter Suit using Polartec Power Dry FR
• Montura: SuperNova using Polartec Power Shield Pro
• Eider: Power Pro Jacket using Polartec Power Shield Pro
• Ternua: Whales & Kids using Polartec Classic 300 recycled
• Montura: Scalda Muscalo using Polartec Power Shield
• Trangoworld: Axial Woman Trouser using Polartec Power Shield
• Vaude: Baltoro Pant using Polartec Power Shield
• Colmar: MD 9312 Women’s Full Zip Tecnofleece using Polartec Thermal Pro
• Wild Roses: L-Maloja PD Shirt using Polartec Power Dry High Efficiency
• Ternua: Identity using Polartec Power Stretch
• Sweet Protection: REDLINE Jacket using Polartec Thermal Pro
• Norrøna: trollvegen warm2 fleece jacket using Polartec Thermal Pro

June 8, 2010

Cleveland, Tenn.-based Manufacturers Chemicals LLC — a producer of specialty chemicals for the
textile, paper, metals and coating industries; and a division of Spartanburg-based Synalloy Corp.
— has introduced its Silicat line of hybrid softeners. The products impart a similar hand and
drape to a fabric, but contain significantly less silicone than a traditional silicone-based
softener. According to Chuck Stieg, president, Manufacturers Chemicals, customers have replaced
silicones pound-for-pound by using the new technology.

“We have developed a new chemical/mechanical process whereby we make an emulsion of a new
class of non-silicone softener along with traditional amino functional silicones,” Stieg said.
“With this technology we can produce a high performance, highly stable hybrid softener. The
resulting product offers dramatic reductions in silicone content, dramatically lower cost, reduced
possibility of spots, greatly improved flammability, and zero yellowing. The environmental impact
of these softeners is far less than traditional silicone emulsions.”

Manufacturers Chemicals is producing the Silicat line commercially at its Cleveland facility.
The hybrid softeners are available in a variety of concentrations and in both hydrophobic and
hydrophilic versions.

June 8, 2010

Glen Raven, N.C.-based technical fabrics manufacturer Glen Raven Inc.’s Anderson, S.C.,
manufacturing site has been recognized by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance and the South
Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation for its safety ranking and improvements and
achievement of more than 1 million hours without a lost-time accident. The plant, which also
recently received Wildlife and Industry Together (WAIT) certification from the S.C. Wildlife
Federation
(see ”
Glen
Raven Plant Receives WAIT Certification,” April 6, 2010), is the main manufacturing
location for the company’s Sunbrella® performance fabrics.

“Everyone at Anderson plant shares in these recognitions because everyone here plays an
active role in making our workplace safer,” said Connie Rice, organizational development and
training manager at the Anderson plant. “We are proving every day the importance of management
commitment and employee ownership when it comes to safety.

June 8, 2010

Some 80,000 square feet of TigerTurf XP40 from New Zealand-based TigerTurf International — one of
the world’s largest producers of man-made turf, and an affiliate of the Netherlands-based Royal Ten
Cate NV — was recently installed in Los Angeles at the home of the first U.S. Goals Soccer Center,
which is owned by United Kingdom-based Goals Soccer Centers Plc. The soccer facility features 11
soccer fields catering to people of all ages and all skill levels who wish to play five-a-side
soccer.

California Ultimate Turf, a representative of TigerTurf Americas, was selected to construct
the fields and install the TigerTurf XP40.

Les Allan, president and CEO, Goals Soccer Center’s U.S. operations, mentioned quality of
play, durability and ease of maintenance as some of the deciding factors when choosing TigerTurf
over competitive products. Allan evaluated different turf options, visited numerous TigerTurf
installations, talked with experienced soccer players and played soccer on a TigerTurf field before
making his decision.

“The team at California Ultimate Turf was very impressive and very professional,” Allan said.
“Our new Goals Soccer Center in Los Angeles is the best facility of its kind in the United States.
Because it is truly a world-class facility, I was not willing to compromise on the quality of the
turf. I wanted the best turf available.”

According to the manufacturer, TigerTurf’s tape yarns are different from competitors’
products because they do not lie flat or split when played upon, and actually twist to form a
highly playable turf surface. It also reports that additional benefits include: even, natural ball
roll; durability; excellent tuft bind; resilience; nice appearance; and its ability to hold infill
in place to reduce infill splash, bumps or potholes on the playing surface.

“We’re honored to be part of what is expected to be the first of many of these centers in the
Americas,” said Charles Fleishman, chief sales officer, TigerTurf Americas. “Like California
Ultimate Turf, TigerTurf Americas takes pride in helping our customers to develop facilities for
healthy, enjoyable recreation,” he added.

June 8, 2010

NEENAH, WI — May 28, 2010 — Appleton Mfg. Division’s patented Auto Indexing Knife maintains the
highest cut quality throughout all cuts, significantly extends the life of the core cutter knife,
and reduces operator interaction with the blade. This easy-to-install retro-fit and upgrade extends
the life of the blade by providing more usable cutting surface per knife. By automatically indexing
the knife to a new cutting edge and setting the number of cuts between blade indexes, Appleton’s
knife indexer limits the operator’s handling time of the blade to replacements only, which
minimizes change-over downtime, as well as operator interaction with the knife.

Appleton Mfg. Division is a fully integrated engineering, design, sales, service and
manufacturing firm producing custom and semi-custom material handling solutions. Dedicated to
providing innovation and superior customer service, Appleton Mfg. Division offers a full line of
core cutters, core handling & finishing equipment, roll & cart movers, safe-slabs, cleaning
showers / systems, as well as parts & service for all lines.

For more information on Appleton Mfg. Division’s innovative core cutters, please call James
Nobles at 920-751-1555 or visit the website at
www.appletonmfg.com.

Posted on June 8, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Appleton Mfg. Division

Greenville-based recycled and virgin fiber products manufacturer Poole Co. has received
certification from Emeryville, Calif.-based Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) — a third-party
provider of a range of certification programs including environmental and sustainability as well as
other programs — that Poole’s EcoSure® and EcoSure Wellstrand fibers are manufactured from
100-percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) polymer. According to SCS, Poole is the only staple fiber
supplier it has authorized to use its approval seal for 100-percent recycled polymer.

EcoSure — used in apparel, fiberfill, nonwoven fabrics and wipes — and EcoSure Wellstrand
— heavy-denier fibers used in scrub and floor cleaning pads, bedding and furniture, filtration
products and roof ridge vents — are derived from a base polymer of PCR polyethylene terephthalate
(PET) packaging. In addition to its use of recycled content in these fiber lines, Poole also
recycles the water used at its heavy-denier manufacturing plant in Johnsonville, S.C.

PET bottles and other packaging can be recycled and procesed into virgin-quality polyester
fiber such as Poole Co.’s 100-percent PCR-content EcoSure® and Ecosure Wellstrand.

“Poole Company is committed to the environment and constantly reviews how to apply
earth-conscious decisions across the entire operation,” said Bynum Poole, the company’s vice
president of operations. “From manufacturing a product made of 100-percent PCR PET packaging to
utilizing a sophisticated, robust system to recycle and clean our water, this is all part of the
Poole Company philosophy.”

According to Poole, the use of 100-percent PCR polyester lowers energy consumption by 84
percent and greenhouse gases by 71 percent compared with the use of virgin polyester. The Sonoma,
Calif.-based National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) reports that in 2008, 1.451
billion pounds of PET bottles and other packaging materials were sold for recycling.

June 8, 2010

VANCOUVER, B.C. — June 3, 2010 — Westcomb apparel and Schoeller Textil AG  partnered this
spring to build and supply the American Alpine Club with 50 Skeena soft-shell jackets that will be
part of the AAC staff uniform and also be used in association with other club events and programs.

The jackets are being shipped to AAC this week, and will be used by AAC staff at events like
the Craggin’ Classic and the International Climbers’ Meet. They will also outfit AAC section chairs
and ambassadors, avid climbers who volunteer at the local and regional levels to manage club
activities in their areas. Finally, some will be used in association with the AAC’s international
Climber’s Exchange program.

“Supporting the American Alpine Club in association with Schoeller is perfect from our
perspective,” said Westcomb founder and Creative Director Alan Yiu. “Not only are we able to get
behind AAC’s important work via our field of expertise, but we get to partner with one of our key
premium fabric suppliers in the process, highlighting both Westcomb’s Canadian-made quality and
design, as well as the uniqueness of Schoeller fabrics.”

The special make-up jackets, which feature the American Alpine Club logo as well as the
Schoeller and Westcomb logos, are based on the design and cut of Westcomb’s Skeena Hoody, an
all-around soft-shell for climbing, skiing and general mountain use.

“It is a great pleasure for us to be able to participate in this collaboration with one of
our great customers, Westcomb. Their exceptional craftsmanship of apparel parallels our own to
design and innovation,” said Schoeller Textil AG USA President, Tom Weinbender. 
“Additionally, supporting the American Alpine Club offers us the opportunity to continue our
commitment to the climbing community and the AAC’s efforts both nationally and globally.”

These 4 season AAC jackets are made with schoeller®-WB-400 fabric, a hardwearing, four-way
stretch soft-shell that offers breathability, wind and water resistance and next to skin comfort.

About Westcomb

With 100 percent of design and manufacturing based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Westcomb
uses its ‘True Form’ design philosophy to create functional, uncomplicated gear of the highest
quality workmanship. Each and every Westcomb piece is a product of precision thinking, thoughtful
design, extensive development and constant refinement. The company, founded in 2004, partners with
the world’s leading material innovators – names like Schoeller, eVent, Polartec and Pertex – to
engineer technically advanced gear constructed with the most cutting-edge materials available,
often creating industry ‘firsts’ in the process. Westcomb’s offices are located steps from its
manufacturing facility, which has decades of experience building outdoor clothing of the very
highest quality. The company’s design philosophy and unique manufacturing arrangement has led it to
international accolades, including a Backpacker Editors’ Choice Award, a Skiing Magazine Best in
Test Award, four APEX Design Awards from Polartec as well as an ISPO ‘Brand New’ award. For more
information about Westcomb, visit
www.westcomb.com or on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/westcomb.

About Schoeller Textil AG

Schoeller Textil AG is an internationally operating Swiss-based company specializing in the
development and manufacture of functional fabrics and textile technologies for active sports,
workwear, lifestyle, and fashion as well as office furniture. The family owned company began in
1867 and therefore has many years of expertise and is the repeated recipient of design awards.
Schoeller operates the most modern plant in accordance with bluesign®, the world’s most strict
environmental standard. Complex customer-specific and branch-specific solutions are developed and
implemented in cooperation with universities and research institutes. Schoeller invests
particularly heavily in research in development. Only high quality and ecologically safe materials
are used for the fabrics of the “Innovative Fabrics by Schoeller Switzerland” brand that are
developed and produced in Switzerland. Therefore, in every respect, Schoeller fabrics meet the
highest standards. For Further information, please visit
www.schoeller-textiles.com or visit us on Facebook
at
www.facebook.com/schoeller. 

Posted on June 8, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Schoeller Textil AG