Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont has signed an agreement with Gaffney, S.C.-based Springfield LLC — a
manufacturer of uniforms, sportswear and outwear, as well as flame-resistant (FR) and protective
fabrics for military, government, and other applications — granting Springfield manufacturing and
distribution rights for DuPont’s Protera™ fabric in the United States and the Caribbean.
Springfield also will develop new fabrics to add to the Protera line.

Protera is an inherently FR fabric with built-in permanent thermal protection properties.
According to Springfield, apparel made with Protera is very comfortable and durable, and has better
lifecycle value than FR cotton/nylon apparel of a similar weight. The fabric was created to protect
industrial workers against electric arc hazards, and it meets National Fire Protection Association
Category 2 requirements.

“Springfield LLC FR textile business has had a long relationship with DuPont and with Protera
products and services,” said Ed Shogan, CEO, Springfield. “This transition will be seamless and add
to the success of an already successful brand.”

DuPont will continue to offer mills and end users technical and sales assistance for Protera
fabrics.

February 9, 2010

As of January 2010 Fleissner GmbH in Egelsbach is offering spare parts and  service for all
machines and lines delivered by Fleissner Nonwovens Ansbach. As agreed between the two companies,
all necessary documents have been transferred to Fleissner GmbH, Egelsbach.

Fleissner Nonwovens GmbH und Co. KG in Ansbach, which was mainly producing conveyor belt
drying and thermobonding lines with its own business activities under Mr. Gerold Fleissner since
2003, was closed down by the end of last year.

Together, the three companies Fleissner GmbH in Egelsbach, Erko Trützschler in Dülmen, and
American Trützschler, USA, form the new business unit of Trützschler Nonwovens. As a system
provider it is TRÜTZSCHLER NONWOVENS’ ambition to produce and sell cutting-edge technology for the
nonwovens industry. The product range includes the complete staple fiber preparation and web
formation with roller cards or aerodynamic web formers as well as all web bonding methods.

Posted on February 9, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Trützschler

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 2, 2010 — The 3M Protective Materials business has entered into a brand
licensing and product supply agreement with Castar Companies, LLC, located in Sparks, Nevada. 
Castar develops and markets products and services in textile home fashions and aftermarket
furniture care. As a brand licensee, Castar will offer Scotchgard™ Protector products to the
residential furniture and bedding markets under the brand NuGuard Surface Protection with
Scotchgard Protector.  Castar Companies is well positioned to extend the Scotchgard brand into
the furniture marketplace.

“The Scotchgard Brand resonates strongly with the residential furniture consumer, and we’re
pleased to be able to participate in this market with Castar Companies,” said Mitch Culbreath,
marketing manager for 3M’s Protective Materials business . “Castar president Jack Castella’s
extensive expertise is focused on combining protective treatments with service plans, offering
consumers the best line of defense against spills and stains.  3M is excited to be part of
this initiative.”

“Our highly experienced team is excited to return to the home furnishings marketplace with
our state-of-the-art, high-performance product line NuGuard Surface Protection featuring Scotchgard
Protector,” said Mr. Castella. “We recognized the need to bring powerful brand awareness,
salability, service, and proven performance back to the home furnishings marketplace. This re-entry
to the market is the beginning of our long-term commitment to enhanced value for furniture and
bedding retailers on a national level.”

The agreement became effective January 12, 2010.

Castar Companies will be exhibiting their NuGuard Surface Protection featuring Scotchgard
Protector product line and other offerings at the Las Vegas World Market on February 1-5,
2010.  Castar will be located in Building C on the 5th Floor in Space C-0512-5 WHFA RRC.

About 3M

A recognized leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products
for dozens of diverse markets. 3M’s core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology
platforms – often in combination – to a wide array of customer needs. With $23 billion in sales, 3M
employs 75,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries. For more information,
visit www.3m.com or www.scotchgard.com.

Posted on February 9, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of 3M

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) today announced that
TAL Group, a leading garment manufacturer based in Hong Kong, has gone live on the latest version
of the Lawson enterprise software system for the fashion industry. In addition, TAL is now using
Lawson Smart Office to help improve productivity across its global operations.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, TAL is the world leader in the production of innovative clothes
that combine style, comfort and functionality. It specializes in the manufacturing of quality men’s
and women’s garments for the world’s leading brands such as Liz Claiborne, Brooks Brothers,
JCPenney, LL Bean, Giordano, Banana Republic, Uniqlo, and Polo Ralph Lauren. Currently, the company
produces one out of six men’s dress shirts imported into the United States.

The company launched a system upgrade of Lawson enterprise applications in Hong Kong,
mainland China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. The project kicked off in May 2009 and
the company went live on the new Lawson applications in January 2010, on time and on budget.

“TAL is considered an industry leader in the supply chain area,” said Dr. Delman Lee,
director of technology for TAL. “This upgrade and implementation of the Lawson Smart Office
technology has really propelled us to the next level in supply chain management. The ability for
users to personalize their user experience in Smart Office is a highly effective way to help users
work in a more productive and dynamic manner.”

TAL has been using the Lawson M3 enterprise software system since 2002 for supply chain
management, order management, capacity planning, production planning, inventory management,
procurement, vendor managed inventory, material requirements planning, and finance. The company
works closely with Lawson relating to the development of apparel-specific applications such as
production planning, production scheduling, and supply chain technology.

Lawson Smart Office is a next-generation user interface designed to help customers enhance
user productivity and collaboration, which helps make enterprise software more functional,
effective and simpler to use. It will help users at TAL personalize their information workspace and
bring together enterprise applications, business intelligence, desktop tools, and group
collaboration – all in the context of the business task at hand.

“We also take comfort knowing that we’ve invested in a solution that equips our users with a
knowledge-worker desktop that employs the latest visualization and usability techniques. We’re also
confident that this move will help take our efficiency to the next level,” added Lee.”

During this economic climate, garment manufacturers are expected to do more with less.
Companies that invest in technology that helps improve overall efficiency and effectiveness can
have a competitive advantage,” said Shane Cumming, industry director, Fashion, for Lawson in Asia
Pacific & Japan. “Garment manufacturers that harness the power of Lawson solutions will have
tools to help reduce overall costs, helping them emerge from the economic downturn as stronger
organizations.”

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment
service management and rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing &
distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and strategic human capital
management across 40 countries. Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software,
services and support to customers primarily in three sectors: services, trade and
manufacturing/distribution. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Human
Capital Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship
Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored
applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by
helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance.
Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online
at www.lawson.com. For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting
as the Certified Adviser.

Posted on February 9, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Lawson Software

U.S. government and textile industry trade officials are stepping up their efforts to promote
exports as one means to create job opportunities.

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a doubling of exports in
the next five years, which, he said, would create two million jobs. He warned that the United
States “cannot sit on the sidelines” as other nations expand their export initiatives and called on
U.S. manufacturers to “aggressively seek new markets.” He announced the formation of a National
Export Initiative, but did not cite any specific actions except that he called for strengthening
trade relations with Colombia, Panama and South Korea; and for continued support for the Doha Round
of trade liberalization negotiations.

In a speech later in the week, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said a “smart, aggressive,
progressive trade policy can be a critical part of our overall economic recovery program.” In
addition, Kimberly Glas, deputy assistant secretary of commerce for textiles and apparel, says she
is working on specific actions that will assist textile exporters.

While U.S. textile industry officials are supporting new initiatives to help increase
exports, they believe a lack of action on what they see as currency manipulation by foreign
nations, particularly China, and illegal trade subsidies and a chronic high level of  imports
cannot be offset by expansion of export markets. The textile and apparel trade deficit in the first
11 months of 2009 was running at $68.2 billion on the basis of imports of $82.7 billion and exports
of $14.5 billion.

However, the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has undertaken some initiatives
to help with the financing of exports. It is working to have the Small Business Administration’s
(SBA’s) Export Working Capital Program expanded so more textile companies can participate. Under
that program, SBA provides loans to support export transactions. Those loans support working
capital at low fees during export payment cycles. The SBA program is targeted at small businesses
that are able to generate export sales but need additional working capital to support the sales.

NCTO also is working with the Export-Import Bank to find affordable and flexible financing
options for textile companies interested in exporting.

February 2, 2010

Union City, Calif.-based Orcon Corp. — a manufacturer of seaming tape for aerospace and carpet
applications — is opening a plant in Douglas, Ga., that primarily will manufacture carpet seaming
tape. Operations will be established in an existing 45,000-square-foot warehouse in Coffee County,
with production expected to begin by March. Orcon reports the expansion will create at least 50
direct jobs within the plant’s first 12 months of operation. The company expects to start hiring by
the end of February.

February 2, 2010

Sheboygan, Wis.-based Rockline Industries Inc.’s regenerated cotton wipe received the 2010
Visionary Award, presented at the Vision 2010 Consumer Products Conference held last month in New
Orleans and organized by the Cary, N.C.-based Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA).
The annual Visionary Award recognizes innovative consumer end products that incorporate nonwoven
fabrics or use nonwoven technology during the manufacturing process.

The regenerated cotton wipe’s substrate is comprised of 100-percent biodegradable materials –
a 75-percent cotton/25-percent Lenzing Tencel® blend. The cotton comes from post-industrial waste
generated by T-shirt manufacturing, and according to Rockline, the recovery process used to
regenerate the cotton is energy- and water-efficient. The regenerated cotton wipe was one of five
finalists chosen from products nominated for the award.

“With such an emphasis being placed on sustainable products in all industries, including
nonwovens, the Vision conference attendees obviously were impressed by the green story of the
Rockline Regenerated Cotton Wipe,” said Rory Holmes, president, INDA. “There were five outstanding
products representing all aspects of consumer products from filtration to personal and household
care and they were all winners by being selected as finalists in the 2010 competition.

“The four other finalists were: Germany-based Henkel Corp.’s Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ laundry
sheets; Plain City, Ohio-based Advanced Cleaning Technologies LLC’s Ultimate Cloth®;
Cincinnati-based Proctor & Gamble Co.’s always® Infinity feminine hygiene pad; and Ingleside,
Ill.-based Superior Felt & Filtration LLC’s Fitseal™ disposable respirator mask.

February 2, 2010

Bowling Green, Ky.-based apparel brand Fruit of the Loom reports it will extend its waste recycling
initiative with Spartanburg-based recycling company Martex Fiber Southern Corp. to ensure textiles
from its U.S. and Central American manufacturing waste streams are recycled into useable products.

Martex Fiber processes fabric waste to create raw fiber that can be used by nonwoven
producers, or for fill products. The company also spins recycled-content yarns using the reclaimed
fiber at its Jimtex Yarns Division in Lincolnton, Ga.

“While we probably could have received more for single items on our waste list, selling all
the waste to one vendor give us the ultimate control over what happens after it leaves our
factory,” said Ted Goolesby, Fruit of the Loom. “Martex Fiber has been a responsible partner of
ours for many years. We appreciate their efforts to explore new markets for textile waste, and
together, our efforts have led to many innovative materials. Some of these waste-based fibers
products have been used to insulate cars, fill mattresses or even go back into making new apparel
fabrics.”

“At Jimtex, we take waste from cut and sew operations, like Fruit of the Loom’s T-shirt and
underwear cuttings, and convert it back into a first quality cotton blend yarn,” said Jimmy
Jarrett, manager of the Fruit of the Loom waste contract, Martex Fiber. “The possibility for large
scale apparel producers to actually take their own waste and have it processed back into yarn and
then back into finished product is now a reality. It is very exciting!”



February 2, 2010

Heerlen, NL, 27-Jan-2010 Royal DSM N.V. and the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) are
introducing an innovative skinsuit for the Dutch Olympic short-track team. The new suit will be
unveiled at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In collaboration with the KNSB, DSM has
developed a lighter and, most importantly, more comfortable suit that offers maximum protection.
This innovation forms part of DSM’s ‘Innovation is our Sport™’ program, which focuses on working
with and for athletes to develop innovative products in the areas of nutrition and materials.

The new product’s secret weapon is the use of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. By
cleverly combining Dyneema® with other fibers, DSM’s team has created a new skinsuit comprising
just a single layer. The suit is lighter than existing skinsuits and its snugger fit makes it
exceptionally comfortable.

Thanks to the use of Dyneema®, the suit feels cool and allows body heat to escape more
effectively than suits made from other protective materials. The skaters will benefit enormously
from this, since temperatures can reach very high levels in indoor skating rinks. That will
certainly be true in the crowded venues for the races at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver,
where the Dutch short-track skaters will be appearing in their new skinsuits.

Short-track skater Annita van Doorn says of her new racing suit : “The suit feels cooler than
other suits. That is a definite advantage in a warmer environment such as we will encounter in
Vancouver. It will also be nice to feel well protected with just a single suit, rather than having
to wear several layers as before.”

“Through its close cooperation with the KNSB and its unique know-how and expertise in
materials, DSM has come up trumps again, this time with a fantastic innovation for the short-track
skaters. DSM is helping various Dutch Olympic teams in their preparations for the Winter Games in
Vancouver,” says Rob van Leen, DSM’s Chief Innovation Officer.

As Partner in Sport of NOC*NSF, DSM develops new nutritional products and materials to help
the members of the Dutch Olympic Team to perform to the peak of their ability. During the Winter
Olympics in Vancouver, TeamNL’s bobsled team will be competing in a brand-new bobsled composed of
materials from DSM. In the run-up to the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, one of the products
developed by DSM was a new boat in which the sailors Marcelien de Koning and Lobke Berkhout won a
silver medal in the 470 class.

DSM and sports

Sport is about performing at a top level, day in, day out. It is about passion, ambition, the
will to win, the constant desire to improve and teamwork. In that respect, sport embodies a number
of DSM’s core values. Innovation is one of the main spearheads of DSM’s strategic course, which
involves a focus on Life Sciences and Materials Sciences, and it is equally important in the world
of sports: innovations in the fields of nutrition and materials can mean the difference between
victory and defeat. DSM has been a ‘Partner in Sport’ to NOC*NSF since 2001, producing innovations
that help top athletes: Innovation is our Sport™.

Posted on February 2, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Royal DSM N.V.

TORONTO, Jan. 27 — Bauer Hockey, the world’s leading manufacturer of ice hockey equipment, today
announced it has purchased intellectual property assets and patents from Jock Plus Hockey to become
the only global supplier of integrated neck protection for hockey. Those exclusive assets combined
with a long-term strategic agreement with DuPont Protection Technologies that allows Bauer to
market and incorporate the Kevlar® fiber into its neck protection, results in an exclusive
two-in-one protective apparel piece built specifically for the needs of today’s hockey players.

“At Bauer Hockey, we’re committed to providing the most innovative products to players at all
levels and we look forward to raising the bar on hockey apparel with our Protective Base Layer,”
said Kevin Davis, President & CEO,Bauer Hockey. “Incorporating the Kevlar® fiber into the
world’s only integrated neck protection for hockey increases overall comfort and protection needed
in today’s fast-paced sport of hockey.”

Nearly a million registered hockey players around the world are required to wear neck
protection and the majority of those players wear separate neckguard and base layer pieces. Bauer’s
Protective Base Layer combines those two key products into one, integrated protection top with
revolutionary product features.

The Protective Base Layer combines Bauer’s leading Performance Base Layer with an adjustable,
built-in neck guard that provides a customized fit to maximize protection. Built exclusively for
the hockey player, the built-in neck guard features patented technology plus Kevlar® for the utmost
in protection without sacrificing an ounce of mobility, fit and comfort.

“There is a lot of attention focused on the pads players wear to protect themselves, but far
too often the apparel they wear under the uniform is an afterthought,” said Kathy McGown, Category
Business Director, Apparel, Bauer Hockey. “We recognize the growing trend for overall neck
protection and by providing an integrated neck piece to players of all levels, we are reinforcing
the fact that apparel is truly equipment.”

Bauer’s Protective Base Layer will be available at retail locations throughout the world in
Summer 2010.

About Bauer Hockey

Bauer Hockey is the world’s most recognized designer, marketer and manufacturer of hockey
equipment. Founded in Kitchener, Ontario in 1927,Bauer developed the first skate with a blade
attached to a boot, forever changing the game of hockey. Since then, Bauer has continued to develop
the most sought after products in the industry, including the widely successful Supreme and Vapor
lines of products.

Posted on February 2, 2010

Press Release Courtesy of Bauer Hockey