APDN Uses SigNature® DNA To Mark Raw Cotton Fibers

Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN), a Stony Brook, N.Y.-based provider of DNA encrypted and embedded
authentication solutions, announced it has successfully marked more than 500,000 pounds of raw
cotton fiber with its patented SigNature® DNA solution as part of a collaborative pilot study
conducted in partnership with a major US cotton producer. According to the company, this is the
largest use of a commercial DNA marker to date.

The project complements APDN’s Biomaterial™ Genotyping platform, known as “Fibertyping,”
which tracks cotton’s native DNA and authenticates it. Native DNA can be used to identify the plant
cultivar and country of origin of the cotton fiber. SigNature DNA markers enable a producer of
natural or man-made fibers to track specific batches of fiber through to finished textiles and
apparel.

“SigNature DNA is very versatile,” said Dr. James Hayward, CEO, APDN. “It can be embedded
into any fiber or polymeric raw material used in technical textile products. Medical textiles,
protective clothing, performance clothing for work or outdoor activities, as well as nonwoven
materials, can also benefit from SigNature DNA identification and authentication. SigNature markers
can enable any manufacturer of synthetic fibers or any farmer of natural fibers to trace the
inclusion of their fibers in retail goods.”

According to the National Cotton Council, cotton is America’s premier value-added crop and is
the main fiber used in apparel. Counterfeiting and fraud have become important issues in the
apparel and textile industries, creating a need to validate the original cotton fiber used
throughout the cotton supply chain.

June 9, 2009

Thrace-Linq Commissions NSC Nonwoven Needlepunch Line

Summerville, S.C.-based Thrace-Linq Inc. – a manufacturer of woven and nonwoven polypropylene
geosynthetic technical fabrics; and a member of The Thrace Plastics Group, a subsidiary of
Greece-based Thrace Plastics Co. S.A. – recently commissioned a state-of-the-art needlepunch line
from France-based NSC nonwoven.

Burnsville, N.C.-based Ford Trimble & Associates – a supplier of equipment and systems
for the production of nonwovens, technical fabrics and traditional wovens – worked with Thrace-
Linq and NSC nonwoven to deliver the high-performance line for technical fabrics that met
Thrace-Linq’s specifications.

“Our newest nonwovens line brings Thrace-Linq into the new millennium, and the purchase
allows us to maintain focus on our key target markets, strengthen our core competencies and
accelerate growth while improving operational efficiencies and returning shareholder value,” said
Davis Taylor, vice president, Thrace-Linq.

June 9, 2009

WestPoint To Produce Izod Home Goods

New York City-based apparel and accessories manufacturer and marketer Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
(PVH) has licensed WestPoint Home Inc. – a New York City-based manufacturer and marketer of bed and
bath home textiles – to design, produce and market a collection of bed, bath and kitchen products
under PVH’s Izod brand.

WestPoint Home will sell Izod-branded sheets, bedding, bath towels and accessories, blankets
and throws, down comforters, pillows and mattress pads to department and specialty stores in the
United States beginning in Spring 2010.

June 9, 2009

Mansco Delivers 200th TOV Sensor In China

Ivyland, Pa.-based Mansco Products Inc. has shipped its 200th Torsional Oscillatory Viscometer
(TOV) system for the Chinese market. The TOV is used for continuous measurement of the viscosity of
polymer resin, fiber and filament processes. Viscosity uniformity affects the quality and
downstream performance of a product, and the TOV’s design – based on a torsional measurement
principle – enables the sensor to perform sensitively and reliably in a polymer installation.

The TOV initially was sold exclusively to DuPont and DuPont Engineered plants, but it 1999,
Mansco signed a new agreement enabling it to sell the sensor to the general world market. The
company now offers the TOV in China’s polymer market through direct sales and a number of original
equipment manufacturing companies. Mansco reports it recently received several large orders for
large projects in China, and the company also has installed TOVs in several recent projects in
India.

June 9, 2009

Darlington Fabrics Launches UBL, FR Warp-Knit Stretch Fabrics

Darlington Fabrics Corp. – a manufacturer of warp-knit elastic fabrics, textiles and stretch goods
for the apparel and medical industries, and a division of The Moore Co. Textile Group, Westerly,
R.I. – has introduced its unbroken loop (UBL) line of warp-knit loop fabrics that combines stretch
with hook receptive durability and offers benefits such as stability without raveling, strength,
colorfastness, washability, softness and value.

Darlington also has launched a line of fire retardant (FR) warp-knit stretch fabrics that do
not require post treatments such as flame coating. The polyester/spandex fabrics are available in a
variety of weights and widths, and are suitable for applications including military, flags,
industrial protection and safety.

June 9, 2009

Victor Group Earns SFC Silver Recognition

Canada-based interior fabrics manufacturer Victor Group Inc. has become a Silver Corporate
Exemplary Member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), a Chapel Hill, N.C.-based non-profit
organization that promotes sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
Victor Group is the first textile manufacturer to join at the silver level.

To meet SFC’s standards, a company must manufacture at least 25 percent of products using
sustainable materials; implement a Social Equity Code of Conduct for employees; submit a Carbon
Footprint Report; show the improvements have had an impact on its supply chain; comply with certain
additional sustainability measures; and achieve an objective, third-party certification, which
Victor has received from Charlottesville, Va.-based McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry LLC.

June 9, 2009

Avery Dennison Introduces 3002T Tape

Pasadena, Calif.-based Avery Dennison Corp. has introduced 3002T polyester woven-edge satin tape
made from 100-percent post-consumer waste derived from recycled plastic bottles. According to Avery
Dennison, 3002T is the first recycled woven-edge tape to receive third-party accreditation, attain
Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification and feature thermal transfer and wet ink print capabilities.
The tape can be printed on both sides and complements sustainable apparel solutions.

Avery Dennison developed 3002T to relate to England-based retailer Marks and Spencer’s Plan
A, a corporate sustainability strategy. Avery Dennison also will supply up to 9 million tags and
woven labels this year to the Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) project, which promotes environmentally
and socially responsible cotton production. Avery Dennison is the sole supplier of CmiA’s
standardized tags and woven labels.

June 9, 2009

Binsfeld Unveils TempTrak® RT406-2C Temperature Transmitter

Maple City, Mich.-based Binsfeld Engineering Inc. – a manufacturer of rotary data transmission
systems including temperature transmitters for heated godet rolls – has released the TempTrak®
RT406-2C six-zone temperature transmitter for use on Germany-based Oerlikon Neumag’s S5 and NPT
bulk continuous filament spinning machines.

According to Binsfeld, the TempTrak RT406-2C – a drop-in replacement for Neumag’s original
transmitter – offers improved temperature stability and reliability while eliminating complications
common with comparable transmitter systems such as alignment problems, high ambient temperature and
debris. The TempTrak transmitter features 16-millimeter rotor-stator spacing and fully
encapsulated, high-grade electronics; and comes with a standard two-year warranty.

June 9, 2009

June 2009

Israel-based
OptiTex Ltd. now offers expanded online access to features of its computer-aided
design and manufacturing solutions. For more information, visit
www.optitex.com.

The
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), Arlington, Va., has released
the fourth edition of the global AAFA Restricted Substances List covering home textiles, apparel
and footwear. The list is available free of charge at AAFA’s website, located at
www.apparelandfootwear.org.

Supercritical Fluid Technologies Inc. (SFT), Newark, Del., has introduced the
SFT-250 Supercritical Fluid Extractor (SFE) for performing extractions in supercritical fluid or
for small-scale pilot processing. SFT also now offers the Data Acquisition Package (DAP) as an
option for its SFT Phase Monitor II instrument. The DAP produces real-time image and data capture
directly to a personal computer.

SFT

Supercritial Fluid Technologies Inc.’s

SFT-250 Supercritical Fluid Extractor

Pinpoint Laser Systems Inc., Peabody, Mass., has released the Microgage Roll
Alignment kit for use in paper and textile mills; converting, coating, and plastic bag lines;
printing presses; and other roller and web-related applications.

Cognex Corp., Natick, Mass., has released VisionPro™ 5.2 software, featuring
SearchMax™ and Color Extractor™ color tools; a simpler version of PatMax® technology; and muticore
support for PatMax PatInspect™ and image filtering tools. Cognex also has released three new color
vision systems for the In-Sight® Micro product line of compact color vision systems: the
entry-level Micro 1100C, with 640 x 480 resolution; the 1400C, with doubled processor performance
for more demanding applications; and the 1403Cm with two-mexapixel (1600 x 1200) resolution. Cognex
also has introduced In-Sight Explorer version 4.3 software with Color Match and Color Extract
tools.

The
Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, N.C., is accepting
nominations through September 1 for the 2010 Visionary Award, to be presented at the Vision 2010
Consumer Products Conference in New Orleans in January. To nominate a product, e-mail a product
explanation to Visionary Awards Coordinator Michael Jacobsen at
mjacobsen@inda.org. INDA has published a special online
issue of the Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics that focuses on nonwovens and engineered
fabrics modeling. The journal can be accessed free of charge at
www.jeffjournal.org. INDA also has released “Wipes,
Nonwovens Industry Outlook Trends & Forecasts, North America 2008-2013,” a report about the
wipes market including all sales of wipes by major retailers and distributors in North America.

Alexandria, Va.-based
Color Marketing Group will offer its annual Color Direction® forecast in a digital
format using Grand Rapids, Mich.-based
X-Rite Inc.’s ColorMunki Design spectrophotometer.

Salt Lake City-based
Silver State Inc. now offers the Sunbrella® Horizons collection of fabrics
including 71 SKUs and 17 patterns.

horizonsretrometro

Silver State Inc.’s Sumbrella® Horizons

Metro Retro fabric collection

ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., now offers the sixth edition of “ASTM
Standards on Precision and Bias for Various Applications.” To order the online-only publication,
contact (610) 832-9585 or
service@astm.org.

Dalton, Ga.-based
J J/Invision has launched its new website, located at
www.jj-invision.com, combining the J&J Commercial and
Invision Carpet Systems site into one user-friendly, easy-to-use-and-navigate site with information
on all J J/Invision products, processes and services.

Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based
Eldib Engineering & Research Inc. has released a market survey reporting new
and expanded demand for Wilmington, Del.-based
DuPont‘s Nomex® brand products, including Dupont™ Sontara® spunlaced fabrics,
available commercially using Nomex.

Pendergrass, Ga.-based
TenCate Geosynthetics North America has introduced a brochure dedicated to
high-performance geotextiles for haul roads, including its Mirafi® HP-Series of woven geotextiles,
made with high-tenacity polypropylene yarns. The brochure, a supplement piece to TenCate’s
PowerPoint presentation on aggregate road systems, is available at
www.mirafi.com.

York, Pa.-based
Glatfelter has launched a section of its website focusing on sustainability,
located at
www.glatfelter.com/sustainability.

GLFsustainability

The new sustainability section of Glatfelter’s website

Red Bank, N.J.-based
Concept III Textiles has added a “New Fabrics” page to its website, located at
www.conceptiii.com. The new page offers updates on the
company’s latest textiles.

Pasadena, Calif.-based
Avery Dennison Corp. now offers “Custom Packaging with Avery Dennison,” an online
guide to packaging for apparel and accessories merchandisers. The 44-page resource is available at
www.ibmd.averydennison.com/pkgguide.

averydennison

Avery Dennison now offers an

online guide to packaging for apparel

and accessories merchandisers.

Germany-based
KSL Keilmann Sondermaschinen Lorsch GmbH,
KSA GmbH & Co. KG,
KSE GmbH and
Advanced Composites are now united under the umbrella brand
Keilmann Group. The company structure remains the same.

Dallas-based
Celanese Emersion Polymers has updated its website, located at
www.celanese-emulsions.com. The new site includes
an “Ask a Chemist” feature, allowing customers to send emulsion- and formula-related questions
directly to the technical department.

The Dalton, Ga.-based
Carpet & Rug Institute now has a blog, located at
http://carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com.
Subscription options include e-mail updates or an RSS feed.

Naples, Fla.-based
Industrial Nanotech Inc. has launched an ongoing program to educate heavy
industries about the company’s Nansulate® energy-saving projects in process. “Nansulate – Around
the Globe and Around the Clock” can be seen at
www.nansulate.com/nanoblog.

The Brussels-based
International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee has been renamed CIRFS:
European Man-made Fibres Association.

The Boston-based
National Textile Association (NTA) is requesting comments on its Voluntary Product
Environmental Profile (VPEP), available at
www.nationaltextile.org/vpep. Comments and
suggestions should be sent to David Trumbull,
dtrumbull@nationaltextile.org, by July 15, 2009.

England-based
Technical Absorbents Ltd. has redesigned its website, located at
www.techabsorbents.com.

The
Outdoor Retailer 2009 Summer Market – to be held July 21-24, 2009, in Salt Lake
City – presents two new opportunities this year for designers: Project OR, a 48-hour design blitz
contest for student designers; and Design Center, which features swatches and samples of designers’
materials. For more information, visit
www.outdoorretailer.com.

June 2009

June 2009

Seattle-based
Schoeller Textil and Technologies USA’s
Shannon Walton has resumed her position as public relations and marketing manager,
North America.

The
University of Tennessee Nonwovens Research Laboratory, Knoxville, Tenn., has named
Dr. Rohit Uppal research associate.

Germany-based
DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. KG has named
Viktor Leendertz CFO and chief transformation officer.

The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., has elected
Paul N. Schwartz to the Board of Trustees.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based
Chico’s FAS Inc. has named
Rochelle Udell senior vice president, creative director for the Chico’s brand.

The
Carpet America Recovery Effort, Dalton, Ga., has named
Georgina Sikorski executive director.

Wilmington, Del.-based
DuPont has elected
Samuel Bodman to its Board of Directors.

Cary, N.C.-based
[TC]
2 has elected the following to its Board of Directors:
Carmen Covelli, Invista;
John Crisco, Asheboro Elastics Corp.;
Chris DeSoiza, Milliken & Company;
Steven A. Jesseph, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Program; and
Janet Rivett-Carnac, Gap Inc. The board has appointed
Chuck Nesbit, Chico’s FAS Inc., vice chairman of [TC]
2.

Los Angeles-based
Talon International Inc. has promoted
Larry Dyne to president.

Dr. Stefan Mecheels, Hohenstein Institute, has been named vice president of the
Executive Committee of the
RAL German Institute for Quality Assurance and Certification.

Mecheels

Dr. Stefan Mecheels

The Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute, Germany, has given
Robert C. Steiner, ALSCO USA, the Hohenstein Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence
in Global Textile Services.

robertsteiner


Robert C. Steiner received the Hohenstein Award for

Entrepreneurial Excellence in Global Textile Services.

Pasadena, Calif.-based
Avery Dennison Corp. has named
R. Shawn Neville group vice president, Retail Information Services.

The Washington-based
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has elected
Wally Darneille, Plans Cotton Cooperative Association, chairman; and
David Hastings, Mount Vernon Mills Inc., vice chairman. NCTO also has appointed
Cass Johnson, NCTO, president and CEO;
Mike
Hubbard, NCTO, vice president and secretary; and
Werner Bieri, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., treasurer.

Youngsville, N.C.-based
Xerium Technologies Inc. has appointed
David G. Maffucci executive vice president and CFO.

The
Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT), Milan, has named
Sandro Salmoiraghi, Salmoiraghi S.p.A., president.

The
American Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists (AATCC), Research
Triangle Park, N.C., has named
Ashley E. Bradham, North Carolina State University (NCSU), its 2009 Outstanding
College Graduate of the Year. AATCC also has announced the 2009 Materials Design Competition
Winners: First Place to
Elizabeth Hathaway,
Amanda Shearin,
Ashley Amick and
Ivy Bunn, NCSU, for Temp-A-Tote: Solving the Dilemma of Storing Portable
Electronics in Automobiles; Second Place to
Jinmei Du, NCSU, for Design and Preparation of Super-hydrophobic and
Anti-microbial Fabric.

Paris-based
Lectra has appointed
Hervé Claverie director of projects and strategic accounts worldwide.

Claverie

Hervé Claverie

The Boston-based
National Textile Association (NTA) has awarded
Matthew R. Lamoureux the NTA Bronze Medal.

The
European Association for Textile Polyolefins, Brussels, has appointed
Selim Akdoğan chairman.

selimakdogan

Selim Akdoğan

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