GORE-TEX Brand Announces Expanded “Outerwear On Demand” Garment Rental Program For Winter Snowsports Enthusiasts

ELKTON, Md. — February 4, 2022 — For decades, the GORE-TEX brand has offered consumers the most protective, performance-oriented fabrics on the market for snowsports and other outdoor activities. Via the brand’s new Outerwear on Demand garment rental program, snowsports enthusiasts now have convenient access to GORE-TEX snowsports apparel via rental at 15 different resort and retail locations throughout North America. The program is planned to grow to additional locations in coming seasons.

GORE-TEX Outerwear on Demand was created to expand the opportunity for consumers to have  unmatched GORE-TEX technology, when and where they need it most. Each item in the Outerwear on Demand collection is an exclusive GORE-TEX garment uniquely engineered in-house to stand up to the demands of the user and the stresses of a high-usage and cleaning frequency rental environment.

Outerwear on Demand is the perfect solution for families and travelers looking to take the hassle out of packing yet still want the best in technology and convenience while vacationing. Similarly, the program is ideal for occasional skiers and snowboarders not yet ready to invest in their own gear.

For the environmentally conscious consumers, Outerwear on Demand offers an alternative for those who prefer “usership” to “ownership,” an achievable goal thanks to the GORE-TEX brand’s renowned reliability and longevity, and a custom design that allows for individual areas of the garment to be replaced or repaired between uses if needed. Each mix-and-match top and bottom provide thoughtful details such as adaptable fit features, integrated snow barriers and ventilation elements, Primaloft® Silver insulation, patented Cohaesive™ Drawcord System, RECCO® reflectors, and more. Constructed with GORE-TEX fabric, each piece offers the GORE-TEX GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™ waterproof promise, windproofness, and superb breathability, delivering maximum comfort, performance, and style for a wide range of conditions

As part of the program, the GORE-TEX brand provides garment inventory services for each trusted partner. For the consumer, following a rental each garment will undergo a professional, multi-point inspection process, after which it will be cleaned locally to lessen the carbon footprint of shipping, then repackaged for next use.

Consumers will have multiple options to find their garment rental via the partner of their choice with online & in-store options, and easy in-store pickup at any of the 15 convenient participating locations:

  • Jackson Hole Sports – Teton Village, Wyo.;
  • Hoback Sports – Jackson, Wyo.;
  • Wasatch Powder House – Salt Lake City, Utah;
  • Motherlode Powder House – Alta, Utah;
  • Deep Powder House – Alta, Utah;
  • Rustler Powder House – Alta, Utah;
  • Snowpine Powder House – Alta, Utah;
  • Christy Sports – Dillon, Avon, Breckenridge & Denver West, Colo.;
  • Limelight Aspen + Limelight Snowmass – Aspen, Colo.; and
  • evo – Denver, Colo., + evo (Sportstop) Whistler, BC.

“GORE-TEX Outerwear on Demand is the best choice for user convenience, performance to match specific conditions, and the next step in making it easier than ever to enjoy winter activities in legendary GORE technology without owning or transporting multiple garments,” says Chris Brennan, product specialist – Innovation, Fabrics Division. “We’ve set out to create a very technical, very durable line of clothing that will stand up to frequent use and cleaning, providing consumers the GORE-TEX Product Experience and a convenient alternative to purchasing when it comes to outfitting themselves for winter adventure.”

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: W. L. Gore & Associates

Turkish Home Textiles And Furnishing Fabrics Altun Tekstil Manufacturer Opts For The Montex®Coat

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — February 7, 2022 — Turkish powerhouse in home textiles and furnishing fabrics Altun Tekstil has just commissioned the first Montex®Coat coating system in Turkey.

The advanced machine has been installed at the ever-expanding family-owned company’s industrial complex in Bursa and is being employed to provide an anti-slip and textured backing to upholstery fabrics with a stable and uniform foam, via knife-over-roller coating.

Founded in 1993, Altun exports its fabrics to more than 60 countries, with its major export markets being Russia and Ukraine, as well as many Middle Eastern and European countries.

Its integrated operations include the production of texturized yarns, weaving and raschel knitting, in addition to dyeing and finishing. With a major focus on tulle curtains and upholstery, the company’s fabric range also extends to a wide variety of apparel styles.

“Despite the current market conditions, our investments continue to increase,” said company owner Murat Altun. “We have established both a knit and woven fabric dyehouse and an integrated upholstery fabric weaving factory, where in 2022 we will also backward integrate into synthetic filament spinning from chips. In the longer term, we plan to bring all of our operations together in a single facility of 350,000 square meters, to employ approximately 10,000 people. We have new investment targets that aim to further reduce our dependence on overseas suppliers and enable us to do everything within our own operations.”

Altun has installed eight Monfongs tenters in various widths at its two plants since 2016 — coincidentally the year Monforts Turkish representative Neotek was founded.

“We have worked with Neotek from the start and both its service and the product quality with Monforts technology are extremely satisfying,” said Plant Manager Mehmet Mor.

All of the stenters are engineered for specific product lines and the Montex®Coat unit is integrated into the latest of these lines, which has a maximum working width of 2.2 meters and eight chambers.

“With the MontexCoat unit Altun is able to achieve an even foam application at high speed which results in a very economic process,” said Monforts Sales Manger Thomas Päffgen.

The fully integrated line benefits from universal control technology and the unique Monforts visualization system. The MontexCoat’s bordering system has been optimized for enhanced user-friendliness, while the doctor blade adjustment range is the most precise available on the market.

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG

Symm-Net Lace Articles Made Using The New MJ 92/1 B Impress With Their Perfectly Symmetrical Appearance

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany— February 7, 2022 — Lace is a delicate seducer. The more finely crafted its ground structure, the more effective its refined designs come across, and as such, the higher the overall quality. The innovative Symm-Net pieces, which can be produced on Karl Mayer’s new MJ 92/1 B, have a look that sets new standards.

Lace offering maximum clarity and balance

Symm-Net lace is charactezised by an extremely delicate design, offering absolute symmetry. This is thanks to the particular configuration of the MJ 92/1 B — the new multi-bar jacquard raschel machine features a split-design jacquard bar with separate threading, and can thus work using both equal and counter lapping. In addition, the newcomer has two ground guide bars at the back for counterlapped elastane. For Symm-Net’s ground structure, GB1 works a pillar notation whilst the jacquard bar works a counter-lapped inlay. The result is a net structure with absolutely symmetrical, clearly defined symmetry. To perfect the geometry, the two elastane bars with split threading – i.e. 1 in, 1 out – and counter-lapping patterning mirror the movement of the jacquard bar. The lapping patterns thus look as follows: • JB 91: 0 – 0 / 2 – 2 // and JB 92: 2 – 2 / 0 – 0 // • GB 93: 0 – 0 / 1 – 1 // and GB 94: 1 – 1 / 0 – 0 // The ground structure is not only more uniform, but also more stable than its counterparts manufactured with equal lapping. The advantages of Symm-Net are particularly visible when working finer mesh constructions. “When it comes to a delicate appearance, Leavers lace traditionally sets the standard; in particular, Endsor- Net is known for its delicate design. There is hardly any discernible difference with Symm-Net, which should open up new design perspectives, especially for the premium brands in Europe,” explained Jamie Heather, lace expert at Karl Mayer. Symm-Net offers a further advantage thanks to its simple pattern development. For example, the patterning process does not require any updates to the commonly used patterning software, SAPO and ProCad – only the machine database needs to be adapted.

High design flexibility

In addition to the Symm-Net variants, all existing patterns of the OJ 91/1 B, MJ 85/1 B and OJ 83/1 B can be implemented on the MJ 92/1 B in E 24 without restrictions; switching from the new counter lapping to the traditional JACQUARDTRONIC® LACE pattern is seamless. Jamie Heather is certain this flexibility will give customers a real competitive advantage.

All the prerequisites for a bestseller

The MJ 92/1 B has been successfully offered on the market since May 2021. The newcomer is available in gauge E 24, with a working width of 134″. Despite its high design flexibility, it still offers first-class productivity. It can also reach speeds of up to 800 rpm when producing Symm-Net articles. To allow for diverse product design, 88 pattern guide bars and two elastane bars, arranged in 16 shogging lines, are available. Thanks to these features, the MJ 92/1 B mainly produces elastic galloon lace, but also all-over lace for stylish lingerie items. “With Symm-Net articles, our newcomer demonstrates what it can do. The lace with its delicate, symmetrical ground structure makes the MJ 92/1 B particularly interesting for our customers in the western market,” says a confident Sascha Müller, Regional Lace & Raschel Product Owner at KARL MAYER. In addition to efficiently implementing creative lace designs, the new multi-bar jacquard raschel machine offers short changeover times, low maintenance, and easy yet reliable operation.

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: KARL MAYER Gruppe

The “Cellulose Fibre Innovation Of The Year 2022 Award” Goes To DITF Denkendorf

DENKENDORF, Germany— February 7, 2022 — With its research results on the production of carbon fibers from wood, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) successfully applied for the first prize of the “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year”. The DITF were nominated during the “International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022”, which took place in Cologne January 2-3.

For the second time, the nova Institute for Ecology and Innovation honored outstanding scientific research that provides sustainable solutions for the cellulose fiber value chain at the “International Conference on Cellulose Fibres 2022”. With the topic “Carbon Fibres from Wood”, the DITF Denkendorf presented itself in the middle of a current research field that provides resource-saving alternatives to fossil-based fibers.

The conference sees itself as an international forum for the development of new cellulose fibers and materials and their manufacturing processes. Exhibitors include leading fiber manufacturers; participants come from 13 countries. The six competitors nominated for the award presented themselves with products that combine sustainable production processes with new technologies and applications to form cellulose-based materials.

The Competence Centre Biopolymer Materials at DITF Denkendorf received first place in the nomination with its presentation of carbon fibers, which are obtained from the raw material wood in a novel and sustainable process. The HighPerCellCarbon® technology describes a patented process that has been further developed under the leadership of Dr. Frank Hermanutz: As a result, carbon fibers based on biopolymers can be produced in a sustainable and particularly environmentally friendly process.

The HighPerCellCarbon process involves the wet spinning of cellulose fibers using ionic liquids (IL) as direct solvents. The filament spinning process is the central technical part. It takes place in an environmentally friendly and closed system. The solvent (IL) is completely recycled. The cellulose fibers produced in this way are converted directly into carbon fibers in a further development step by a low-pressure stabilization process, followed by a suitable carbonization process. No waste gases or toxic by-products are produced during the entire process sequence.

The HighPerCellCarbon process is thus convincing in terms of sustainability in several respects: in addition to the recyclability of the solvent used, the use of wood as a raw material in particular stands for resource conservation. Petroleum-based raw materials, which are usually used in the industrial production of carbon fibers, are substituted by renewable biopolymers. Carbon fibers are used in many lightweight construction applications. Global demand has been characterized by significant growth rates for years. An environmentally friendly production process like HighPerCellCarbon is elementary for the sustainable management of an important industrial sector.

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: The German Institutes Of Textile And Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF)

X-Rite Announces Chris Brooks As President

Brooks

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — February 7, 2022 — X-Rite Inc. and Pantone LLC announce the appointment of Chris Brooks to the role of president, X-Rite. A seasoned leader with more than 20 years of general management, commercial, engineering and global operations experience, Brooks will lead the company’s innovation strategy into digital color platforms, cloud services, and connected hardware.

“Digital technologies are transforming the way physical products are designed and manufactured allowing for more creativity, customization, and opportunity,” Brooks said. “I’m excited to join the company that has been on the forefront of this transformation, leading the way with digital color communications and cutting-edge color measurement solutions designed to bring color to life from inspiration through final production.”

Brooks joins X-Rite with a diverse background in industrial manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and foodservice. Most recently, he served as vice president and general manager at AMETEK’s Engineered Medical Components business. Under his leadership, the business accelerated sales and operating profit across multiple global manufacturing facilities by implementing core growth strategies with strong financial oversight.

Prior to AMETEK, Brooks held various management positions with increasing responsibilities in operations, engineering, marketing, and business development at Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Nordson Corp., Coca-Cola Co., FMC Corp. and Merck & Co.

An active community leader, Brooks participates on the boards of numerous non-profits including Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, North Carolina A&T Board of Visitors, American Heart Association, and Clay-Nelson Scholarship. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University.

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: X-Rite and Pantone LLC

Ulster Weavers Launches New Home Comforts Collection At Spring Fair

ULSTER, Northern Ireland — February 7, 2022 — Textile manufacturer Ulster Weavers has revealed its Home Comforts collection, a new range of contemporary home furnishings aimed at introducing linen heritage to a new generation.

As part of its plans to grow the business sustainably, the range is designed and manufactured in Ireland using sustainably sourced materials.

The launch of the Home Comforts range comes as the company, which has customers in over 50 countries, relaunches and repositions its business as a contemporary homeware brand targeting the millennial audience.

Over the last year, the business has invested significantly in research to drive product innovation, supporting its customer base to capitalize on market trends and opportunities. To this end, its new Home Comforts range, which includes linen bean bags, pouffes, cushions and merino wool throws, blends traditional craftmanship with the latest trends, appealing to homemakers across the globe.

Made from 100-percent Irish linen, the company’s new range of cushions include ethically sourced feather inners, with designs inspired by Northern Ireland’s rich history and culture.

Part of its portable lounging collection, Ulster Weavers’ linen-blend bean bags and pouffes are hardwearing and stylish.

To complement the range, an exclusive collection of luxury merino wool throws will be available in a range of reversible designs to brighten up the home.

Echoing Ulster Weavers’ linen heritage, the designs of its Home Comforts collection are inspired by Northern Ireland and its rich landscapes.

They include Cardinal Marble, which takes its inspiration from Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland; Hillsborough Floral, influenced by the stunning grounds of Northern Ireland’s only royal residence, Hillsborough Castle & Gardens; and Limelight, which plays homage to the vibrancy of Belfast’s rich musical history and culture and follows the city recently becoming a UNESCO City of Music in recognition of its musical heritage and the importance of music to its future.

The Home Comforts range both celebrates Ulster Weavers’ linen heritage while reflecting its vision to bring inspiration and craftmanship to every home in the world.

Managing Director Gillian McLean said: “We are excited to bring our new home furnishing collection to the market. Its launch marks a time of change and renewal for Ulster Weaves into the future. Renowned for our rich textiles and design expertise, our Home Comforts collection responds directly to calls from consumers for locally produced products.”

Annie David, head of Innovation, says: “Our new collection includes sophisticated products to breathe new life into any room. These truly individual pieces are created with inspired design and unfailing attention to detail, reinforcing the rich textile tradition for which we have become famous.”

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: Ulster Weavers

MagnaColours® Reaches For The Stars With The Launch Of Two Brand-New Special Effect Inks

BARNSLEY, England — February 7, 2022 — Manufacturer of water-based screen-printing inks MagnaColours® has launched two brand new additions to its special effects range of inks — MagnaPrint® Foil Adhesive and MagnaPrint Ultra Clear Glitter Base.

MagnaPrint Foil Adhesive is the latest water-based foil binder from Magna, offering a super-soft print handle when applying a variety of different foils to garments and fabrics. A key element of the new Foil Adhesive is its smaller, more refined particle size; this allows for stronger definition, crisper edges, and finer details to be achieved in the foil areas of prints. Alongside these features, Magna have ensured that the water-based ink offers excellent screen runability and open time to support printers during production. What’s more MagnaPrint Foil Adhesive is a GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) approved input, and is certified to Oeko-Tex Eco Passport and ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) level 3.

Continuing the theme of special effects, Magna has also launched a brand-new glitter binder, MagnaPrint Ultra Clear Glitter Base. This product allows printers to load up to 20 percent glitter particles into the base ink and delivers improved clarity and shine over previous versions. The MagnaLab has also refined the product to ensure superior stretch and elasticity, and excellent wash fastness performance – meeting the requirements of major brands.

Helen Parry, managing director at MagnaColours described the new product launches:

“The screen-printing industry is always demanding new and improved printing inks and we’re proud that the MagnaLab continues to deliver cutting edge water-based technology to printers worldwide. With the launch of Foil Adhesive and Ultra Clear Glitter Base, Magna’s portfolio of special effects solutions is continuing to grow, and we’re excited to see how printers use both inks in action.”

To celebrate the launch of these products, Magna created a special space-themed print design and accompanying video to show off the effects and provide printers with possible inspiration for the product’s possible end uses.

Based in Barnsley, England, MagnaColours joined forces with Avient Corp. in July 2021 and continues to develop sustainable inks for the screen-printing industry that solve real problems for printers every day, whilst providing the highest quality finished garments for brands and retailers around the world.

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: MagnaColours® Ltd

HYPETEX®, adidas Selected As JEC Innovation Awards 2022 Finalists For Kromaskin™ Field Hockey Stick

LONDON — February 4, 2022 — Hypetex® is delighted to announce that its Hypetex® Kromaskin™ field hockey stick for adidas has been selected as a finalist for the 2022 JEC Innovation Awards.

Hypetex was commissioned by adidas to develop a market leading hockey stick differentiated from existing equipment not just by its unique pigmented carbon fiber finish, but also by its game changing hitting power and consistency. The patented range of Kromaskin sticks, created with support from project partners Textreme® and Marque Makers, was found to outperform competitors in a benchmark study against eight other premium hockey sticks carried out by Loughborough’s Sports Technology Institute (STI).

Hypetex lead the design, engineering, materials, and production process development for the adidas field hockey stick project. By incorporating the stick’s finish color within the outermost carbon fiber layer, the stick mold could be adjusted outwards, placing the highly structural spread tow materials right at the outer extremities of the mold cavity, increasing mechanical performance and maximizing the structural benefits of the composite materials used.

Whilst the Kromaskin surface provides a stunning depth of colour with minimal finishing required after demoulding, the Hypetex technology, including an epoxy based expanding microsphere system used in the core, delivers significant performance gains on the hockey pitch. In tests at the STI, adidas Kromaskin sticks had up to 16-percent higher coefficient of restitution (COR), meaning they will return more energy and the ball will travel faster. In addition, through the production led design and materials used, the variation in COR was 70-percent less than the other sticks on test, a significant reduction in the production inconsistencies common with the manufacturing of performance sporting goods.

The JEC Innovation Awards are recognized as the composite industry’s most prestigious awards. Over the last 16 years, the JEC Innovation Program has involved nearly 1,900 companies worldwide. The award winners will be announced on April 26 in Paris, and Hypetex and adidas are finalists in the Sports & Leisure category.

“We are thrilled to be nominated as finalists for the 2022 JEC Innovation Awards and are delighted that the awards committee recognized the significant performance gains realized with the new adidas sticks as well as the stunning visual finish created by our Kromaskin technology,” commented Marc Cohen, CEO, Hypetex.

Exhibiting as part of the Composites UK stand, Hypetex will display its full portfolio of uniquely coloured materials at JEC World including 3K woven styles, ultra-lightweight spread tow fabrics, UD materials, and new coloured flax products. The Hypetex Kromaskin hockey stick for adidas will also be on show in Paris as part of the JEC Innovation Planets platform.

Posted: February 7, 2022

Source: Hypetex®

KARL MAYER And Hua Yu Zheng Ying Group: Cooperation In China’s Warp Knitting Industry

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — February 3, 2022 — Several Corona waves, supply chain bottlenecks and unforeseen problems such as sudden power rationing in China have caused difficulties in the global textile market in recent years. The highly competitive shoe fabric fabric market has been particularly affected by the difficulties.

Here, only those are successful who react quickly and flexibly meet customer requirements, combine quality with efficiency, hold their own in globalized markets and drive innovation. The Hua Yu Zheng Ying Group (Hua Yu) shows how this can be done. The RD 7/2-6 EN double needle bar raschel machine from KARL MAYER demonstrates what is needed to achieve this.

Hua Yu is a leading warp knitting company based in Jinjiang City, and is one of the first users of the high-performance RD machine. The RD 7/2-6 was launched in 2019 specifically to be more competitive in the shoe fabric market. Just two years later, the newcomer has established itself as the machine of choice among manufacturers worldwide.

Strengthening competitiveness with quality and efficiency

Hua Yu was founded in 1989 and produces warp knitted and knitted fabrics in a vertically integrated process chain with man-made fiber, yarn and textile production as well as finishing and dyeing. More than 400 modern warp knitting machines, including 170 double needle bar raschel machines from Karl Mayer, are running in the warp knitting mill. The output is more than 20,000 t of functional textiles per year. This makes Hua Yu one of the leading companies in the warp knitting sector in China, and one of the largest producers of spacer fabrics in the country. The spacer textiles go mainly to the shoe market. This has been significantly overheated in recent years with full order books and short delivery times. Well thought-out strategies were needed for success. Hua Yu has made its entire manufacturing chain more competitive and strengthened its core competitive advantages in terms of cost and size to respond quickly to external changes. It has also strengthened its technical base. “Besides, the key to our success also lies in heavy investment in Karl Mayer’s advanced machines of high speed and high yield to ensure quality and efficiency,” explained Su Chengyu, general manager of Hua Yu Zheng Ying Group. The RD 7/2-6 EN in particular perfects the balance between these two production factors, Hua Yu is confident. The quality of RD 7 goods is a real competitive advantage. “Of course, fabric produced with Karl Mayer’s machines feels smoother and more homogeneous and has clearer patterns, which are generally acknowledged in the industry,” said Yang Xiaoqing, Manufacturing director of Warp Knitting Division of Hua Yu Zheng Ying Group.

Save manpower with more efficiency and flexibility

Hua Yu operates the RD 7/2-6 EN at up to 1,1000 rounds per minute and, thus, achieves significantly more output than before. The company’s capacities have increased by around 30 percent, according to Yang Xiaoqing. Hua Yu also benefits from the flexibility of the RD model. In the past, the production of warp knitted fabrics with different patterns required machines with different specifications and corresponding operating personnel. This cost material and human resources. Equipped with seven guide bars and EN pattern drives for their electronic control, patterns of the most varied design can be produced on just one machine, thus, meeting the requirements of different applications. In addition, the patterns can be easily changed. “With the RD7 from Karl Mayer, our production efficiency has been increased dramatically. Previously we had one operator on two machines, and now one operator can manage four to five machines. In addition, the company’s capacity has been increased by about 30 percent,” Yang Xiaoqing said.

In addition, the availability of the production equipment was significantly stabilized or improved. The machine failure rate fell from 6 to 3 percent, while operating efficiency increased from 80 to 90 percent.

With fast support to efficient operations

In addition to innovative machines, Karl Mayer offers to Hua Yu sophisticated after-sales solutions for an efficient internal operational procedure.

The innovative knitwear manufacturer is one of the first users of the RD 7/2-6 EN. If questions or problems arise, engineers are immediately on hand to monitor the required data and report back the monitoring results. If necessary, cooperation partners are also involved in problem finding on site. “Karl Mayer has service centers in China’s key warp knitting industrial clusters. It communicates with us in a timely manner, and responds quickly if there were any problems,” explained Yang Xiaoqing.

Hua Yu also cooperates with Karl Mayer’s Academy. The company’s in-house educational facility provides regular training on warp knitting technology and customized training at customers’ premises according to their specific technical requirements. Hua Yu wants to improve the technical skills of its staff and has already had them trained in a course. The first on-site training took place from 5 to 7 January and was very successful.

Co-innovation promotes the differentiation advantage

Technological innovation capability is Hua Yu’s core advantage in a competitive environment that is all about differentiation. The company attaches great importance to technological research and development capabilities. With an R&D team of around 200 employees and more than 36 patented technologies, the company has won a variety of international sports brands such as SKECHERS, ASICS, PUMA, ANTA and LI-NING as long-term partners.

Hua Yu’s definition of innovation is broad. It covers product innovations to meet the needs of the market as well as material innovation in line with the strategy of sustainable development. Innovations in the field of production equipment mainly concern the development and exploitation of machine functions and the exploration of completely new possibilities for fabric production together with the machine manufacturers. Among these, Karl Mayer is an important driving force.

Continue to grow with the right partner

With its well-thought-out strategy, Hua Yu is still on the road to success. In order to expand and develop again, the company had just increased its investment by RMB 3.5 billion in 2019 for a new warp knitted fabric production project. The project will see the construction of a new factory covering an area of 170,000 m². As a partner of Hua Yu, Karl Mayer will also help the company improve its competitiveness in all areas with the new factory and lead it to greater success.

Posted: February 4, 2022

Source: KARL MAYER Gruppe

ACATEL Adds Biodegradability To Traceable And Carbon Positive Fibers

SINGAPORE — February 4, 2022 — ACATEL, an advanced vertical finishing mill based in Portugal, has partnered with FIBRETRACE® and Good Earth Cotton® to launch a collection of carbon positive and traceable knits and fabrics, made with bio-based finishing processes.

ACATEL provides the global fashion industry with sustainable, low impact solutions for garment dyeing, printing and finishing for fabrics and knits.

The partnership allows ACATEL to become active agents of climate positive change within the supply chain and offer added value to their customers by combining fully traceability and carbon positive fibres with their sustainable finishing approach.

The ACATEL, FIBRETRACE and Good Earth Cotton collection debuts two biodegradable finishing products:

  • ECO-PRINT is the first compostable pigment printing system with Cradle to Cradle Platinum level, made from a water-based printing paste and compostable colours. In collaboration with ECOLIFE YARNS® (Belda Llorens), IMPETUS® Group, Good Earth Cotton and FIBRETRACE, ACATEL will add ECO-PRINT to its E*Retrace collection.
  • Good Earth Cotton knit uses a bio-based finishing process made of 85-percent vegetable ingredients, 92-percent of these being biodegradable and complete with full FIBRETRACE traceability. 
“There is no Planet B, and sustainability is not just a trend. It is an ethical, efficient and reliable necessity of tomorrow,” said Susana Serrano, CEO of ACATEL.

By harnessing the power of FIBRETRACE technology, ACATEL can share the carbon positive story of their cotton products all the way from seed through to fabric, and communicate its unique biodegradable qualities with the end consumer.

Posted: February 4, 2022

Source: FibreTrace®

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