Rayonier Advanced Materials Announces Sale Of GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. Shares

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — May 2, 2022 — Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that it has sold 28,684,433 common shares of GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interfor Corp. for approximately $43.3 million. The agreement contains a Purchase Price Protection clause whereby the company is entitled to participate in further stock price appreciation under certain circumstances and for a specified period.

Consistent with prior communications, the company expects to use cash proceeds from this transaction to opportunistically repay debt or assist with a holistic refinancing of its capital structure, including its Senior Notes due on June 1, 2024.

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.

TENCEL™ Celebrates 30 Years And Forges Ahead To Drive A Truly Carbon Zero Textile Future

LENZING, Austria — May 3, 2022 — The year 2022 marks the 30th year of the TENCEL™ brand’s commitment to drive the fashion and textile communities’ sustainability journeys. The milestone reflects Tencel’s commitment to answering the industry’s green demands by providing sustainability-driven innovations, reinvigorating generations of wood-based cellulosic fibers and forging the way towards a “true carbon zero” future.

This year, Tencel will be unveiling a series of new initiatives globally as part of the “Feel Good Fibers Since 1992” campaign. The campaign will not only celebrate three decades of achievements, but also outline plans for the coming years to set a higher industry standard for sustainability and reduce the impact of textile production and waste on the environment.

A key priority for the textile supply chain remains achieving total transparency which Lenzing supports through digitization. The Tencel brand will be adding new features to its proprietary Lenzing E-Branding Service to deliver a more accessible and streamlined experience for brand partners. Additionally, Tencel will continue expanding forest-to-fabric offerings through the recent opening of a state-of-the-art production facility in Thailand — the world’s biggest lyocell plant.

With the industry’s dedication to becoming environmentally responsible, the Tencel brand hopes to continue the positive momentum throughout 2022 and beyond to introduce new sustainability-driven innovations to create a long-lasting impact and carbon-zero future.

Some latest TENCEL™ brand stories include:

Tencel celebrates 30 years of sustainable fiber development and strong partnerships


The Tencel brand has played an active role in enhancing sustainability of the supply chain and driving industry collaborations. To celebrate the 30-year milestone of the Tencel brand, few long-term partners of Tencel joined together to share their collaboration journey with the brand and how it helped them to meet their sustainability goals.

Celebrating forest-to-fabric innovation with TENCEL™

The Tencel brand has been committed to driving the evolution of wood-based fiber solutions for the textile sector through innovations, eco-responsible processes and collaborations with stakeholders. Marking its 30th anniversary this year, we look back at the miracles that have been created from forests to Tencel branded fibers.

Lenzing successfully opens world’s largest lyocell plant in Thailand

Lenzing has successfully completed production of the world’s largest lyocell plant in Thailand, helping to meet the increasing customer demand for its biodegradable fibers. Another step closing to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, Lenzing’s state-of-the-art production plant exemplifies its commitment to becoming a leading supplier of eco-friendly specialty fibers to decarbonize the textile and nonwoven industries.

TENCEL™ brand and RCGD Global spotlight eco-couture at the Oscars® and unveil winning looks of the 2020 and 2021 Global Design Contest

Going into the third year of partnership, Tencel and RCGD Global once again joined hands to spotlight sustainable couture pieces at this year’s Oscars®. Further promoting eco-alternatives to the luxury scene, Tencel and RCGD Global also hosted global design contests to empower rising designers.

Lenzing E-Branding Service’s new features provide customers added value and improved user experience

With growing number of users globally, innovative features such as the Digital Hangtag were added to the Lenzing E-Branding Service in November 2021 to address the evolving needs of brands and e-commerce platforms. Recently, additional key offerings such as the E-Branding Helpdesk and Expiration Reminders have been introduced as further enhancements.

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: TENCEL

Eddie Bauer Appoints Christopher Bevans As Creative Director

Christopher Bevans

BELLEVUE, Wash. — May 3, 2022 — Eddie Bauer, the iconic outdoor brand, today announced the appointment of Christopher Bevans as its new creative director, where he will bring his vision and expertise to spearhead product design. In his new role, Bevans will bring his experience in sportswear and textiles to influence the overall line of products that balance technical innovation and current trends.

A Brooklyn-native and awarded fashion designer, Bevans moved to Portland, Ore., in 2004 where he spent nearly two decades growing his passion for the outdoors. “Over the years living in the Pacific Northwest, my love of the outdoors has grown into a professional pursuit. I have been a longtime admirer of Eddie Bauer for its meticulous commitment to its quality and customers as well as the greater outdoor community, so this is a natural next step in my career. I’m looking forward to leaning into the brand’s rich heritage to create products that balance the art of design with functionality,” Bevans said.

“The appointment of Christopher Bevans is an important milestone for the Eddie Bauer brand. Using his unique perspective on tailoring, as well as cut and color, Christopher has already started to re-imagine the core Eddie Bauer styles and look of our product assortment,” said Mike Schulam, vice president of Merchandising, Eddie Bauer. “We’re excited to see the impact that he will make as we continue to design for a range of adventurers and all of their outdoor experiences.”

Bevans, a member of the CFDA, has been recognized for his work with DYNE by earning the 2017 Woolmark Innovation Prize and being named a 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist. He also serves as Senior Creative Lead at Shopify where he works closely with emerging fashion industry entrepreneurs. Bevans began his career in New York City, apprenticing at a local tailoring house of which he became the owner at the age of 19. His roots as an expert tailor developed into a passion that carried him to positions with top brands such as Billionaire Boys Club, Head (Tennis), Sean John, Yeezy, Smithsonian, New York Cosmos and the MacArthur Foundation. From 2003 to 2007, he was Design Director of Nike’s Blue Ribbon Sports Division, and was instrumental in initiating Roger Federer’s now-famous “RF” logo. In 2013, he was named a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab Director’s Fellow.

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: Eddie Bauer

MAS Holdings Ocean Strainer Named Finalist In Water Category Of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — May 3, 2022 — The winners of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring clean technology, innovative corporate initiatives, brave new designs for cities and buildings, and other creative works that are supporting the growth of positive social innovation, tackling social inequality, climate change, and public health crises.

MAS Holdings Ocean Strainer was named a finalist in the Water category as a part of the 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards. The ‘Ocean Strainer’ is a pilot floating trash trap installed in the Dehiwala canal in Colombo, Sri Lanka and has expanded to eight other locations through open-source partnerships across the country since its inception in August 2020. Research showed that rivers and canals are the source of 80 percent of plastic that reaches the ocean. Therefore, the team at MAS Holdings needed to address the marine plastic issue at the source, by trapping and removing the waste before it reaches the ocean. The result was the Ocean Strainer, a barrier made from a buoyant foam and canvas that floats across the length of the canal and traps plastic waste before reaching the ocean through the canal mouth. The waste is collected daily by an appointed resource person from the community along the canal, and project partners, Clean Ocean Force and the local Provincial Council support the collection and disposal of garbage. With 100 km of canal network in Sri Lanka, canals provided an opportunity to develop an innovative yet simple solution that could be low cost — approximately $6,000 — and easily replicated across locations to create greater impact.

Now in its sixth year, the World Changing Ideas Awards showcase 39 winners, 350 finalists, and more than 600 honorable mentions — with climate, social justice, and AI and data among the most popular categories. A panel of eminent Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 2,997 entries across transportation, education, food, politics, technology, health, social justice, and more. In addition, several new categories have been added this year including climate, nature, water, and workplace. The 2022 awards feature entries from across the globe, from Switzerland to Hong Kong to Australia.

Fast Company’s Summer 2022 issue will showcase some of the world’s most inventive entrepreneurs and companies tackling global challenges. The issues highlight, among others, probiotics for coral reefs, easy-to-assemble kit homes for refugees or disaster survivors, a 3D printed vaccine patch, an electric truck, a system to heat homes from the waste heat of a name-brand factory, and prosecutor-initiated resentencing for overly long prison sentences.

“We are thrilled to have the MAS Ocean Strainer be recognized as one of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas. Coming from an island nation where the beaches have been our childhood playground, all of us at MAS feel very strongly about our responsibility to address the issue of marine plastic pollution,” said Sid Amalean, head of Sustainable Business at MAS Holdings. “Our team has worked for a number of years with amazing partners who have helped us come up with an affordable, scalable solution, which we are proud to share with anyone who wants to replicate this in any part of the world. We are strong believers of collaborative value creation and are now looking at creating recycled polyester from the plastic waste that we collect through the Ocean Strainers, to use in upcoming collections for our customers.”

“We are consistently inspired by the novelty and creativity that people are applying to solve some of our society’s most pressing problems, from shelter to the climate crisis. Fast Company relishes its role in amplifying important, innovative work to address big challenges,” said David Lidsky, interim editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “Our journalists have identified some of the most ingenious initiatives to launch since the start of 2021, which we hope will both have a meaningful impact and lead others to join in being part of the solution.”

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: MAS HOLDINGS Pvt LTD

Culp, Inc. Haiti Facility Receives U.S. Embassy Visit

HIGH POINT, N.C. — May 3, 2022 — Culp Inc. — together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “CULP” — recently received a visit from the U.S. Embassy at its Culp Upholstery Fabrics facility located in the CODEVI industrial park in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. The CODEVI park sits on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As part of their tour of the western Dominican Republic, the U.S. Embassy team chose to visit CODEVI along with other sites important to commerce. The CODEVI industrial park is home to many internationally well-known textile/apparel companies, and CULP had the honor of being one of two facilities selected by CODEVI leadership for the embassy tour.

Leading the tour was General Manager of CULP’s Haiti facilities Edgar Alfaro, along with members of the leadership team for Culp Upholstery Fabrics Haiti — Monica Sanchez, Silvia Garcia, and Massiel Marcelino. Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic, Robert Thomas, and his team walked the floors of the recently completed building, speaking to CULP employees and learning about the cut and sew process. The impressive facility is open, airy, bright, and organized using principles of lean manufacturing.

In addition to the tour, CULP management gave a presentation to the embassy visitors highlighting the many initiatives that make CULP a preferred employer in the CODEVI park. Employees participate in monthly round tables where they can share concerns or needs, and propose improvements for any areas. Leadership training and classes are held on-site regularly, with promotions and graduations celebrated. “In all of our CULP facilities, we strive to cultivate a company culture that feels like family — a culture of acceptance, inclusivity and opportunity,” stated Teresa Huffman, senior vice president of Human Resources for Culp Inc.

Commenting about the CULP tour on the official Dominican Republic U.S. Embassy twitter page, Thomas stated: “While there, I had productive discussions with executives, management staff and workers… The United States wholeheartedly believes that we are most prosperous when we work together to advance our shared economic interests, to create an environment in which both peoples can prosper.”

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: Culp Inc.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Strengthens Q2 Spider Silk Production Expansion With New Vendor Quality Assurance Program

ANN ARBOR, Mich.  — May 3, 2022 — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, announces that it has strengthened its second-quarter production expansion with a new vendor quality assurance program. This new program will allow the company to screen numerous mulberry suppliers and grow its database of trusted vendors.

This new vendor verification program was put in place to address the company’s growing demand for high-quality mulberry as a feedstock for its expanding production of recombinant spider silk. As the primary raw input for the company’s spider silk production, growing its supply base of verified mulberry producers is a crucial component for the continued production expansion.

Equipment and processes refined in the first quarter have positioned the company to focus nearly all of this quarter’s operations on finished yarn production. Some 85 percent of all silkworms produced this month are slated for spinning and use in finished fabrics and garments. These materials will be dedicated to the company’s joint venture apparel brand, Spydasilk™. The remaining 15 percent of production will be devoted to the company’s regenerative breeding program and growing the production base for the third quarter and beyond.

The relationship between nutrition and high-quality silk production cannot be overstated. Nutritional management is one the most important factors in maintaining optimal colony productivity and wellbeing. This new vendor verification process will play an essential role as the company looks to the future and outgrowing its existing production footprint and supplier base.

“Prodigy Textiles is experiencing intensive growth,” said company COO Jon Rice. “Putting systems in place to ensure that we are able to sustain Dragon Silk’s record-setting performance levels is key to managing that growth and delivering cost-effective and eco-responsible spider silk. This new supplier verification process will give us the confidence to aggressively pursue the growth needed, by increasing feed efficiency and maintaining feed quality, to fulfill material demand for months and years to come.”

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc.

ITMA 2023 Exhibition Sector Plan Unveiled

BRUSSELS — May 3, 2022 — On the back of strong response from textile machinery manufacturers, ITMA Services — organizer of ITMA 2023 — has unveiled the sector plan for the exhibition. Taking up almost 200,000 square meters of the Fiera Milano Rho venue, the plan spans 12 halls on the ground level.

The sector plan features all 20 chapters of the Index of Products, ranging from spinning to finishing, software, logistics, and fibers, yarns and fabrics. The two biggest sectors, finishing and spinning, anchor both ends of the exhibition.

To-date, ITMA 2023 has attracted 1,444 applicants from 42 countries who have booked more than 114,230 square meters of net space. The new Start-Up Valley has also garnered keen interest. The closing date for application for start-ups is June 30.

Sylvia Phua, project director of ITMA 2023, said: “As 97 percent of the show has been booked, we would like to urge those who have not applied to exhibit to do so immediately as only limited space is available.

“ITMA is the most established and comprehensive showcase of textile and garment technologies and solutions. As many exhibitions had been cancelled in the last two years, exhibitors are eager to showcase their latest innovation, especially those in the sustainability and circularity space, to a global audience in-person.”

ITMA 2023 will be held at Fiera Milano Rho, Milan, from June 8-14, 2023. More information can be found on www.itma.com. For participation enquiries, please email: application@itma.com.

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: CEMATEX and ITMA Services

ANDRITZ To Supply A Second Needlepunch Line To MANIFATTURA FONTANA

GRAZ, Austria — May 3, 2022 — International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Italy-based Manifattura Fontana, part of Sioen Group, to supply a complete neXline needlepunch line for the production of geotextiles to its site in Romano d’Ezzelino, Italy. Start-up of the line is planned for the fourth quarter of 2022.

The Andritz needlepunch line will cover all process steps from fiber opening to automatic packaging of the product. The line will also include the latest ProWin profiling technology to enhance web weight evenness on cards and crosslappers. Another important feature is waterproof roll packaging, which is increasingly in demand on the market. Thus, Manifattura Fontana will be one of the very few players in the world to deliver fabric rolls with waterproof protection.

This will be the second line in only three years to be supplied by Andritz to Manifattura Fontana, which is one of the fastest growing geotextiles producers in Europe and well known for the high quality of its products as well as its customer focus.

The customer trusted once again in Andritz thanks to the success story of the first production line. Orwig Speltdoorn, head of the Nonwovens Division of the Sioen group, said: “Operating the Andritz line turned out to be a great success because of the excellent cooperation between our two companies. The follow-up on progress and training by the ANDRITZ technicians quickly put our operators at ease with the new technology. With the second line, we are confident that the plant will become the most productive and cost-efficient unit, producing geotextile nonwoven fabrics of the highest quality standards.”

Manifattura Fontana is part of the Belgium-based technical textile group Sioen Industries. The company provides its customers with added-value geotextiles for many applications, such as the construction of roads, railways, reservoirs, dams, and tunnels, as well as for earthworks, foundations, erosion control, drainage, waste disposal, or containment. The company belongs to the Belgian Sioen Industries Group, a leading producer of technical textiles in the global market with an annual turnover of more than 600 million euros and around 4,500 employees in plants located in 15 countries.

Posted: May 3, 2022

Source: ANDRITZ GROUP

New Balance Joins Regenerative Agriculture Movement With Land To Market

BOSTON, Mass. — April 28, 2022 — New Balance today announced its membership in Land to Market, an outcomes-based verified sourcing solution for raw materials coming from verified regenerative land. Regenerative agriculture is a nature-based approach that goes far beyond sustainability to continuously improve the entire ecosystem — soil, water, air and animals.

“New Balance has a rich history of doing things differently,” said John Stokes, New Balance director of Global Sustainability. “We are constantly trying to find a better approach and, given the urgency of the climate crisis, collaboration is key. We believe our work is strengthened by like-minded alliances with experts who help extend our reach. Creating and sustaining a healthier planet requires collective effort all the way back through our supply chain, and we couldn’t be more excited for the work ahead with Land to Market.”

New Balance has a holistic approach to climate change with a focus on key areas where the brand can affect change. Polyester and leather are two of the largest drivers of climate impact for New Balance. As a first step toward lowering those impacts, the brand’s goal is to source 50-percent recycled polyester and 100-percent preferred leather by 2025. New Balance is working towards these goals with key collaborators that help enable actions and scale progress.

“We are constantly looking for ways to advance and expand our portfolio of environmentally preferred materials,” said Cynthia Maletz, New Balance director of Product Creation Platforms. “Our relationship with Land to Market will allow us to continually improve the sustainability credentials of our leather, a key priority material for New Balance.”

“Regenerative agriculture repairs the damage that humans have done to the Earth and makes things better,” said Chris Kerston, co-leader of Land to Market. “Without bold action from business, humanity will fail to reach critical climate goals. By joining Land to Market, New Balance has committed to being an action-leader, making impact on the climate crisis by restoring the land through regenerative agriculture.”

Land to Market works directly with farmers, ranchers and other raw material producers using Ecological Outcome Verification™ (EOV), the science inside of Land to Market, which measures land health and verifies whether farmland is in a state of regeneration or degeneration. EOV was developed by the nonprofit, Savory Institute, together with Michigan State University, Texas A&M, The Nature Conservancy and others.

As farmers and ranchers implement management that regenerates their land, EOV measures the environmental impact and provides feedback for continuous improvement. As more land is regenerated, more vegetation is grown and more carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere — helping to reduce rising carbon in the atmosphere. In this way, regenerative agriculture has a critical role to play in addressing climate change.

In 2023, New Balance will introduce a new product made with leather from verified regenerative ranches and is actively working on plans to scale its sourcing further across the supply chain. Products with the Land to Market verification seal contain materials sourced from farms and ranches showing positive environmental outcomes through EOV.

Posted: May 2, 2022

Source: New Balance

Sun Chemical Launches ElvaJet Onyx SB

SOUTH NORMANTON, England — April 28, 2022 — Sun Chemical has launched ElvaJet Onyx SB, a new sublimation ink for textile printing. ElvaJet Onyx SB addresses market needs by delivering a high-performance ink that offers ease of use for wide-format textile printers.

ElvaJet Onyx SB is designed to meet the market need for extended print runs between cleaning cycles, while the ink’s simple conversion process allows for immediate printing and easy start-up before or between print jobs. The advanced formula leads to enhanced print performance ensuring maximum system up-time with little intervention needed. The ink range maintains Sun Chemical’s trusted performance on a full range of transfer papers with superior edge definition and color transfer, while offering the deepest shade of black. ElvaJet Onyx SB is available in 1 kilogram (kg) bottles and 2 kg pouches to give printers maximum flexibility in conversion options.

With this product, Sun Chemical again affirms its commitment to innovation in the digital textile market, combining the expertise and knowledge of the R&D teams both in Sun Chemical’s Textile Development Centre in Morges, Switzerland, and the digital inks development laboratories in Midsomer Norton, England. The result is an advanced ink, tuned to meet customer demand for high color intensity and image sharpness, without any compromise on system performance and productivity.

Pete Saunders, global director, Digital Businesses at Sun Chemical, commented: “With the increasing range of wide-format printers available on the market, identifying the most suitable ink solution can be challenging. Sun Chemical has invested extensive R&D into reviewing customer feedback and defining a program of developments to meet the needs of the textile printing market.”

Simon Daplyn, product and marketing manager for Sun Chemical’s digital textile inks, added: “With decades of expertise in digital printing inks, Sun Chemical is a market leader in ink development and manufacture. Combining this with our extensive knowledge of the textile market and the specific needs of sublimation printers has allowed for the development of this innovative product range, bringing real value to the market.  In addition, ElvaJet Onyx is certified for Eco-Passport by OEKOTEX with no restrictions, meaning any fabric printed with Onyx SB does not need to be re-tested for compliance to the OekoTex Class 100 standard.”

Posted: May 2, 2022

Source: Sun Chemical Corp.

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