Dovetail Workwear Launches New DX Ranch Collection Featuring CORDURA® Brand

PORTLAND, Ore. — March 9, 2022 — Built for working the land but equally at home in the city, Dovetail Workwear is proud to announce the launch of the new DX Ranch Collection featuring CORDURA® brand fabrics for rugged performance and serious style.

Influenced by the hardworking women of the DX Ranch — a fourth-generation Oceti Sakowin ranch on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota — who helped inform and inspire the function and designs of the capsule collection that includes the pinnacle DX Bootcut pant (MSRP $99). Offered in two durable Cordura fabrics, the straight-leg, mid rise long and lean design is available in heavyweight 10 oz Cordura Indigo Denim with high stretch and the 9.5 oz medium stretch Cordura Dark Kodiak Canvas, both providing comfort, mega-toughness, and superior durability. The DX Bootcut is also the only Dovetail pant without thigh reinforcements for optical horseback work, but fear no fabric fail, as the style is already reinforced with Cordura threads. Additional features include EZWAIST™ fit and articulated knees for ease of movement, tool loop, double belt loop, and 11 pockets including a double “shot pocket” that fits essential vet med tools, folding knives, and anything else that needs to sit snug and shallow.The DX Bootcut pants are offered in inclusive sizing 000–18 for the canvas version and 000-24 for denim with inseam lengths ranging from 28” to 36”.

Adhering to Dovetail’s commitment to minimizing its environmental impact while raising the bar on socially and sustainably responsible standards through the UN Global Compact pact, the Cordura Indigo Denim is milled in Pakistan by Artistic Milliners, recipient of the UN’s highest award for sustainability while the Cordura Dark Kodiak Canvas is sustainably made by Freedom Denim in China.

Posted: March 9, 2022

Source: Dovetail Workwear / CORDURA® Brand

Berry Global Nonwoven Facilities Recognized As Zero Waste to Landfill in Health, Hygiene, And Specialties Markets

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — March 3, 2022 — In alignment with its operational Impact 2025 sustainability goals, Berry Global Group Inc. announced all of its Health, Hygiene, and Specialities Division facilities located in China as zero waste to landfill. These facilities join the Division’s global list of 12 facilities to receive the prestigious internal recognition. Berry encourages all sites to embark on a zero waste to landfill journey, defined internally as diverting over 90 percent of waste away from disposal, with less than 1 percent of waste being disposed via landfill.

Announced in 2019, Berry set a goal to reduce landfill waste intensity by 5 percent per year. Just this year, Berry reduced the amount of waste disposed via landfill by over 2,000 metric tons, achieving a landfill waste intensity reduction of 12 percent, well above the year-over-year target of 5 percent; this also reflects a 9 percent reduction from 2019. Guided by the waste management hierarchy, Berry leverages continuous improvement to reduce waste generation and maximize the value recovered from any waste that is generated.

“Within the Division, we leverage continuous improvement to best utilize valuable resources, eliminate unnecessary materials, and ultimately decrease waste. We expect this in our own operations, but so do a growing number of our customers. The teams across all 12 facilities which now hold the zero waste-to-landfill certification are outstanding examples of what we can achieve on a global scale to lower our environmental footprint,” said Curt Begle, President of Berry’s Health, Hygiene, and Specialities Division.

Sites within the Divison to earn this recognition are:

  • Suzhou, China;
  • Nanhai, China;
  • Pouso Alegre, Brazil;
  • Judiai, Brazil;
  • Aberdare, United Kingdom;
  • Aschersleben, Germany;
  • Berlin, Germany;
  • Biesheim, France;
  • Cuijk, Netherlands;
  • Dombuhl, Germany;
  • Maldon, United Kingdom; and
  • Tarragona, Spain.

“Along our journey to decrease landfill waste, the efforts of projects large and small have the possibility to make a positive impact on our success,” said Tim Huskey, EVP Operations for Berry’s Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division. “Through the work of individual team members contributing to the ideas and solutions, every voice can be heard and the best ideas are what eventually get implemented on site or around the world.”

Posted March 8, 2022

Source: Berry Global

Carhartt Re-Engineers Force® T-Shirt To Beat A New Kind Of Heat

DEARBORN, Mich. — March 4, 2022 — With the global temperature forecast suggesting that 2022 will be one of the Earth’s hottest years to date*, Carhartt continues to innovate its iconic styles to be fit for the next frontier — building workwear for hotter days and harder work. Re-engineered to work when air conditioning isn’t an option, Carhartt is helping workers stay cool on and off the job with the launch of its new Force® Relaxed Fit Pocket T-Shirt.

Designed to help keep you cool when temps climb, Carhartt’s new Force T-shirt now offers:

  • Zoned mesh panels to keep air flowing;
  • Enhanced stretch to allow for increased movement;
  • Improved seam design for a more comfortable, distraction-free fit;
  • Sun Protection (Min. 25 UPF);
  • Drop-tail hem for increased coverage;
  • Pen Stall for added functionality;
  • Multiple color options; and
  • Men’s and women’s sizes ranging from XS-XXL.

In addition to the latest technological enhancements, the Force T-shirt still offers many of the same great features Carhartt fans have come to love — including a relaxed fit, FastDry® technology for all day comfort and Stain Breaker® technology to release stains.

“We know long, hot summer days can be tough for hardworking people so we revamped our iconic Force work shirt to withstand whatever the day may bring,” said Alex Guerrero, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Product for Carhartt. “When the temperatures break record highs, our Carhartt Force T-shirt barely breaks a sweat, keeping folks who work in extreme temps cool, dry and comfortable.”

To ensure the new Force Relaxed Fit Pocket T-Shirt was tough enough to handle rising temperatures, Carhartt turned to its friends at veteran-led disaster response organization, Team Rubicon, who’ve spent the last several months testing the shirt in the heat of real-world emergencies around the world.

As the official Grey Shirt of Team Rubicon, more than 30,000 Force Relaxed Fit Pocket T-Shirts have been sent to their veteran, first responder and civilian volunteers who work to provide immediate relief to those impacted by disasters and humanitarian crises.

“Team Rubicon depends on the Carhartt Force Grey Shirt to stand up to even the toughest operations, from hurricanes to tornadoes to just about everything mother nature throws at us,” said Chris R., Team Rubicon volunteer from Fort Worth, Texas. “These shirts are as tough as the volunteers that wear them.”

* Source: Met Office

Posted March 8, 2022

Source: Carhartt

 

Gustavo Figueroa Joins MagnaColours Team

BARNSLEY, England — March 8, 2022 — MagnaColours Ltd. is delighted to inform its customers and partners that Gustavo Figueroa has transitioned across to the MagnaColours team as Business Development Manager for the Americas.

After spending 13 years of his career at Avient, Figueroa will now represent the MagnaColours brand in the Americas region, as Magna takes the next step in its journey as part of Avient Corp.

Figueroa has over 20 years’ experience in the screen-printing industry, and during his time at Avient has supported the growth of its entire portfolio of specialty inks including Wilflex, Rutland, Printop, Zodiac, and now Magna.

Figueroa is looking forward to building relationships with MagnaColours’ customers and partners, whilst continuing to provide high levels of support to brands, printers, distributors across the region.

Posted March 8, 2022

Source: MagnaColours

37.5Ⓡ Technology Incorporates Enhanced Biodegradation (+EB) Into All Products

BOULDER, Colo. — March 8, 2022 —  Cocona Labs, the makers of temperature-regulating 37.5Ⓡ Technology, announced this week that after nearly four years of testing, all 37.5 fibers and yarns going forward will incorporate an Enhanced Biodegradation (+EB) technology to accelerate the natural biodegradation of synthetic textiles in landfills. Unlike standard synthetic materials that can take centuries to biodegrade, the +EB additive enables 37.5 synthetic fibers and yarns to biodegrade in just a fraction of that time without impacting durability or performance.

Textiles have long been known to be a major component of landfill waste. Synthetic fibers represent more than half of all global fiber production and show virtually no natural degradation in lab tests. It’s estimated 17 million tons of textile waste are contributed to landfills every year, much of which will remain unchanged during the remainder of our lifetime (and far beyond). Cocona Labs’ decision to add the +EB additive to all the company’s 37.5 products — at no additional charge — was made to address this issue.

Unlike typical synthetic fibers that can take hundreds (if not thousands) of years to biodegrade, 37.5 Technology’s +EB additive rapidly accelerates synthetic fibers’ natural degradation after being deposited in a landfill. Based on laboratory tests, 37.5 +EB fibers are projected to biodegrade 50 to 80 percent in just 80 to 100 years so that synthetic textile waste may be more quickly reclaimed.

“Incorporating +EB technology into all 37.5 products is an important step to bringing more sustainable practices to the textile industry,” Jeff Bowman, CEO of Cocona Labs said. “Given the growing mass of synthetic materials sitting in landfills and the problems associated with it, we are excited to make this technology available at no additional charge. We believe deeply that manufacturers and suppliers need to be doing better, so we are.”

Cocona Labs recognizes that these issues are not easy ones to tackle but remains committed to its vision that discarded textiles can be transformed from a problem to a solution. +EB technology will be incorporated into all 37.5 yarns, fabrics, and fills by July 2022.

Posted March 8, 2022

Source: 37.5 Technology

MFG Chemical Hires Katy Zukis As Business Development Manager

Katy Zukis

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — March 7, 2022 — MFG Chemical, a global supplier of specialty and custom chemical manufacturing, announces the hiring of Katy Zukis as Business Development manager. In addition to driving top line sales growth, Zukis will be shaping MFG Chemical’s Oil and Gas SBU strategy, optimizing the product portfolio and developing a robust pipeline. Zukis will work out of MFG Chemical’s sales office in Houston.

Zukis has broad chemical industry experience, including positions in manufacturing, purchasing, product management, customer service/transportation, business management with P&L responsibility, as well as her extensive sales experience. Previous employers include Huntsman Cargill, Texaco and Dow Chemical. Katy earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson.

Joe Dymecki, MFG Chemical vice president, sales & marketing stated, “Katy is a chemical industry expert with many years of experience who we feel confident will help MFG continue to meet and exceed customer expectations.”

Zukis stated: ”I’m happy and proud to assume my new responsibilities at MFG Chemical, a high-quality custom chemical manufacturing company with three recently upgraded ISO 9001: 2015 Certified manufacturing plants, a pilot plant, and an exceptional staff of world-class experts. MFG Chemical is ideally positioned to meet the growing custom chemical manufacturing needs of its customers.”

Posted: March 8, 2022

Source: MFG Chemical, LLC

Tidal Vision Products: Chitosan From Crab Shells Certified To Treat Potable Water

SEATTLE — March 8, 2022 — Tidal Vision Products Inc. — an innovator of chitosan chemistry solutions for water treatment, textiles, and agriculture — announced today it has been officially certified by NSF International to sell its biodegradable, naturally derived chitosan product, Tidal Clear™ PW, to drinking water treatment facilities. The move signals an industry shift in drinking water treatment processing, an industry where non-biodegradable aluminum-based coagulants are still commonly used.

“We are grateful and excited that Tidal Clear has been officially certified by NSF International,” said Peter Moore, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Tidal Vision. “This is an important acknowledgement of our ability to deliver a consistent, low cost and convenient chitosan solution to the drinking water treatment industry. The industry now has an all-natural, biodegradable product to meet their previously unmet potable water treatment needs.”

Product certification by NSF, a global leader in public health standards and protocols, serves as an important tool to ensure the safety and suitability of chemicals used in the treatment of public drinking water, and is required in most U.S. states and Canadian provinces and territories.

Treatment plants in the United States process about 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Conventional non-biodegradable treatment products contain metals like aluminum and iron in ‘clean’ water. These metals are often discharged as wastewater sludge at treatment plants. Traditional treatment products, while non-biodegradable, are utilized because they are cationic, or positively charged, and therefore bind to the anionic or negatively charged contaminants in the water.

Biodegradable chitin has a net-positive charge, the only natural, positively charged biopolymer in the world. In nature, chitin is found in the shells of crustaceans and insects.

Tidal Vision extracts chitin from crab shells, a commonly discarded byproduct of the seafood industry, and manufacturers it into Chitosan. The company’s proprietary manufacturing process produces chitosan in a ready to use liquid form. Tidal Vision’s expertise in chemistry results in chitosan that is consistent batch after batch and can be individualized for the needs of any client. In water treatment, chitosan binds to suspended solids, heavy metals and minerals, hydrocarbons and other pollutants. In the end, only clarified water remains.

Tidal Vision’s mission is to create positive and systemic environmental impact.

Posted: March 8, 2022

Source: Tidal Vision Products, Inc.

Covestro, Huafeng And Cyclone: Reducing The Carbon Footprint Of Footwear Production

LEVERKUSEN, Germany/SHANGHAI  — March 8, 2022 — Covestro, textile technology company Huafeng and green fiber technology company Cyclone from China have jointly developed a solution to produce high-quality running and sports shoes in a much more sustainable way than before: recycled fabric made from CYCLONE® recycled polyester (rPET) yarns is used as the shoe upper and selectively coated using Huafeng’s HAPTIC® technology. In the process, Huafeng uses a polyurethane (PU) dispersion from the INSQIN® portfolio of Covestro, half of whose carbon content comes from bio-based raw materials. The greenhouse gas emissions for each pair of shoes produced in this way are around 230 grams of CO2 equivalent less than a pair using conventional fossil-based PU dispersions and virgin PET fabric.

“This is good news for anyone who wants to maintain an athletically active, healthy lifestyle in the most environmentally friendly way possible,” said Tony Wu, global marketing manager, Textile Coatings, Covestro. He emphasizes that the increased sustainability achieved does not compromise the durability, appearance or comfort of the footwear upper. In combination with Huafeng HAPTIC® printing technology, 3D shapes can be applied to textile fabrics creating trendy designs and high performance in athletic footwear.

Impranil® eco DLS, as a partially bio-based binder, is part of the INSQIN® range of waterborne textile coating resins. Its use contributes to reduced greenhouse gas emissions with around 60 grams of CO2 equivalents per pair of shoes. The value comes from internal calculations verified by independent external experts.

It is obvious that the difference in the CO2 footprint becomes even greater when solvent-based PU textile coatings are used for comparison. The use of fabric based on recycled PET yarns mitigates greenhouse gas emissions by about 170 grams of CO2 equivalent per pair of shoes.

To share the experience and findings with the industry, Covestro, Huafeng and Cyclone jointly hosted a webinar globally to introduce the three technologies and the synergy created from this co-development. The recorded webinar can be accessed here.

“Sustainability is key to our market success at Huafeng. With the help of the partially bio-based PU dispersion of Covestro, we were able to introduce more renewable ingredients into our HAPTIC® coatings, further improving their sustainability,” said Dr. Thomas Schmidt, director of Innovation at Huafeng. Dr. Torsten Pohl, head of Global Textile Coatings at Covestro, added, “The combination of our partially bio-based INSQIN® PU coating binder with Huafeng HAPTIC® printing on recycled PET fabric shows how partners in the value chain can work together creating more sustainable products.”

Posted: March 8, 2022

Source: Covestro

National Retail Federation: Near-Record Import Levels Expected At U.S. Ports As Congestion Continues

WASHINGTON — March 8, 2022 — Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to be at near-record levels this spring and summer as consumer demand and supply chain challenges continue to result in congestion, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

“Consumers are still spending and the supply chain is still working to keep up,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “Growth rates have slowed down from the off-the-charts numbers we saw last year, but volume is close to the highest we’ve ever seen. Everyone in the supply chain is trying to reduce congestion, but there is still work to be done. Retailers are also planning for potential additional disruptions this summer from West Coast port labor contract negotiations.”

NRF recently sent a letter urging the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association to begin contract negotiations well before their July 1 contract expiration to avoid any delay in reaching a settlement and additional congestion that might result.

“Congestion continues on both coasts, with ships queuing for berths at multiple ports,” Hackett Associates Founder Ben Hackett said. “Problems remain with clearing import containers to their inland destinations while export containers are still being held back due to lack of space at the terminals. Until supply chain problems are sorted out with more drivers, trucks and inland storage space, we do not expect to see a rapid decline in the backlogs being experienced.”

U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 2.16 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units — one 20-foot container or its equivalent — in January, the latest month for which final numbers are available. That was up 3.6 percent from December and up 5.2 percent year-over-year.

Ports have not yet reported February numbers, but Global Port Tracker projected the month at 2.07 million TEU, up 10.5 percent year-over-year. March is forecast at 2.17 million TEU, down 4.5 percent year-over-year; April at 2.24 million TEU, up 4.2 percent; May at 2.26 million TEU, down 3.2 percent; June at 2.23 million TEU, up 4 percent, and July at 2.26 million TEU, up 3 percent.

Many of those monthly totals will come close to the record of 2.33 million TEU that was set in May 2021, which was up more than 50 percent year-over-year because of the shutdown of stores and overseas factories in the spring of 2020.

The first six months of 2022 are expected to total 13.1 million TEU, up 2.4 percent year-over-year. Imports for all of 2021 totaled 25.8 million TEU, a 17.4 percent increase over 2020’s record high of 22 million TEU that was set despite the pandemic.

How to build a stronger and more sustainable supply chain will be addressed as retailers, industry experts and technology innovators meet at the NRF Supply Chain 360 conference in Cleveland in June.

Global Port Tracker, which is produced for NRF by Hackett Associates, provides historical data and forecasts for the U.S. ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Port of Virginia, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades, Miami and Jacksonville on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. The report is free to NRF retail members, and subscription information is available at NRF.com/PortTracker

Posted: March 7, 2022

Source: The National Retail Federation (NRF)

Precision Textiles Develops First FR Barrier Designed To Work With Four-Way Stretch Ticking

TOTOWA, N.J. — March 7, 2022 — Precision Textiles — a supplier of coated fabrics, nonwovens and laminations for the bedding, automotive and healthcare industries — will introduce the industry’s first glass-free, fire retardant barrier designed to work with four-way stretch ticking that will not compromise the feel of the mattress. The company’s patent-pending IQFIT Contour will debut at the ISPA Expo in Orlando, Fla.

IQFIT Contour is more than just a simple FR solution. Made with 100-percent glass-free knit construction, the product also enhances the performance of other specialty mattress technologies. It is a high-performance, four-way stretch and recovery FR solution system with versatile application options that help improve the pressure relieving characteristics of foam, hybrid and Smartbed mattress designs. IQFIT Contour is Proposition 65 compliant, and also meets New York State’s recently implemented FR use regulations.

“IQFIT Contour uses a highly breathable design with almost three times the elongation making it perfect for use with compression packaged mattresses or mattresses sold with adjustable bed bases,” said Garrett Graven, product development manager of Precision Textiles.

Scott Tesser, CEO of Precision

“IQFIT Contour is not just another product we developed to pass FR Safety requirements,” said Scott Tesser, CEO of Precision Textiles. “It’s an industry first that our R&D team worked tirelessly to perfect so we could help our customers enhance the sleep comfort of their mattress designs. What we’ve developed works in concert with the comfort layers our manufacturing clients have invested so much thought, time and money into while supporting improvement and efficiencies along their assembly and production lines.”

Precision Textiles will feature IQFIT Contour in Booth #1600 at the ISPA Expo, which is scheduled to take place from March 8-10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Posted: March 7, 2022

Source: Precision Textiles

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