Florida A&M Athletics And NIKE Inc. Team Up For Six-Year Partnership

BEAVERTON, Ore. — March 4, 2021 — Florida A&M University Athletics announces a six-year partnership with NIKE Inc. to make Nike its official athletic footwear, apparel and equipment provider. Beginning July 1, 2021, Nike will supply Florida A&M Athletics with footwear, uniforms and apparel, extending a relationship that began more than 20 years ago.

The FAMU men and women’s basketball teams will be outfitted in LeBron James signature-branded uniforms, apparel and footwear, including colorways designed specifically for the university.

“Nike has long supported Florida A&M Athletics, and I’m committed to lifting up HBCU’s, so I was happy I rocked a pair of the PEs in-game and showcased a piece of what’s to come for the men’s and women’s basketball programs,” said James about the shoes he wore during his March 2 home game.”

The partnership expands Nike’s focus in deepening its relationships with HBCUs, working together with schools who share a long legacy in developing the next generation of global changemakers. NIKE Inc. will also support Florida A&M Athletics’ student-athlete development programs, offer internships and coordinate networking opportunities for Florida A&M students.

“Florida A&M has a rich tradition of excellence on the court and field, which not only includes athletic success, but equally important in academics, preparation for future careers and community engagement,” said Sonja Henning, Nike’s vice president of League Partnerships for North America. “Through our continued relationship with Florida A&M Athletics, we’ll have the opportunity to partner with some of the country’s preeminent student-athletes and the next generation of leaders.”

As part of Nike’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, Nike increased its HBCU hires from 8 percent in 2019 to 18 percent in 2020 through new partnerships with organizations that include the National Black MBA Association and Reaching Out MBA.

Posted March 5, 2021

Source: NIKE Inc.

TRSA Adds Industry Veteran Alan Maness To Staff

Alan Maness

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — March 5, 2021 — TRSA recently hired former Milliken executive Alan Maness as an industry liaison to serve its membership in the linen, uniform and facility services industry. Maness began his role at the association on March 1.

In his new role, Maness will serve as the staff liaison to the Safety Committee and the F&B/Hospitality Committee. He also will review the curriculum and help select faculty for TRSA’s Professional Management Institute (PMI) and Maintenance Management Institute (MMI), and work with a task force of subject-matter experts to identify and develop test questions and self-study materials for TRSA’s Maintenance Manager certification program. Maness also will assist in membership development and retention, as well as facilitating relationships with operators, supplier partners, and other associations and organizations to increase engagement and expand membership.

“I’ve known Alan since joining the industry,” said Joseph Ricci, CAE, TRSA president and CEO. “Alan’s experience will offer TRSA additional insight into improving member value, adding subject-matter expertise to his projects including liaising with members, committees and task forces, and other industry-related organizations.”

Maness recently retired after a 44-year career spanning textile manufacturing, human resources, sales and marketing. Before joining the team at TRSA, he served as the global director of sales and marketing at Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, SC, where he led the Milliken Table Linen business for five years as the division’s business manager. During his career at Milliken, he was active in the association, serving as the chair of TRSA’s Marketing Committee.

Maness has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Posted March 5, 2021

Source: TRSA

Dow Signs Memorandum Of Understanding To Establish South China Specialties Hub

ZHANJIANG, China — March 4, 2021 — Dow today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone Administrative Committee (Zhanjiang EDZ) to build the Dow South China Specialties Hub, a multi-year project providing customers local access to Dow’s portfolio of high value products and innovative technologies.

“Asia Pacific is the world’s largest chemicals market. Demands in the region are evolving towards high-value, specialty chemicals that help customers meet rapidly-developing megatrends in mobility, urbanization and sustainability,” said Jon Penrice, Dow Asia Pacific president. “The establishment of the Dow South China Specialties Hub would further position Dow to provide industry-leading materials science solutions to continue to grow with our customers in China and throughout the entire region.”

The new manufacturing hub would extend Dow’s local reach, further enhancing supply reliability, responsiveness to market needs and customized innovation, and better positions customers for success in markets including automotive, pharmaceuticals, cleaning chemicals, apparel, lubricants and adhesives.

Aligned to Dow’s focus on low capital intensive, fast payback and high return growth projects, under the MOU the Company would invest approximately $250 million to construct specialty polyurethanes and alkoxylates facilities, with a total product capacity of approximately 250,000 tons. The site also offers opportunity for future development and expansion at the Specialties Hub.

Henry Ling, vice president of operations, Dow Asia Pacific, said: “The South China Specialties Hub will be built to Dow’s world-class environmental, health and safety standards and aligned to Dow’s recent commitment to become net carbon neutral by 2050. The new hub will adopt and employ advanced digital, intelligence and automation technologies to create a manufacturing space of world-class safety, productivity, reliability and sustainability performance.”

“Dow is a global leader of material science solutions and we are happy to see its planned investment for establishing a specialties manufacturing hub in Zhanjiang,” said Liang Pei, party secretary of the Zhanjiang EDZ. “We are committed to turning our petrochemical park at the Donghai Island into a world-class one, providing a modern infrastructure and necessary supportive policies to Dow and the park’s other companies.”

The Dow South China Specialties Hub will be located at Donghai Island in Zhanjiang, the farthest southern tip of mainland China. Unique advantages include a deep-water port, transportation networks, and a world-class chemical park with advanced infrastructure and services. The strategic location enables Dow to cover demand across Asia Pacific.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: Dow

Legacy Home Brand Fieldcrest® Joins JCPenney Exclusive Brand Portfolio

PLANO, Texas — March 4, 2021 — JCPenney is pleased to announce the addition of the celebrated home brand Fieldcrest® to its exclusive merchandise portfolio, which introduces an expanded high-quality bedding, bath, utility, and window selection. Trusted by consumers for more than 125 years and rooted in the textile mills of North Carolina, Fieldcrest blends luxurious materials, attention to detail, and best-in-class craftsmanship that stand the test of time.

“Welcoming the Fieldcrest brand to JCPenney is a proud moment for us and a key milestone in our journey to re-establish JCPenney as a leading home destination,” said Michelle Wlazlo, executive vice president and chief merchant. “As people spend more time at home and look to refresh their spaces, this collection features elevated yet attainable pieces that make everyday luxury possible.”

Featuring plush fabrics, neutral color palettes, and rich textures, the Fieldcrest assortment helps customers create an artfully crafted home. With thoughtful details like embroidery and piping, clean silhouettes, and sophisticated patterns, these timeless furnishings will bring a sense of calm to any space and ensure that customers’ most-loved items will last year after year.

Building on the momentum following the launch of the home brand Linden Street™ last spring, Fieldcrest is the newest addition to JCPenney’s home merchandise portfolio and the first of several new and refreshed home brands slated for this year. Fieldcrest reflects JCPenney’s commitment to offering fashion, quality, and value in our merchandise and complements the Company’s growing portfolio of national home brands such as Cambridge®, Cuisinart®, Luminarc®, Sonicare®, PowerXL®, Pure Enrichment®, Nordic Ware®, Schott Zwiesel®, SensorPEDIC®, Sharper Image®, Taste of Home™, Wilton®, and Zoku®.

Fieldcrest products are available exclusively at JCPenney in all stores and online at jcp.com starting March 4.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: JCPenney

Milliken & Company Appoints Cindy Boiter As Executive Vice President, Chemical Division President

Cindy Boiter

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — March 4, 2021 — Milliken & Company is pleased to announce Cindy Boiter has been promoted to executive vice president and president of Milliken’s Chemical Division. Effective March 15, she will step into the role currently held by David Moody as he transitions to a role outside of Milliken.

“It is an exciting appointment for our company, as Cindy will become the first-ever woman division president at Milliken,” shared Halsey Cook, president and CEO for Milliken. “She is uniquely qualified to lead our chemical division thanks to her extensive experience in the division, the acquisitions she has completed and her embodiment of Milliken’s purpose.”

Boiter joined Milliken’s Chemical Division in 2012 as marketing, strategy and business development director and progressed to become the division’s CFO, where she played an integral role in its rapid growth. In 2018, she transitioned to Milliken’s chief strategy officer, where she led the company’s 2025 strategic planning initiatives and oversaw two significant acquisitions. Boiter is a recipient of the Milliken Honors Award for Diversity and Inclusion and is an active ally for associates worldwide.

“We also want to take a moment to thank David Moody for his 33 years of service at Milliken and wish him well as he moves to the next stage of his career,” Cook concluded.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: Milliken & Company

Lear’s Pine Grove Facility Manufactures Over 4 Million Face Masks

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — March 4, 2021 — Lear Corp., a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced that it has manufactured and distributed more than 4 million face masks from its Pine Grove, Pa., facility since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lear installed mask-making equipment at the facility in 2020, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, with capacity available to make 600,000 units per week. From Pine Grove, Lear has distributed masks to distributors, schools, hospitals, civic departments, non-profits and company employees.

Given the aims of the recent Executive Order on Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain to build long-term capability in the United States to manufacture medical supplies for health care crises, the Pine Grove facility continues to be ready to supply domestic customers with locally made face masks.

“We continue to make available our manufacturing and technology resources to help address this health care crisis,” said Ray Scott, Lear president and CEO. “It’s important that we work together to help protect our communities, families and coworkers, and keep businesses operating.”

Using innovative cloth and fabric solutions from Lear’s Guilford Performance Textiles business, employees at the Pine Grove facility completed training to operate the mask-making machines and practice health protocols from Lear’s Safe Work Playbook to safely operate during the pandemic.

For its efforts, the plant was honored with Lear’s 2020 CEO Special Appreciation Award, the company’s highest award given to the plant or team that went above and beyond their day-to-day responsibilities to make a difference.

“The quick and safe implementation of face mask production capabilities at Pine Grove was made possible by the global Lear team’s procurement and engineering work and support from our union partners and the local government,” Scott said.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: Lear Corp.

Piana Group To Launch Proprietary Antiviral Treatment

CARTERSVILLE, Ga.— March 4, 2021 — Piana Group — a 439-year-old textile company known for chemical treatment innovations for fiber and nonwoven textiles in automotive, appliance and bedding markets — has turned its resources towards COVID-19 protection.

According to the company, the new Piana Protection™ technology enables any textile or porous surface to be protected with an antiviral and antibacterial treatment with fibers that are treated throughout and highly durable. The Piana Group’s solution relies upon advanced silver chemistry and patented Piana fiber treatment processes that ensure efficacy within minutes of contact. Independent laboratory tests have shown a 99.8-percent reduction in viral activity in the first 30 minutes and 99.995 percent viral reduction after one hour.

Piana Protection fiber technology is currently specified for use in face masks which are pending final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and will be available in the market in Spring 2021. This exciting new technology is highly versatile and will soon be integrated into a host of other consumer products including pillows, mattress toppers, filtration and seating applications. The proprietary antiviral and antimicrobial solution is pending approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Cushioning articles treated with Piana Protection will feature patent pending V-Smart™ nonwoven fiber construction. V-Smart materials are lightweight, highly resilient, moldable and have extremely high airflow to help maintain a cool, dry environment, according to the company. The addition of Piana Protection antiviral and antimicrobial treatments will further elevate the numerous distinctive attributes of this adaptable foam replacement material.

Piana Group products are manufactured using patented, ecologically sound manufacturing processes and are 100-percent recyclable, minimizing and reusing waste through our highly transparent, eco-friendly operations in Cartersville, Ga., and San Luis, Ariz.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: Piana Group

Distinguishing Nylon 6 From Nylon 6,6 At The Push Of A Button: trinamiX Adds New Application For Plastic Sorting To Its Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany  — March 4, 2021 — trinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, now supports the reliable differentiation between nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 with its Mobile Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy Solution. Within seconds, plastic waste from the two nylons can be sorted using a handy measuring device as part of trinamiX’s solution. With this new application, trinamiX is responding to customer wishes and expands its broad offering for plastic sorting.

Nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 belong to the most sought-after engineering plastics. Thanks to their robustness, they are suitable for a wide range of applications — from fishing nets to resilient components. Since nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 have similar properties, they are used interchangeably in numerous applications — and it is virtually impossible to distinguish them with the naked eye. At the same time, the separation of nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 has gained traction in recent years in light of growing requirements within the recycling industry. As a result, the production of high-quality single-grade plastic recyclates — including nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 — is becoming increasingly lucrative.

“For many recycling companies, sorting PA6 and PA66 previously involved a cumbersome analysis process – and, therefore, proved often times neither profitable nor feasible,” explained Adrian Vogel, manager, Sales and Business Development Spectroscopy Solutions at trinamiX. “With our new application, recycling companies can quickly determine the polyamide type and process the waste streams accordingly.”

Besides the recycling industry, plastics processing companies who rely on nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 in their products also benefit from trinamiX’s new application. They are now enabled to perform a clean separation of PA6 and PA66 production rejects or waste. In-house recycling processes can thus be geared towards an optimized and more efficient use of valuable resources.

In addition to distinguishing nylon 6 and nylon 6,6, trinamiX Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution can already identify all common plastics — from classic polyolefins such as PE and PP, to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and engineering plastics such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). Recycling companies as well as manufacturers, traders and processors of goods made from recyclate benefit from a flexible and mobile solution that offers user-oriented applications for the sorting of plastic components and packaging materials.

Launched last year, trinamiX’s solution combines robust hardware with intelligent data analysis and a mobile app. NIR spectroscopy is a proven technology that trinamiX has integrated into a portable format for on-site analysis. In doing so, trinamiX relies on cloud-based data processing, which ensures continuous development of the solution — there is no need to replace hardware. This way, trinamiX can continuously develop new applications and react flexibly to new challenges in the field of plastic sorting – while working closely together with customers as in the case of its new nylon 6/nylon 6,6 application.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: trinamiX GmbH / BASF

Sensitive® Fabrics By EUROJERSEY powered by LYCRA® SPORT Present “Free Up The Vibes”

Sensitive® Fabrics with LYCRA® Sport certification, tapings by Framis Italia

CARONNO PERTUSELLA, Italy — March 4, 2021 — With “Free Up The Vibes”, Sensitive® Fabrics by EUROJERSEY puts the spotlight on the multiple performances of activewear garments that caress the silhouette and facilitate every movement, without forgetting the more glamorous aspects of outfits that are far too cool to be worn only for working out.

Designed to satisfy the highest standards of the sports world, Sensitive Fabrics with Lycra® SPORT technology have proved to be the perfect solution for today’s luxury activewear. Lifestyles have changed and formal dress has given way to clothes that are styled to suit the wearer’s body shape, needs and desires. An emerging trend that is fully reflected in the collections of the most innovative fashion brands, which have identified a perfect partner in the offering of Sensitive Fabrics, certified with cutting edge Lycra Sport technology.

Patented by EUROJERSEY, Sensitive Fabrics is an all-Italian product of excellence, characterized by an exclusive textile construction, a high percentage of Lycra elastic fiber and a unique offering of weight variants, prints and finishing processes. Lycra Sport certification, widely known and appreciated by sportswear brands, applies an exclusive scientific method for rating fabric performance, based on a combination of Comfort, Power and Energy indicators. A valuable technology, also for the most innovative fashion creations.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: EUROJERSEY

Hohenstein: Digital Material Libraries With Physical Swatch Books Will Accelerate 3D Design

BÖNNIGHEIM, Germany — March 4, 2021 — Textile testing partner Hohenstein will now help 3D designers and fabric suppliers create libraries of accurately digitized materials with a physical swatch book add on. The material parameters, based on Hohenstein’s universal translator approach, include data needed for consistent simulation across digital design platforms. The optional swatch book, which specifies the inputs for specific platforms, allows designers to see and feel the fabric samples they are using.

“Accurate digital material parameters are often neglected but have a huge impact on realistic simulation and fit,” said Simone Morlock, head of Hohenstein’s Digital Fitting Lab. “We also recognize the value in getting your hands on the material. Even if the process is digital, these products are still being designed by — and for — humans.”

The new service addresses the challenges caused by lack of standardization, where each 3D program requires different parameters, uses different names and units and recommends different testing kits. Hohenstein’s universal translator approach was developed during an internal research project to standardize material digitization. It analyzed the different requirements, data formats, units and results of the various 3D apparel design systems. After narrowing the test parameters to five essential textile-physical tests, the laboratory created a conversion that ensures consistent visualization and behavior across the different systems.

Precise digital material parameters are the key to the successful use of 3D technologies for visualization and technical fit prototyping. Designers will access digitized materials that correlate exactly to the fabrics they have chosen. The swatch books can be customized by brands or suppliers to match specific collections. With the increased adoption of digital design, suppliers are under pressure to make their fabrics available in all digital formats. For suppliers wanting to reach these digital designers, ensuring their fabric is represented accurately, no matter what platform the customer is using, will be crucial.

In laboratory procedures specially adapted for 3D simulation, the Hohenstein experts determine the material’s physical characteristics: weight, thickness, bending stiffness, elongation and crease volume and shape. The results are exported into the various file formats of the 3D simulation systems so that the digital material parameters are available in the appropriate file format for each customer. On request, Hohenstein can include texture data and 3D fabric images for visualization of specific drape behavior.

With consistent data, digital prototypes can be created that accelerate design, sourcing and approval processes and require significantly less material when making real samples for production. As an accredited laboratory for the comprehensive testing of textiles, Hohenstein combines many years of expertise in traditional garment fit development with digital technologies. In addition, the Hohenstein Academy offers numerous workshops on pattern development and 3D fitting.

Posted March 4, 2021

Source: Hohenstein

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