Tech Notes

Industry-leading protection against phenolic yellowing helps mills improve quality and profitability Huntsman Textile Effects has introduced the industry’s best-performing protective agent against phenolic yellowing: STABILON® NPY. It helps mills protect product quality and avoid costly recalls by ensuring that lingerie, swimwear, underwear and other polyamide garments in whites and pale shades will not yellow during …

Morocco, Ethiopia and South Africa: Network comprises the most important textile regions in Africa First Ethiopia, then South Africa and shortly Morocco: Messe Frankfurt is expanding its portfolio of textile trade fairs on the African continent. With its forthcoming cooperation with the two trade fairs Maroc in Mode and Maroc Sourcing, the global market leader …

TNC Global of Greensboro, NC and The Radici Comfort Fibres Business Area, part of Radici Group Italy, are pleased to announce the signing of a distribution agreement for the US and Canada. TNC will be responsible for both Nylon and Polyester fiber and filament yarn products.  In the past the polyester products have been identified …

Within the frame of a strategic company modernization program, Kurskhimvolokno, a major Russian player in the polyamide industrial yarn industry, recently increased its capacity by more than 30%. Trützschler Switzerland had been selected again to implement the project. This repeat order of a larger number of Trützschler’s symTTec spinning positions confirms the long-term and successful …

Wilmington, NC: PolyQuest and Straterra Holdings announced today the formation of Fiber Innovators International, LLC (a joint venture between the respective companies) that has acquired the former DuraFiber Technologies facility in Grover, North Carolina. The facility produces medium and high tenacity industrial polyester filament threads used in a myriad of high quality applications in North …