Radici Group opts for sustainable development

Radici Yarn SpA, an Italian company belonging to the Radici Group Fibres business, has obtained UNI EN ISO 14001:2004 certification for its environmental management system related to the development, manufacture and marketing of polyamide 6 polymer and polyamide 6 and 66 master batches, staple fibre and continuous filament yarn at its Villa d'Ogna (BG) and Pistoia (PT) production sites.

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NanoHorizons expands global distribution of SmartSilver

State College, PA —NanoHorizons Inc., a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, has appointed Toshinobu Hirohata as an authorized sales and technical support agent for the company’s antimicrobial nanosilver additives, marketed globally under the SmartSilver performance brand. Mr. Hirohata is based in Japan. A graduate of Osaka University of Foreign Studies (currently Osaka University), Mr. Hirohata has over 30 years of experience in the textile business with a special expertise in testing performance additives and integrating them into the fabric production process.

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Successful application of SigNature DNA to woollen textiles

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based security solutions completed the successful application of SigNature DNA at every stage of the woolen textile manufacturing process in Yorkshire, UK. This first phase of the "DNA in Textiles" project was fully funded by Yorkshire Forward in collaboration with the Textile Centre of Excellence, and its consortium of companies. Applied DNA is embarking on the next phase of its wool protection program, a multimillion dollar commercialization program, which will likely include second-phase funding from Yorkshire Forward.

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CuteCircuit’s HugShirt gets Ministerial approval

Wearing the HugShirt and smiling broadly, the UK Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Mervyn Davies received a tele-hug transmitted from across the pavilion. The latest prototype of the HugShirt was unveiled last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world’s largest trade fair for the mobile telecommunication industry. The Minister was not the only one to try the HugShirt in Barcelona where all of the 45,000 visitors were invited to the CuteCircuit booth to try it on and experience the HugShirt for themselves.

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Japanese apparel giant backs Australian land management initiative

Sydney - Japanese apparel giant Onward Kashiyama has contributed JPY10 million to a major Australian environmental initiative, the Australian Land Management Certification System (ALMCS).This first-of-its-kind contribution will go to support the further development and implementation of the ALMCS.

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Ahlstrom’s Disruptor filtration media wins 2009 Visionary Award

Helsinki - Ahlstrom’s Disruptor PAC , a leading edge technology for water filtration received INDA’s Visionary Award during VISION 2009 Consumer Products Conference in New Orleans. Attendees to the Vision 2009 Conference, held from January 26-29th, selected the winning product by voting for their favourite from a field of five nominees. The Visionary Award is presented annually to a new consumer product that utilizes nonwoven fabric in its final form.

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Hexcel receives Boeing award for excellence

Stamford, CT – Hexcel today announced that it has received a 2008 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the awards annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Hexcel maintained a Silver performance composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct 1, 2007 to Sept 30, 2008. This is the second successive year that Hexcel has qualified for the Silver Boeing Performance Excellence award.

This year, Hexcel was one of 411 organizations out of approximately 10,000 Boeing worldwide suppliers to receive a silver or gold level performance award. Mike Canario, Hexcel VP Sales & Marketing for the Americas said:”Last year we were delighted to hear that we had qualified for the Boeing Performance Excellence Award. It is a major achievement to be recognized for a second successive year and a credit to the commitment of our employees and our world class composites manufacturing capabilities. We remain committed to maintaining a superior performance status at Boeing”.

Hexcel supplies a range of composite materials to Boeing including glass and carbon fibre reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb and engineered core for a number of programs.

Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company. It develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fibres, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures, used in commercial aerospace, space and defence and industrial applications such as wind turbine blades.