Scottish knitwear firm calls in receivers

Innerleithen - Scottish cashmere knitwear manufacturer JJ & HB 1788 Cashmere Mills has called in receivers after the company reportedly ran out of cash after orders plummeted due to the current economic crisis. Receivers are now looking for a buyer for the business.

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Tefron lenders agree to continue and expand financing

Misgav, Israel – Seamless and engineered apparel producer Tefron Ltd., has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its principal lenders to continue and expand its line of credit.

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SpinExpo Shanghai – Spring/ Summer 2011 Trends

CLEVERNESS

It’s all about being clever.

We are witnessing a growing trend towards ecology and green space, planting seeds and new gardening trends, and an increasing awareness of what is beneficial for our health and well being.

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Flax and hemp innovators awarded

Strasbourg - One of the high points of the recent European Confederation of Flax & Hemp (CELC) 60th Congress in Strasbourg, was an awards presentation made by Georges Beylerian, President of Material ConneXion, to members of CELC who have been recognised for their creative and innovative use of flax and hemp.

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Eschler innovations enhance performance of Winter Olympians

Buhler - In 1974 a Swiss speed skater named Franz Krienbühl developed the first one-piece speed skating suit to optimize the aerodynamics of his racing gear. Today, 35 years later, Switzerland is still the home of innovative sports apparel and Swiss knit fabric specialist Eschler has developed a range of high tech fabrics for the speed suits of various national teams at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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Fibertex to start needlepunch production in South Africa

Aalborg – Danish nonwovens manufacturer Fibertex is to set up manufacturing and distribution facilities in South Africa, aimed at giving it easy access to markets which have plans for huge future investments in, among other things, infrastructure.

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New 3D Spacer Knits from Eschler

Buhler - Swiss performance fabrics specialist Eschler is presenting a collection of highly technical, innovative fabrics for sportswear for the winter 2011/12 season. The collection includes new qualities for alpine racing suits, innovative spacer knits and a print collection with a coherent design for all three layers.

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