Unifi opens in Central America

Greensboro - Unifi, Inc. is continuing its global growth strategy with the opening Unifi Central America, Ltda. DE C.V. (UCA). The company says that given the economic climate, brands and retailers continue to evaluate their global sourcing strategies in order to react more quickly to the constant changes in consumer demand. It says that the Central American region provides customers with an additional quick-turn, quick replenishment solution in this hemisphere.

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Oeko-Tex 2010 Test Criteria

Zurich - Based on a joint resolution adopted by its 14 member institutes, the Oeko-Tex Association has again revised and expanded the applicable test criteria, limits and by-laws of the product certification process as per Oeko-Tex Standard 100 effective 1 January 2010. As of December, the Oeko-Tex certificate contains a notice advising that the "certified articles meet the requirements of Annex XVII of the REACh regulation (including the use of prohibited azo dyes, nickel etc.), and also fulfil U.S. specifications regarding the total content of lead in children's products (CPSIA; not applicable to glass materials)".

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‘Right for Hygiene’ website launched

Brussels - EDANA has announced the launch of the new website (www.rightforhygiene.eu ), sharing information about personal care products, and the role they have and continue to play in today’s society. The site offers information about the products, and is presented by product user, allowing visitors to quickly and easily navigate the site.

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Terrot shows latest striper technology in Bangladesh

Chemnitz - German circular knitting machine builder Terrot will show its latest technology for knitting striped fabrics at the forthcoming ‘7th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition 2010’ (DTG 2010), which is being held from 2-5 February 2010 in Dhaka.

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Layoffs continue in US sock industry

Fort Payne, Alabama - DeSoto Mills, a manufacturer of socks and hosiery and subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom, is to close leaving 104 workers without jobs, the company announced on Friday. The announcement comes shortly after the layoff of hundreds of workers from Cooper Hosiery in Fort Payne in December.

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Handbook of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres

Dublin – Research and Markets Ltd has added a guide to the tensile properties and failure of textile and technical fibres to its catalogue. The book titled ‘Handbook of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres’, provides an overview of the tensile behaviour of a wide range of both natural and synthetic fibres, examines tensile characteristics, tensile failure of textiles fibres and factors that affect tensile properties and discusses microstructures and each type of fibre from manufacture to finished product.

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NAT secures Hanesbrands order for Crailar

Portland, OR - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) has received an order from Hanesbrands Inc. to deliver approximately 10,000 lbs of its Crailar organic fibre the first quarter of 2010.

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