The American Floor covering Alliance will be adding an educational component to its FloorTek Expo, scheduled for September 10 – 12 in Dalton at the NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center “Several of our floor covering industry advisors recommended seminar topics and the experts to invite to FloorTek,” said Wanda Ellis, Executive Director of the AFA. “These individuals are among the most knowledgeable in their respective fields.” -Brian Gracon of Gracon & Associates “Get Better

Rice hulls are the latest sustainable material used in Ford F-150; the hulls reinforce plastic used in an electrical harness in 2014 F-150 Other eco-friendly materials in F-Series trucks are soybeans and post-industrial recycled cotton – one 2014 Ford F-150 truck uses the equivalent of about 10 pairs of jeans, 26 bath towels or 31 T-shirts as carpet insulation or sound absorber Eco-friendly materials complement fuel efficient F-Series power trains, including an available 3.5-liter EcoBoost

Jeffco Fibres a leading North American provider of pillows, mattresses, mattress toppers, textile fibers and foam fabrication announced that it has signed a trademark licensing agreement with The Sun Products Corporation, to develop and market Snuggle-branded bedding. Recognized by its iconic Snuggle Bear, the Snuggle brand provides ultimate snuggly softness and long-lasting fresh scents in the laundry markets. The new line of Snuggle Home branded pillows, mattresses and mattress toppers will

The AATCC Foundation, Inc, announces deadlines in September for two programs designed to support students enrolled in university textile programs. The AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Program, which is supported by the AATCC Foundation, is awarding grants of $500 to $4,000 to encourage student research in textile chemistry and related fields important to the textile sciences. The Research Support Grants are available to both graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in textile pro

Sometime soon you could be drinking your fruit smoothie from a plastic cup that started life as a pile of grass clippings. Moreover, these same kinds of cups also might end up as compost on your lawn. Scientists are working to reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels by developing environmentally friendly and cost effective plastics from natural, sustainable and renewable materials, such as vegetable oils, starches, sugars, and terpenes--essential organic oils produced by plants, flowers,

The spinning industry has expressed concern over the steep increase in the price of cotton. "The Government's untimely announcement on granting permission to the Cotton Corporation of India to export the white fibre has sent the prices for a spin. "The price, which was hovering around Rs 36,000-38,000 a candy at the beginning of the season has swelled to Rs 48,000/candy in no time,” said K. Thirunavukkarasu, President, The South India Spinners Association. Fearing a repeat of the 2011

Four years after its implementation, the Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) is not providing enough incentives to help boost the competitiveness of Dominican apparel exports in the U.S. market, as intended, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its publication Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic; Fourth Annual Review. The EIAP allows apparel manufacturers in the Dominican Repub

A worker irons clothing at a factory in Phnom Penh in June. Many garment workers have not returned to work after casting their votes during last month’s elections. PHA LINA In the wake of last month’s election, production levels at Cambodian garment factories are still below the norm as lingering fears of political unrest keep workers at home and away from the capital. Shrugged off at the outset as a natural byproduct of the election that would correct in time, the stay-away workers are

Workers at the Quang Tri-based Phong Phu Garment factory check products. The importation of raw materials for the garment industry hit $7.646 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 18.2 per cent year-on-year. — VNA/VNS Photo Ho Cau Viet Nam's garment and textile industry remains reliant on imported raw materials, concerning enterprises seeking to take advantage of zero tariffs mandated in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which has been under negotiation. Statistics showed t

The US Department of Agriculture on Monday lowered its forecast for US and global cotton production in the 2013/14 crop year and reduced its outlook for record global inventories. The USDA cut its projection for output in the United States, the world's top cotton exporter, on lower yields; it cut its forecast for output in China, the world's largest cotton producer, on unfavourable weather. The changes prompted the USDA to also reduce its projections for ending stocks, though world-wide invent