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Huntsman Textile Effects Redefines Polyester Dyeing With New Accelerant

Huntsman Textile Effects has introduced a next-generation diffusion accelerant yielding better dyeing for…

Unifi Unveils Profiber Performance Yarn Line and New Branding Initiative

Unifi has launched a new branding initiative, "True Innovation Starts in the Fiber" and introduced its…

Coca-Cola Gets on Board With European PET Recycling Program to Boost Circularity

Coca-Cola has joined forces with Europe's DEMETO project for chemical recycling of PET to close the loop with…

Pantone Punches Up Color Standards for Polyester

Pantone introduced 203 new colors uniquely curated for polyester materials for the athleisure, footwear, swim…

Supply Chain Issues Are Causing a Spike in Polyester Prices

Polyester prices could be on the rise due to the effects of a shutdown of a Dow Chemical production line for…

Connecticut Could be Next to Require Action on Polyester Apparel Pollution

A bill is pending in California that would require a warning label on polyester clothing, alerting consumers…

Going Circular: Carbios Creates Process to Turn Polyester Textile Waste Back Into Fiber

Creating the next generation of recycling polyester fiber, French green chemistry company Carbios said it can…

This Poly-Dyeing Solution Eliminates Wastewater While Increasing Production Speeds

A new polyester fiber dyeing solution offers sustainability benefits and could give companies greater process…

A New California Bill Would Require Label With Polyester Pollution Warning

A new California bill would require certain polyester clothing to bear a label warning that the garment sheds…

Synthetic Fiber Prices Look to Continue Strength in 2018

Global synthetic fiber prices increased almost 13% in 2017, more than triple 2016's increase and the biggest…

Commerce Finds Importers From Four Countries Dumped Polyester on US Market

The U.S. Commerce Department made affirmative preliminary determinations in the anti-dumping duty…

Textile Happenings: Teijin Frontier Sets Thailand R&D Center, Coats Buys Patrick Yarn Mill, DuPont Apexa Taps Toyobo

Teijin Frontier is opening an R&D center in Thailand to grow its polyester business, Coats sews up deal to…

Emerging Markets Expected to Lead Global Polyester Fiber Growth

The global polyester staple fiber market is expected to reach $39.3 billion by 2025, growing at a compound…

Sweden’s Blend Re:Wind Has a New Process for Recycling Cotton and Polyester

Blend Re:wind, a new process that recycles cotton and polyester, has been introduced in Sweden by Mistra…

US Commerce Dept. Begins Antidumping Investigations Into PET Imports From Five Countries

The U.S. Commerce Department has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of…