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Indian Technical Textile Association

(ITTA) E-bulletin: July 2013 Inside This Issue

• National News • K S Rao Takes Charge as New Textiles Minister

• Indian technical textile usage is 20% of Asian consumption

• Textiles Minister concerned over delays in submission of subsidy claims in TUFS

• Fiberweb acquires control of Terram India

• New Freudenberg Regional Corporate Center opened

• URJA bags first prize in innovation at ICERP-JEC awards

• Technical Textile Units registered for 10% capital subsidy under TUFS

• International News • Medline Launches ‘AVE.,’ Healthcare Scrubs with a Flare

for Fashion and Fun

• Revolutionary lightweight cargo nets made with Dyneema®

• Future Fibre delivers multihull mast package for

catamaran

• EDANA and INDA working hand-in-hand to promote open markets between EU and US

• Technical textiles market to reach $160bn by 2018

• Infrastructure growth boosts European composites market

• Seven Jupiler League clubs next season on synthetic turf of TenCate

• Benefit of cut resistant fabric for uniform manufacturers

• GoodNites brand introduces new discreet pant to help

bedwetting kids build confidence

• The researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a synthetic material which mimics the brightest and most vivid colours

• Nano Labs Develops Nano Biotechnology Mesh

• Autoliv to build textile center in China to support growth

• Teijin to Strengthen Global Presence in Protective Apparel Market

• Techtextil-2013 Frankfurt

• Activities of ITT

• Events

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National Technical Textile News

K S Rao Takes Charge as New Textiles Minister

Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao has taken over as the

new Union Minister for Textiles. Dr. Rao is a Lok

Sabha member from Eluru constituency of

Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking to mediapersons after taking charge as

the new Textiles Minister, Dr. Rao expressed

concern over the current account deficit (CAD)

“which is affecting the nation’s economy.” He

highlighted that the textiles sector “is one sector where we can increase the exports

substantially.” “I am given to understand that our export in textiles is about USD 34 billion

today, which I wish to make at least USD 50 billion by the year end. For this we have to

encourage the skill development, and speak to all the industrialists in particular to find out

what exactly are their problems, what type of support they require from the government

and how they will be able to increase the exports. And that will solve the problem of CAD

also and the country will be out of woes.”

Dr. Rao also assured that the Ministry will do “everything possible to provide employment

in a big way to poor sections of the society, and increase the exports in a big way and do

justice to the cotton growers as well as the handloom weavers.”

Putting stress on the fact the skill development is paramount, Dr. Rao said that “when there

are skills with the people of the country, the growth will go up, the production will go up,

the cost of production will come down, and then we will be able to compete in the

international market.” He wished to “encourage providing skills to all those people,

preferably freely.”

-PIB, 19-June, 2013






Indian technical textile usage is 20% of Asian consumption

Technical textiles consumption in India is one-fifth of total

Asian consumption. However, Asia’s consumption is nearly

twice that of Europe and North America, said a top official of

the Indian textile ministry.

According to Ms. Zohra Chatterji, Textiles Secretary,

Government of India, technical textiles sector employs about

800,000 people in India and 55% of employment needs

technically skilled manpower.

She added, “With government schemes, proper standardization and regulations, this sector

is expected to have an annual growth rate of 20 percent."

She continued, “Indian nonwoven textile production is just 3% of Asian production. To

boost the growth of the nascent technical textiles sector, Government of India is having

programs such as Technology Mission on Technical Textiles, Technology Upgradation Fund

Scheme, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks and Integrated Skills Development Scheme.”

-Seshadri Ramkumar

Textiles Minister concerned over delays in submission of subsidy claims

in TUFS asks banks to monitor TUFS online

The Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K.S. Rao today held a meeting with the CMDs and General

Managers of all the Banks to discuss issues pertaining to Technology Upgradation Fund

Scheme (TUFS). During the meeting, the Textiles Minister expressed concerns over the

delay in submission of subsidy claims as well as partial submission of claims. Apart from

these, Dr. Rao shared concerns over the following issues:

1) As per the Government Resolution on restructured TUFS (R-TUFS), the Lending

Agencies are required to submit the subsidy claims by 5th of the month of the following

quarter. However, very few Lending Agencies submit the claims as per the specified date.

2) The claims are to be made along with Utilization Certificate, Claim Correctness

Certificate. Generally, these certificates submitted by Lending Agencies are not in order,

which again result in delays in processing of claims.






3) There is considerable delay in submission of applications of Unique Identity Numbers

(UIDs) under R-TUFS for pre-authorisation by the Lending Agencies. As a result, the

Industry is at the mercy of Lending Agencies. There are many cases prior to 31.03.2012

pending with Lending Agencies for UIDs which are not submitted by them within the

stipulated time of 16.07.2012. Earlier also such instances happened in large numbers

which resulted in creation of List-II cases under Modified TUFS.

The banks were asked to give details of all pending claims including details of black out and

other pending cases with them by the end of this month. The banks also agreed to address

the issues of less staff of TUFS, frequent transfers and poor training who deals with TUFS

cases. Dr. Rao also emphasised on all the banks and the officers to consider online

monitoring of all the TUFS cases. He assured that no pendency regarding any issues

pertaining to TUFS shall be pending in the Ministry of Textiles.

The Textiles Minister also emphasised that the prospects for growth of the sector in India

are very favourable and after extensive meetings with industry and exporters, he is of the

view that export can be doubled. He called upon the banks to liberally fund investments in

the sector to support the growth.

-PIB-11th July, 2013

Fiberweb acquires control of Terram India

Fiberweb has acquired control of its existing

geosynthetics joint venture in Gujarat, India. Fiberweb

now owns 65% of shares in the Terram India plant, up

from 26%.

Terram India is based in a coastal industrial park near

Mundra and has been fully operational since 2012. The

company says this additional investment of £2 million

will enable it to provide a wider range of Terram products from the plant, which is

strategically placed to serve existing and new customers in the Middle East, South America,

Africa, Asia and Australasia as well as in the growing Indian market.






The line will continue to provide support to operations in Maldon, and a separate sales

office, also based in Gujarat, will be expanded. Further investment in technology and to

integrate its accounting and stock management systems will take place over the coming

months.This acquisition is another step forward for Fiberweb and will further enhances its

reputation as a global geosynthetics solution provider.

-www.nonwovens-industry.com

New Freudenberg Regional Corporate Center opened Freudenberg opened its new Regional Corporate

Center in Bangalore. This represents a further

important strategic milestone. “Our objective is

continued profitable and sustainable growth. With

regionally-located corporate functions, the Corporate

Center ensures that important know-how is available

to all Freudenberg’s companies in India. This is

especially true of Human Resources Management and

Innovation Management,” explained Dr. Großmann describing the Center’s most important

responsibilities.

“Through the Center, Freudenberg is opening Group-wide career opportunities to its

management in India.” The Regional Corporate Center will also support Freudenberg’s ten

Indian companies in the fields of finance and insurance, as well as communication and

infrastructure.

To meet customers’ increasing requirements in India, the Freudenberg Group has

continued to train and attract highly-qualified employees. “Anyone who sets themselves

ambitious targets, needs highly-motivated, well-trained and team-oriented employees,” Dr.

Großmann continued. We have already rolled out one important HR initiative in 2012 in

the shape of the global talent management process that spans all the Business Groups. The

growth market of India will especially benefit from this.” With the program, Freudenberg

fosters local talent in all world regions, building up a pool of qualified employees who

safeguard Freudenberg’s innovation leadership in their respective markets.

- Freudenberg






URJA bags first prize in innovation at ICERP-JEC awards

URJA has received the first prize in innovation at

the prestigious ICERP-JEC Award 2013. The award

was accepted by Director of URJA - Mr Anshul

Nanavaty.

URJA has been a name synonymous with

fiberglass fabrics in India since last 40 years.

Being a pioneer in the field of fiberglass, Urja was

also one of the first manufacturers to weave, coat

and laminate glass fabrics with fluoro-polymers,

silicones, foils, membranes etc for demanding applications. Today, Urja weaves fabrics

from next generation fibers such as Carbon, Aramid, PEEK etc.

A few of the demanding applications that Urja’s fabrics are designed for involve

manufacture of high temperature dust filtration filter-bags in bag houses, high temperature

metal filtration articles in cast houses, PTFE heat sealing tapes for packaging, conveyor

belts for rotary and relax bed dryers, conveyors for food industry, fabric bellows and

expansion joints in power plants, insulation in refineries, protection from welding splatters

and molten metal splashes in steel mills, petrochemical units, fertilizer plants etc.

Urja is one of the first companies to commence weaving of carbon fabrics in India. Uni-

directional fabrics are unique in nature providing strength in a desired direction. Areas of

application include automobiles, aerospace, reinforcement in construction, marine, sports

and recreation amongst others. State of the art and climate controlled warping; weaving

and inspection for Carbon, Fiberglass or Aramid fabrics ensures fabric is of international

quality.

Urja’s ability to develop and innovate in the field of textiles has also been recognized and

honored by the prestigious “National Award for Indigenization” bestowed by Honorable

Defence Minister for the year 1998-1999.

-fibre2fashion






Technical Textile Units registered for 10% capital subsidy under TUFS during June 2013:

Under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme

(TUFS) technical textile units are required to

register with office of the Textile Commissioner for

availing of 10% capital subsidy. During the month

of June 2013, six technical textile units were

registered with a proposed investment in

machineries of Rs. 26.1701 crores (approx)

• M/s Siddhivinayak Polytex Pvt. Ltd.,

Chandauli, UP-221110

• M/s Pandey Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata-

700053, West Bengal.

• M/s Shobikaa Impex Pvt. Ltd., Kharur,

Tamil Nadu-639006

• M/s Devashi Poltex Pvt. Ltd., Greater

Noida, UP-201306

• M/s Elgi Ultra Industries Ltd.,

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu- 641018

• M/s Laxmi Technical Textiles Pvt. Ltd.,

Andheri(W), Mumbai- 400053

So far, 750 units have been registered with the office of the Textile Commissioner as

technical textile manufacturing units for availing 10% Capital subsidy with a total

investment in proposed machineries to the tune of Rs. 4289.9172 crores (approx).

www.txcindia.gov.in






International Technical Textile News

Medline Launches ‘AVE.,’ Healthcare Scrubs with a Flare for Fashion and

Fun

Medline Industries, Inc., is giving a makeover to its iconic

medical scrubs worn by nurses and doctors for decades with

the launch of AVE.®, a new collection of clinical scrubs that

introduces sophistication and style to traditional clinical

wear.AVE., short for Avenue, is a fashion-forward scrubs line

designed the way health care workers want to look and feel

today – sophisticated and stylish yet fun and contemporary.

To emphasize the high-style feeling conveyed by the new

collection, each garment within the line is named after a prominent and fashionable

American street, such as: Fifth, Madison and Park Avenues in New York City, Michigan

Avenue in Chicago and Ocean Avenue in California.

“AVE. was designed by nurses and for nurses. They told us that when they’re at work, they

want to wear clothes that fit and feel like their everyday wardrobe – stylish, modern and

comfortable,” said Tim Abate, president of Medline’s textile division. “We designed AVE.

with these characteristics in mind. The fabrics are soft and smooth like you’d find in

workout wear with a style both women and men will feel and look comfortable and

professional in, even after a long day of providing patient care.”

Medline also designed the AVE. collection to help bring more style to its Color-by-Discipline

program. Color-by-Discipline helps patients and visiting family members quickly identify a

hospital employee’s role by the color of scrub they are wearing.

“It’s important for the success of these uniform programs that staff is given the opportunity

to exude personal style with the garments they wear,” said Abate. “So, offering sleek and

slimming options within those colors became our goal.”

AVE. tops and bottoms are made of a polyester, rayon and spandex fabric blend that

combines smoothness, flexibility and strength. AVE.’s fabric blend contrasts to traditional

scrubs, which generally have a polyester and cotton blend that feels stiff to the touch and

does not stretch.

-Medline






Revolutionary lightweight cargo nets made with Dyneema® will slash

AIR FRANCE-KLM greenhouse gas emissions

Air France-KLM will cut tonnes from its

annual aircraft carbon dioxide emissions,

simply by using revolutionary new

lightweight cargo nets that it is now

introducing. Just one new lightweight net

with Dyneema® will save Air France-KLM-

Martinair Cargo over 210 gallons of

kerosene fuel per year. That means CO2

emissions will be over 2.5 tonnes less per

net per year.

Produced by AmSafe Bridport, world leader in aviation restraint technology, the nets will in

future be used on all aircraft operated by Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, the dedicated

air cargo business of the Air France-KLM Group. It is the first major airline group to replace

all cargo pallet nets, normally made in polyester (PET) fiber, with lightweight nets made

with Dyneema®.

Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, AmSafe Bridport and DSM have been collaborating on

development and testing of the lightweight nets for several years. They have succeeded in

producing nets that weigh around 9 kg, which is half the weight of a traditional net in PET

fiber. Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has now recognized Amsafe Bridport and DSM as

preferred suppliers of sustainable aircargo solutions.

AmSafe Bridport’s Ian Kentfield highlighted the collaborative efforts between the three

companies that had made possible such an important step forward in reducing aircraft

emissions. “Delivery of a new product to a customer requires a good in depth

understanding of their needs and requirements,” he said. “We have worked closely

together for seven years to ensure this product meets Air France-KLM’s needs

operationally, financially and aesthetically, and that it can fulfill the performance criteria of

a cargo pallet net for its entire five- year lifetime—which is 60% longer than rival

products.”

-DSM Dyneema






Future Fibre delivers multihull mast package for catamaran

With its first multihull on the water in August,

the second one in September and an exciting

new contract to announce, Future Fibres is now

firmly on the map for supplying complete mast

and rigging for high performance multihulls.

Although Future Fibres’ composite rigging is

commonplace in the multihull sector, they have

just completed their first full multihull mast

package for the Nigel Irens Design A65

catamaran, manufacturing a high performance rotating wing mast with carbon rigging. The

catamaran is expected to be ready for summer sailing in Abu Dhabi where the boat has

been built by Abu Dhabi Mar.

The second project on the water is the Rapier 550 for which Future Fibres has supplied a

complete mast and rigging package. The rig utilizes the same tooling as the A65 but this

mast offers some unique characteristics, with the mast and sail controls being led inside the

main saloon for a truly ‘armchair sailing’ experience.

Now, with the third contract signed for another Nigel Irens Design catamaran, -APC78, and

a specialist multihull team to complete it, there appears to be no stopping Future Fibres in

this sector. The Advanced Performance Cat being built at Green Marine will sport a state of

the art, fully customised carbon mast and integrated rigging package.

The Frontline spoke to Nigel Irens about their decision to work with Future Fibres on this

project: “The Nigel Irens Design office works in collaboration with a number of individuals

who are specialists in diverse fields of activity. Where fast offshore multihulls are

concerned, we have had the pleasure of an ongoing dialogue with Torbjörn Linderson, who

has had as much experience as anyone in this field. In parallel we have a longstanding

relationship with Future Fibres. In fact in 1994 the company supplied one of the earliest

sets of Kevlar standing rigging to our 85 ft catamaran ENZA New Zealand as she prepared

for what became a record-breaking circumnavigation later that year.






Given the above it is hardly surprising that the news that Linderson was to combine his

skills with those of Future Fibres was of immediate interest. Obviously we have no way of

knowing how the APC78 rig will perform, but it is good to know that we are setting out on

the road to the future accompanied by a team composed of some of the best qualified

specialists in the industry”.

-Future Fibres

EDANA and INDA working hand-in-hand to promote open markets

between EU and US

EDANA and INDA, the two global nonwovens associations,

are working hand in hand to encourage the implementation

of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment

Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and European

Union. Among other things, the Associations are calling for

the fast-track, permanent elimination of the EU’s 4.3%

import tariff on nonwovens coming from the United States.

There currently are no tariffs on EU nonwovens coming into

the United States.

In April, INDA and EDANA decided to form a joint International Trade & Trends Advisory

Board with the objective of promoting the free and fair trade of nonwovens globally,

starting by taking an active role in the recently launched TTIP talks. If successful, the TTIP

will create the world’s largest free trade area and generate more than $5 trillion in trade,

investment and sales. It will also provide the ideal stage to eliminate unfair tariff

imbalances and non-tariff barriers that have hindered the growth of nonwoven fabrics

industry between the two trading partners.

More recently, both INDA and EDANA have provided submissions to their respective trade

officials outlining the U.S. and European nonwovens industries' key objectives for these

important talks. In addition to calling for the fast-track elimination of EU duties on

nonwoven roll goods, the Associations have urged negotiators to guarantee mutually

ambitious tariff phase-out obligations on a wide range of nonwoven products.






The Associations have also asked trade officials to protect the innovation, technological

change and product development that are vital to the nonwovens industry by including

equally stringent intellectual property protections in the pact. Finally, they have asked

negotiators to include regulatory provisions that remove unnecessary barriers to growth,

promote transparency, and dialogue while at the same time allowing U.S. and EU

governments to retain sovereignty to tailor regulations to suit the needs of their people.

“At the heart of our service is the commitment to free and fair trade for our member

companies, and EDANA and INDA have a strong history in advocating for the elimination of

tariffs. Trade between our two regions represents a significant share of nonwovens global

economy, and the TTIP would deliver benefits to our member companies, who both employ

large numbers of employees directly, and also support business across a range of industries

and levels of the supply chain. We hope the renewed efforts of the EU and U.S. will deliver

effective measures to support free and fair trade and prompt other trading partners to

move in the same direction.” said Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA.

"The European Union is a dynamic economy and critical import/export market and trading

partner for the U.S. nonwovens industry. INDA is pleased to be able to work so closely with

EDANA to coordinate our objectives to make sure the TTIP achieves the full extent of its

ambitions," said Dave Rousse, INDA President.

-EDANA

Technical textiles market to reach $160bn by 2018

Technical textiles are high performance textiles

that are used due to their superior properties and

functionality over regular textiles. The demand for

these products has increased over the past few

years due to the increasing application base in

various end-user industries such as healthcare,

agriculture, construction, clothing, packaging,

sportswear and sports equipment, automotives, environmental protection and other such

areas. The technical textiles market is believed to be one of the most innovative branches of

industry across the world and has been reported to be among the top five technology

intensive markets with a great potential for advancement.






Innovations through research and product development, enhanced product properties

such as strength, toughness, weatherability and durability along with the growth and

advancement of the global automotive industry are the major factors that have been

driving the market for technical textiles. The major drawbacks faced by the market are

higher cost of finished products affecting end user industry pricing characteristics and

huge fragmentation of the existing market. By 2018, the market is expected to generate

revenues of USD 160.38 billion and is expected to exhibit a high CAGR between 2012 and

2018.

Technical textiles are manufactured from yarn, fiber and filaments using various

technologies such as thermoforming, three dimensional weaving, three dimensional

knitting, nanotechnology, heat-set methods, finishing treatments, hand-made methods and

others. Of these, thermoforming, three dimensional weaving and three dimensional

knitting are the most widely used methods which have entered a reasonably mature stage

in the market. Nanotechnology has a huge scope for expansion as there are potentially

limitless opportunities in the field in terms of product development and innovation.

Based on the end user industry where technical textiles are used, the technical textiles

market has been segmented into eleven categories such as Mobiltech, Indutech, Sportech,

Buildtech, Hometech, Clothtech, Meditech, Agrotech, Protech, Packtech and others. The

others category include Oekotech and Geotech, of which Geotech is an important segment

that could show good growth in the near future. These categories cover the entire range of

technical textiles that are manufactured in today’s market and present a bright future for

technical textiles with constantly improving technology and products. Consumption of

technical textiles varies with end user industries in the different regions of the world.

Asia Pacific dominated the market for technical textiles and is expected to be the major

market during the forecast period. North America and Europe, the traditionally strong

markets due to superiority in technology have already made way for Asia Pacific as the

sheer volumes of consumption have enabled the region to overcome any barriers to the

growth of the technical textile market. Asia Pacific accounted for over 45% of the global

technical textiles market in 2011 and is expected to hold sway over the other regions in the

near future.






Freudenberg & Co. KG, DuPont, Kimberly Clarke Corporation, Ahlstrom Corporation,

Fiberweb PLC, Polymer Group Inc., Companhia Providência, Johns Manville and the TWE

Group are some of the major manufacturers of technical textiles. These companies occupy

approximately 70% of the total market share while other smaller companies account for

the rest.

-Transparency Market Research

Infrastructure growth boosts European composites market

Infrastructure development in Europe is steadily

gathering pace following a period of weak demand

during the economic downturn. As a result, the

building and construction composites market in

the region is gaining momentum. Technological

advancements coupled with the superior

performance attributes of composites will further

boost uptake.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan , Analysis of the European Building and Construction

Composites Market, finds that the market earned revenues of 798.5 million euros in 2012

and estimates this to reach 1,186.1 million euros in 2019."Composites offer design

flexibility, corrosion resistance, durability, easy installation, weatherproofing, and weight

reduction. These benefits spur the market in Europe," said Frost & Sullivan Chemicals,

Materials and Food Industry Analyst Sandeepan Mondal.

"Recommendations by architects and engineers have also played a vital role in

popularising composites, especially in emerging applications such as bridges, fibre-

reinforced plastic panels, rebars, and door and window profiles."

Despite its advantages over traditional materials like metals, composites are seeing limited

use in building and construction due to high raw material and fabrication costs. With the

economic slowdown, tier-I manufacturers, contractors and engineering firms in Europe

have become extremely cautious with their budgets, restraining investments in composite

parts.






The building and construction industry's unfamiliarity with composites has further pushed

adoption to the back burner. Difficulty in manufacturing, repairing and recycling

composites adds to the challenge. In fact, the general perception is that full transition to

composites is still 10 to 15 years away, and using composites along with metals is the way

forward.Therefore, collaboration between composite suppliers and part manufacturers is a

crucial step towards quickening technical advancements and improving consumer

awareness. Existing competitors can acquire smaller composite manufacturers to

strengthen their product portfolio and appeal to a broader customer base.

"Focus on product innovation and joint development activities will be critical for market

expansion, particularly in the long term as the European economy recovers," proposed

Mondal. "Developing and marketing composite solutions that comply with evolving

legislations will lead to robust growth."

www.technicaltextile.net

Seven Jupiler League clubs next season on synthetic turf of TenCate

Coming season seven clubs in the Dutch first division

will have a stadium with synthetic turf of TenCate. The

installation of synthetic turf systems is another

important step in the renewal of the Jupiler League.

The cooperation of the Coöperatie Eerste Divisie and

Royal Ten Cate was ratified on Tuesday July 2 in Zeist.

As of the year 2013 - 2014 FC Dordrecht, Helmond Sport, Almere City FC, SBV Excelsior, FC

Volendam, FC Den Bosch and FC Oss will train and play on Evolution XQ or Greenfields ®

MX, two types of synthetic turf of TenCate. The initiative to install synthetic turf in the

stadium of these clubs was taken by the Coöperatie Eerste Divisie (CED) in close

cooperation with Hypercube consultancy and KYBYS engineering. The CED represents the

interests of the clubs in the Jupiler League and supports them in the further

professionalization of the Jupiler League.

An important advantage of synthetic turf is that clubs are less weather dependent and

therefore can give more continuity to their training. In addition, the number of

cancellations will significantly decrease and coaches and players can train and play on the

same surface

-TenCate






Benefit of cut resistant fabric for uniform manufacturers

Cut and slash resistant fabric has been developed

following thousands of cut and slash related injuries

at all sorts of different workplaces around the world.

One particular group of men and women at risk are

the ones who protect and serve our countries, and

this include especially all homeland security

professionals, such as law enforcement and

correctional officers.

For many years leather was accepted as a good level of protection against cut related

injuries, but a real need for much better protection called for specially engineered fabrics

offering the wearer a high level of dexterity.The objective of UK based PPSS Group was not

just to create a fabric which protects a person but also to allows him or her to continue to

do the work they are doing with a minimum of discomfort and mobility restriction.

"Following extensive research and testing, Cut-Tex® PRO, a tested and certified ISO

13997:1999 blade cut resistance level 5 (the highest possible) and ASTM F-1790 blade cut

resistance level 4 fabric was introduced to the public about two years ago", Robert Kaiser,

CEO of PPSS Group states."With an incredible blade cut resistance of 27.8 Newton, and a

truly exceptionally high level of tear and abrasion resistance, Cut-Tex® PRO cut and slash

resistant fabric became the new benchmark."

Offering this cut and slash resistant fabric to textile manufacturers, means enabling them to

incorporate this high performance material into tactical clothing and uniforms, especially

vulnerable areas that really require such level of protection. This would effectively help

protect the wearer from potentially horrendous cut injuries. Robert Kaiser continues by

saying: "In my professional opinion all homeland security professionals, dealing regularly

with potentially aggressive, hostile and intoxicated members of the public operate in a

reasonably high risk environment. The risk of workplace violence related cut and slash

injuries is real!"

He strongly believes that especially the following four areas and arteries require such level

of added protection from edged weapon:

• Radial Artery: Located in our wrists

• Carotid Artery: Located in your throat

• Axillary Artery: Located under your arm pits

• Femoral Artery: Located in the thigh and groin (inner leg) area






Effective health and safety training and the highlighting of operational risks and threats to

the workforce is of great importance. The matter of fact is though, that injuries will always

occur as long as human being exists. According to Robert Kaiser, the focus or concentration

of any professional can be compromised by a number of variables e.g. personal

circumstances, such amount of sleep, health and even how much an individual enjoys their

job role.

Cut-Tex® PRO can act as a safety net when the concentration of such professional is

compromised, or when he is faced by a hostile member of the public. Cut-Tex® PRO is now

being manufactured under strict ISO 9001:2008 at a strictly confidential manufacturing

facility in the heart of England.

- PPSS Group

GoodNites brand introduces new discreet pant to help bedwetting kids

build confidence

Experts offer advice on how to approach overnight occasions for a summer full of

better nights and beyond

GoodNites, a Kimberly-Clark brand, is helping bedwetting kids

feel confident overnight with a new design that fits more like

real underwear. For nearly 20 years, GoodNites has helped

parents manage their children's bedwetting condition by

providing products to keep bedding drier every night at home

and when spending nights away.

With summertime comes fun overnight occasions, but for the

millions of children who wet the bed, these events can prove

out of reach. In many cases, these kids refrain from

participating in social events when their nighttime routine

makes them self-conscious and even ashamed. New GoodNites Underwear can help kids

boost their self-esteem by empowering them to participate without drawing unwanted

attention to their condition.






"Many parents are unaware that bedwetting is a developmental condition that cannot be

overcome through training, and it affects 1 out of every 6 kids between the ages of 4-12

years old,"said Jen Wilder, GoodNites brand director for Kimberly-Clark Corp. "We want to

provide effective bedwetting solutions and also educate parents on how to best support

their child. This new Undercover Mission will help make the journey easier for their

children."

-Kimberley Clark

The researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a

synthetic material which mimics the brightest and most vivid colours in

nature, and changes colour when twisted or stretched

A synthetic material which mimics the

brightest and most vivid colours in nature,

and changes colour when twisted or

stretched, has been developed by researchers

at the University of Cambridge, and could

have important applications in the security,

textile and sensing industries

Instead of through pigments, these ‘polymer

opals’ get their colour from their internal

structure alone, resulting in pure colour which does not run or fade. The materials could be

used to replace the toxic dyes used in the textile industry, or as a security application,

making banknotes harder to forge. Additionally, the thin, flexible material changes colour

when force is exerted on it, which could have potential use in sensing applications by

indicating the amount of strain placed on the material.

In collaboration with the DKI (now Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and

System Reliability) in Germany, researchers from the University of Cambridge have

developed a synthetic material which has the same intensity of colour as a hard opal, but in

a thin, flexible film. Naturally-occurring opals are formed of silica spheres suspended in

water. As the water evaporates, the spheres settle into layers, resulting in a hard, shiny

stone. The polymer opals are formed using a similar principle, but instead of silica, they are

constructed of spherical nanoparticles bonded to a rubber-like outer shell.






When the nanoparticles are bent around a curve, they are pushed into the correct position

to make structural colour possible. The shell material forms an elastic matrix and the hard

spheres become ordered into a durable, impact-resistant photonic crystal. Like natural

opals, the internal structure of polymer opals causes diffraction of light, resulting in strong

structural colour. The exact colour of the material is determined by the size of the spheres.

And since the material has a rubbery consistency, when it is twisted and stretched, the

spacing between spheres changes, changing the colour of the material. When stretched, the

material shifts into the blue range of the spectrum, and when compressed, the colour shifts

towards red. When released, the material will return to its original colour.

The researchers have shown that different colours can be printed from a single ink by

changing this electric field strength to change the lattice spacing. The results were

published earlier this month in the journal Advanced Engineering Materials. Cambridge

Enterprise, the University’s commercialisation arm, is currently looking for a

manufacturing partner to further develop the technology and take polymer opal films to

market.

-University of Cambridge

Nano Labs Develops Nano Biotechnology Mesh That Can Help Doctors

Dress Wounds and Prevent Infection

Nano Labs Corp. announced that it has

developed an innovative hemostatic material

which it has filed for provisional patent and is

currently presenting to the biomedical industry.

The new innovation includes a nano

biotechnology hemostatic mesh, which creates a

mechanical barrier stopping blood flow in

wounds and integrates both physical and chemical protection, and antibacterial properties.

The proprietary nano material is made with polyvinyl nanofibers, graphene oxide sheets

and plate nanoparticles which combine to produce a water-soluble synthetic polymer

which has excellent film forming quality, a high tensile strength and flexibility, and allows

for emulsifying of additional biomedical enhancing materials that would otherwise not be

able to be blended together.






The result is a surgical mesh that allows blood platelets to adhere to the surface and offers

physical and chemical protection to stimulate coagulation, and possess sustained release of

antibacterial properties. The material is biocompatible, durable, and flexible enough to fit

complex wounds, is stable and functional at extreme temperatures, has a long shelf life, and

possesses antibacterial properties. “There have been a number of patented hemostatic

materials that are based on the use of nanofibers. However, these patents do not include

the use of graphene oxide and silver nanoparticles, which gives our new product

antibacterial properties and mechanical reinforcement,” states Dr. Castano, Chief

Innovations Officer of Nano Labs.

“The use of nanotechnology in medicine offers many exciting possibilities from disease

targeting and drug delivery, to physical therapy and cell regeneration applications. From

the point of view of nanotech we are at the perfect scale to manufacture, interface and heal

at the molecular and cellular level,” states Dr. Castano. “In the case of our new surgical

mesh, we have added nanomaterials and interfaced them with biological structures. We are

very hopeful that our new product will assist in both hospital theatres worldwide

decreasing post-op complications and in the field. Current practices for staunching

bleeding wounds in the field are generally based on compression but this can be difficult to

control or even achieve in the field. Our new product is designed to offer an inexpensive

and practical alternative.”

- Nano Labs Corp

Autoliv to build textile center in China to support growth

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the global

leader in automotive safety systems, will invest

around $50 million in a textile center in China. The

new center is needed to meet the strong demand for

airbags in China and other Asian markets. The center

will also make Autoliv even more competitive by

reducing supplier costs through vertical integration.

The textile center will consist of a weaving plant, an

airbag cushion plant and a development center for

airbag cushions and textiles.






The weaving plant will focus on manufacturing textiles for airbags using Autoliv's patented

“one-piece-woven” (OPW) technology. By using this efficient technology, the airbag

cushions can be almost ready-made on the weaving loom. This plant will have a floor space

of more than 8,000 square meters (almost 100,000 sq. feet) and have around 150

employees. In addition a separate building of similar size will be constructed at the same

site for airbag cushion manufacturing. This is a relocation from an existing site in the

Shanghai area, allowing the current site to expand its airbag module manufacturing

capacity. This airbag cushion operation will have around 1000 employees.

In line with its strategy of globalizing products and processes Autoliv will, when the project

is completed have in house manufacturing of OPW in all of its three regions, (Europe,

Americas, Asia), produced according to the same process. The plant will also produce

woven fabric for traditional “cut and sewn” cushions.In addition a co-located development

center for airbag cushion and textile will be created. It will focus on standardized designs

for the Asia region.

Globally, in 2012, Autoliv produced 70 million airbag cushions in-house and purchased 40

million from external suppliers for its total production of 110 million complete airbags.

“The textile center is very important to meet the increasing demand for airbags in China

and other Asian markets,” said Jan Carlson, President and CEO of Autoliv Inc. “In addition,

the textile center will increase our level of in-house component sourcing and enable

standardized designs in Asia region and globally, while shortening and streamlining our

supply chain,” Jan Carlson added.

-Autoliv

Teijin to Strengthen Global Presence in Protective Apparel Market

Teijin Limited announced that it has developed a new

type of meta-aramid fiber offering the world's highest

level of heat resistance combined with excellent

dyeablility, which the company will produce in a

facility to be built in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.






Construction begins this December and production is scheduled from July 2015. The newly

developed fiber will strengthen the Teijin group's global presence in the protective apparel

market, where demand for high-performance materials is increasing.

Teijin will invest around JPY 4.5 billion (US 45 million) to build the plant on the premises of

Teijin (Thailand) Limited. When completed, the plant will nearly double the annual

capacity of Teijin's global meta-aramid fiber production.

New production technologies developed by Teijin enable the new meta-aramid fiber to

achieve unsurpassed heat resistance and excellent dyeablity, providing customers with

more diversified solutions for the design and manufacture of protective apparel.

"We have supported the global market for protective apparel over decades with our high-

performance materials, such as Teijinconex meta-aramid, Twaron and Technora para-

aramid, Pyromex flame-resistant fiber and since recently with Endumax high-performance

polyethylene," said Masaya Endo, Teijin group executive officer and general manager of

Teijin's high-performance fibers business unit. "The new type of meta-aramid fiber

strengthens Teijin's competitiveness in the emerging economies and Asia, where the

demand for heat-proof and flame-retardant high-performance materials is growing due to

increasing safety regulations, and in North America and Europe, where the demand is high

for advanced solutions that combine comfort and maneuverability with high protection."

The Teijin group, a world leader in ultra-high performance materials, will continue to

strengthen capabilities in growing markets for protective apparel. The efforts will among

others be supported by collaboration among the group's Research Center in Osaka, Japan,

Development Lab in Wuppertal, Germany, Research Center in Arnhem, the Netherlands,

Technical Center Asia in Shanghai, China as well as the Iwakuni and the Matsuyama plants

in Japan, the Emmen plant in the Netherlands and in the foreseeable future the new plant in

Thailand.

-Teijin






Techtextil-2013 Frankfurt

Techtextil is the leading international Trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens

organized biennially by Messe Frankfurt (Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s leading trade fair

organizer with 538 million Euros in sales and 1891 active employees worldwide). This year

Techtextil was held in Frankfurt am Main, 11th to 13th June, 2013.

With eleven product groups and twelve areas of application, the Techtextil attracted

visitors and exhibitors from all parts of the textile industry and areas of application.

Techtextil 2013 was bigger than ever before. There were 1322 exhibitors from 48

countries ( as compared to 1199 in 2011) and 27500 visitors ( as compared to 24915

in 2011) from 97 countries.

As regards India there were 33 exhibitors as compared to 11 in 2011, an increase of

200 percent, visitors also increased from 370 to over 400. The country wise participation

statistics is as below:






Participation statistics:

Sr No. Country 2013 2011 2009

1. Germany 439 434 465

2. India 33 11 11

3. China + Hong Kong 76 + 1 69+4 59 + 2

4. Taiwan 33 34 32

5. South Korea 25 24 20

6. Turkey 34 22 19

7. Indonesia 1 1

8. Pakistan 3 3

9. Singapore 1 1

There were thirteen national pavilions in the fair. India for the first time had its own

pavilion with twelve booths. In addition Belgium, China, France, Italy, Canada, Portugal,

Spain, Taiwan, The Czech Republic, USA, Great Britain and Croatia also had national

pavilion.

The theme of the trade fair was “Innovation for life” and visitors had the chance to

discover innovations in all areas of application for technical textiles. The product on show

took account of the latest trends i.e light weight construction, functionality, sustainability

and mobility. The novelties included sensory systems for apparel, extremely light textile

reinforced concrete and natural fibre based composites for automobiles, etc.

Most of the exhibitors including Indian exhibitors were very pleased with the overall

course of business at the fair and were delighted to find such a high level of International

interest. They were glad to see focused, quality visitors and were able to develop contacts

with both existing and potential customers. Some Indian Exhibitors also mentioned that

number and quality of visitors exceeded their expectations.

Indian exhibitors also mentioned that they have received numerous enquires from French,

Canadian, Brazilian, Serbian, Italian, Russian, UK and also from a few German firms. Some

exhibitors also viewed that if all the enquires are materialised they may have to increase

their production capacities. They are confident that taking part in Techtextil had a positive

impact on their business and will continue to do so in the coming months.






Activities of ITTA:

1. Second meeting of Agrotextile committee of ITTA

The 2nd meeting of the Committee was held at 3.00 P.M. in the conference hall of ITTA on

4th June , 2013. The decisions taken in the meeting included:

• Report of M/s Accenture Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. on “ Developing

measures to promote the use of agrotextiles in India” to be circulated amongst

the members for their suggestions/comments.

• Organizing demonstration cum workshops on agrotextiles at Nasik and Jalgoan

alongwith NGO Bhumidhan and NABARD. Mrs Kirti Jadhav, Raviraj Enterprises,

and Mr Ramesh Hirve, Bhumidhan NGO were requested to submit the proposal

for organizing the aforesaid two workshops.

• Mr Lalit Jadhav, NABARD was requested to issue letters to DDM’s of NABARD

located in Nashik and Jalgoan to support ITTA in organizing the workshops.

• M/s Mahindra is purchasing fruits and exotic vegetables from the farmers for

their ‘mart’ and are interested in Agrotextiles products which can improve the

quality and productivity. It was decided to interact with M/s Mahindra and

organize workshops in areas where Mahindras are procuring fruits and

vegetables.

2. Meeting on Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme( TUFS)

A meeting of specified lending agencies and industry associations was organized under the

Chairpersonship of Smt. Sunaina Tomar, Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Textiles on 7th June 2013

at Mumbai to discuss the problems and facilitate early issuance of GR on TUFS including IT

solutions for its implementation.Executive Director, ITTA, attended the meeting.






3. Programme to release guidelines of agro textile scheme for NER

A programme was organized by

Ministry of Textile (MOT) to release the

guidelines of Scheme for promotion

of agro textiles in North East Region

(NER) on 7th June,2013 in Park

Hotel, Kolkata. Secretary Textiles

released the guidelines in the presence

of Shri Sujit Gulati, Joint Secretary and

Shro A B Joshi, Textile Commissioner.

Many members of the agrotextiles

committee of ITTA participated in the

programme.

4. ITTA booth in Techtextil-2013 Frankfurt

ITTA had a booth in the exhibition

and more than 300 persons visited

ITTA booth for interaction with

regard to availability of various

technical textile products in India.

We distributed CD of the Member’s

directory to the visitors to

showcase the capability of our

members in terms of capacity and

product profile. China Fibre Glass

Association and Taiwan Technical

Textile Association also evinced

interest in Tie-up with ITTA.

Smt. Renu Parmar, Advisor, Planning Commissioner, Ms. Arti Kanwar, Deputy Jute

Commissioner and Kishan Singh, MOT visited the fair and had detailed discussions with ED,

ITTA regarding Indian technical textile industry vis-vis global industry.






5. Hon’ble Union Minister for Textiles interactive meeting with Industry

Associations.

Hon'ble Union Minister, visited Mumbai and had interaction with Industry associations and

Export Promotion councils on 24th and 25th June, 2013 regarding problems and measures

for accelerating growth particularly growth in exports.

ITTA was invited to make presentation to the hon'ble Minister on 24th June,2013. Smt.

Zohra Chatterjee, Secretary, Textiles, Shri Sujit Gualti, Joint Secretary and Textile

Commissioner, were also present in the meeting. . ED, ITTA made the presentation and

ITTA delegation for this meeting included: Shri Mohan Kavrie, Supreme Nonwovens, Shri

V. Kannan, Reliance Industries, Shri Ravikant,Reliance Industries, Shri Raj Pathak, Garware

Wall Ropes, Shri Kusumgar, Kusumgar Industries, Shri Dalmia, Strata Geosystems, and a

representative of Khosla Profils.

ITTA delegation had a constructive interaction and hon'ble Minister directed ITTA to

submit to Ministry of Textile ( MOT) detailed proposal in writing with facts and figures.

6. Fifth meeting of ‘ITTA Committee on Geosynthetics Education’

The 5th meeting of ITTA Committee on Geosynthetics Education was held on 11-7-2013 at

4.30 P.M. , at ITTA Conference Hall. The committee discussed the comments and

suggestions received from various agencies on draft syllabus for the BTech/BE (Civil) and

finalized the same. Committee also discussed the outline of the syllabus for MTech/ME

(Civil) and future course of action including finalization of the report for submission to the

Govt.






ITTA welcomes its new Members:

Joseph Leslie and Co. Llp

Unicare Emergency Equipment Pvt. Ltd.

Hohenstein India Pvt. Ltd.

Int -Fab






Events:

TITAS 2013

15th October, 2013 To

17th October, 2013

Taipei World Trade Center , Taiwan

Defence & Security Equipment

International (DSEI)

Sept. 10, 2013 To Sept 13, 2013

Excel London, United Kingdom

Techtextil India 2013 Oct 03, 2013 To Oct 05, 2013

Bombay Exhibition Centre, India

FILO 2013

Oct 09, 2013 To Oct 10, 2013

Le Stelline Congress Centre, Italy

FILTECH 2013 Oct 22, 2013 To Oct 24, 2013

Rhein-Main-Halls, Germany

IFAI Expo Americas 2013

Oct 23, 2013 To Oct 25, 2013

Orange County Convention Center, United

States Of America

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