USA: Oerlikon sells Yarn tester rights to Germany-based testing firm
[Oct 03, 2007] Oerlikon Heberlein Temco Wattwil Inc., a unit of Oerlikon Textile Components has sold the production rights of the Itemat filament yarn tester to Textechno GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based manufacturer of textile testing instruments.
USA: The success story of a Yarn shop
MEM [Sep 02, 2007] Inspite of people telling her not to start a Yarn shop, Edla Hurley decided to open one five years ago. In a town struggling to support a sleepy downtown, bringing in a high-end specialty retail shop might have seemed laughable to anyone without
UK: Lerwick firm creates new finer, smoother and stronger yarn
[Sep 01, 2007] The Lerwick firm has created a yarn and products that have attracted interest from the American and Italian fashionistas, based on a theme that pleased Queen Victoria too. The company has produced worsted yarn “wirset” which is combed, not carded, replicating a superfine hand spun yarn used in fine
USA: Frontier Spinning to expand Sanford yarn plant
[Jul 22, 2007] The Sanford based yarn maker, Frontier Spinning Mills said it will invest $20 million in new equipment and increase the manufacturing space by 70,000 square feet which will create employment for 42 new employees taking the total employees to 450.
INDIA: Textile trade bodies to discuss on rising yarn prices
[May 03, 2007] The city based major textile trade bodies, to decide on industry-wide action against rising yarn prices are meeting...