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It's gone from geek to chic.
Topics covered in this report include:

-- Developments in fibers and yarns
-- Chlorine-resistant elastane (spandex) fiber
-- Fibers allowing controlled delivery of an active agent
-- Improved polylactic acid fibers
-- Nettle fiber
-- Fibrillation of wool fiber
-- Genetically engineered sheep
-- Milliken's new technique offers carpet yarns with low shrinkage and
high modulus
-- Synthetic fiber yarn giving rapid absorption and desorption of moisture
-- Testing
-- Novel splittable yarns
-- Continuous detection of yarn defects
-- Aliphatic polyester crimp yarn for carpets
-- Stain-resistant polyamide yarns
-- Developments in fabrics
-- One-step preparation of textiles
-- Fabrics with stretchability along the length of the weave
-- Soft nonwoven fabric for blankets and apparel
-- Weft-knitted blanket fabric
-- Fabric for the construction of luggage
-- Woollen sails
-- Developments in garments and garment technology
-- Durable elasticated clothing
-- Seams without stitches
-- Cooled garments
-- Non-odor emitting hunting jackets
-- Developments in dyeing, printing and finishing
-- Garment dyeing at lower liquor ratios
-- Milliken has a new method of space dyeing multicolored yarns
-- Coloring textiles using iron and aluminium oxide coatings
-- Reactive-reactive dyes
-- Preventing dyes being redeposited during laundering
-- Color-fast printed synthetics with a soft handle
-- Treatment of fabrics to improve ink -jet print quality
-- Ink-jet printing of textiles
-- Equipment for finishing delicate fabrics
-- Process for the face-finishing of fabrics
-- Super-hydrophobic coating for textiles
-- Fabrics with durable press finishes
-- Eliminating animal odors on furnishings
-- Odor absorbing cover for clothes
-- Stain repellency using low temperature plasma technology
-- Garment laundering and cleaning
-- Technical details
-- Fabric softening compound
-- Dry cleaning of fabric articles

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Pro-Fit International offers stretchability along the length of a woven
fabric, Harbour Healthcare has a new lightweight weft knitted blanket fabric,
and Safety Components has an abrasion- and water-resistant fabric for luggage.

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nano-tex. Fashion designers worldwide are eager to
innovate with our 'transparent' technology.researchandmarkets.

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www. New reactive-reactive dyes have been developed
for cellulosics and polyamides, and Ciba can dramatically reduce the migration
of dyes during laundering.

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"Technology is the new 'black' in fashion apparel and accessories," said
Donn Tice, president and CEO for Nano-Tex."

Through a patented design and application process, Nano-Tex treatments
deliver industry-leading performance without compromising the look, feel or
comfort of the garment.

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Leading international fashion houses Hugo
Boss, Ren Lezard and Paul Stuart are celebrating the marriage of fashion
and technology by unveiling upscale men's and women's apparel enhanced with
Nano-Tex fabric treatments.

Ren Lezard, best known for bringing its own distinctive styling to the
latest fashion trends, has designed sophisticated men's outerwear utilizing
the Nano-Tex Resists Spills treatment. Milliken has a new
method for making multicolored yarn, and an improved bacteriostatic oxide
coating for coloring textiles.researchandmarkets.

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The company's patented technology is more efficiently designed
to deliver greater durability and superior performance without compromising
the feel or comfort of the fabric .com.

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Philips and Procter
and Gamble have developed new techniques for reduced wrinkling in fabrics , and
Blucher, Reckitt Beckinser, and Robinson Lab have new odor control
technologies.

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Toray has degradable polylactic acid based carpet yarns while
Prisma has a new method for reducing food and drink stains. Unilever has a treatment for reducing wear during the washing
of dark fabrics.

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Hugo Boss, the 82-year-old German fashion brand, has integrated the
Nano-Tex treatment into its Orange label men's front-button woven shirts.
Procter and Gamble has a new highly hydrophobic coating for textiles using
plasma glow discharge. Inkjet printing quality has been improved by
pretreating fabrics and Shima has a new ink-jet printer for knitwear and
knitted fabrics.

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The treatment is designed for use on cotton, polyester,
wool, silk and rayon. Additional treatments offered include:

-- Coolest Comfort (moisture wicking for synthetics and wrinkle-free
cotton)
-- Resists Static (first permanent anti-static treatment for synthetics)
-- Repels and Releases Stains (market's best -performing stain release
capabilities with repellency)

About Nano-Tex

Nano-Tex is headquartered in Emeryville, Calif. A new route for making splittable
fibers could mean lower cost, better quality and more recyclable fine
filaments.com/reports/c15729 .

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PRESS RELEASE Hugo Boss Ren+#233; Lezard Paul Stuart Design Nano-Tex Into Latest Fashions

"Nano-Tex treatments are
elegantly engineered to enhance and preserve the sophisticated design of
today's high-fashion garments.

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The brand is offering two styles of
enhanced three-quarter-length coats which are currently available in four
countries. Vogue magazine recently wrote "More
and more today, technology is becoming the ultimate expression of fashion,"
while Harper's Bazaar notes that "Technology is an extension of personal
style., with operations in
Greensboro, NC; Belgium; China; England; India; Italy; South Korea; and
Turkey. Nano-Tex develops and markets a family of nanotechnology-based
textile treatments that dramatically improves the performance of everyday
fabrics. Plasma technology has also been employed by Porton
Plasma Innovations to protect clothing against staining.

This category lists fabric traders and distributors which are located in Europe.

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In garments Printmark has a new way of avoiding seaming while Dorimi has a way
of keeping apparel cool in use. Equipment for dyeing fragile garments has been developed, as has
a method of dyeing at greatly improved liquor ratios.

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Procter and Gamble has a biodegradable softener for use in
dry cleaning, as well as an ingenious method of combining the benefits of dry
cleaning and wet laundering.

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Nano-Tex, a leading fabric innovation company providing textile
enhancements to the apparel and interior furnishing markets, announced
today that the Hugo Boss, Ren Lezard and Paul Stuart brands have adopted
the company's Resists Spills fabric treatment for high-end trousers, shirts
and outerwear.

Paul Stuart, creator of classic upscale men's suits and sportswear,
designed a line of high-end wool trousers with the Resists Spills
treatment.
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To date, more than 80 textile mills worldwide are utilizing
Nano-Tex treatments in products sold by more than 100 leading apparel and
interior furnishings brands, including Gap, Old Navy, Hugo Boss, Paul
Stuart, Ren Lezard, Lee, Nike, Champion , Levi and Simmons. A polylactic acid fiber has better properties at high
temperatures, and genetically modified sheep could produce wool with less
shrinkage and better handle and elasticity.newscom.

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The Nano-Tex Resists Spills treatment repels liquids ranging from coffee
and red wine to chocolate syrup and salad dressings while allowing the
fabric to breathe.

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The enhanced shirts are available in 24 countries, including the United
States, in more than 10 styles, ranging from solids and stripes to plaids."

Major fashion influencers believe technology will continue to gain ground
as a key ingredient in personal style. Doobon and
Hyosun has chlorine resistant elastane fibers and Kimberly -Clark's
multicompartment yarn allows active agents such as skin conditioners to be
released slowly in use.

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Products with
Nano-Tex enhancements are sold throughout North America, Asia and Europe.

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Research and Markets: Developments and Innovations in Fibers Textiles Apparel and Machinery

Contact: Laura Wood, Senior Manager of Research and Markets, fax,
+353-1-4100-980 , or press@researchandmarkets.

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The treatments are formulated for silk, wool,
cotton and a range of synthetic fibers.

Nano-Tex is the first company to bring nanotechnology to the textile
industry . Research and Markets (http://www.com/reports/c15729 ) Has
Announced the Addition of Innovations in Fibers, Textiles, Apparel and
Machinery to Their Offering

DUBLIN, Ireland, Innovations help firms to
differentiate their products and maintain a competitive advantage.