Invista's Arun Pal Aneja. "For textiles to reinvent itself it must chart a course which will lead to disruptive innovations."

Domo Group President Jan De Clerk. "Domo has an enormous potential for innovation. I am convinced that only a fraction of our innovation potential has been tapped."

Stretching for New Growth. Stretch wovens, for use in products such as swimwear and lingerie, is a growing market for spandet.

>> Lurgi awarded contract for world's largest polyamide 6 plant >> Frédéric Van Houte will join CIRFS as its Director General in December 2010 >> Colin Purvis to Leave CIRFS at End of 2010

April 2004 - Vol. 19 / No. 2

Viewpoint

Dream Weavers of the Textile Industry

Company News

Asian Imports Lead to Increased Demand For Hamby Textile Research Labs

Integration and Innovation Keep Belgium's Domo Group Strong

Unifi To Axe More Jobs, Close Plants

Rieter Expands Sales, Service Network in China

Honeywell to Boost Polyester Capacity in China

EMS-Griltech Invests in New-Fiber Pilot Plant

Cover Story

Spandex Stretches for Ever Higher Sales and New Markets, Despite Overcapacity

Name Change, New Leadership at Bayer's Dorlastan

Radici Committed to Marriage of Spandex, Nylon in the West as Others Head East

Spandex Melt Spinning Process Makes Gains

Nonwovens

Trends in Spunbonding Technology

Saurer Grows Neumag Nonwovens Unit with Acquisition of M&J Fibretech

Rieter Perforjet Opens Nonwovens Technical Center in Montbonnot

Exxon Rolls Out New Metallocene Polypropylene for Meltblown Nonwovens

Equipment Engineering

Barmag Introduces New Godets for Industrial Yarn Process

Special Report: Polymer Filtration

The Perfect Spin Pack Filter Media

Recent Advances in Polymer Filtration System Designs

New Polymer Filter Reduces Costs, Improves Productivity, Quality

Thermal Filter Cleaning at Low Temperatures

Filtration of Spandex/Elastane Dope

Fiber Engineering

Rhodia Unveils Anti-Dust Mite Carpet Fiber

DAK Fibers Launches Moisture Management, Antimicrobial Fiber

Using Nonlinear Modeling to Improve Spun-Fiber Quality