The
Technical Association of the Pulp, Paper, Packaging and Converting Industries
(TAPPI), Norcross, Ga., offers scholarships to students pursuing education in the pulp,
paper, packaging and converting fields. Application deadline is Feb. 15, 2011. For more
information, visit
www.tappi.org/scholarships.
Tanatex Chemicals B.V., the Netherlands, has launched a new website,
www.tanatexchemicals.com, to integrate its Textile
Processing Solutions and Chemical Solutions business units at one site.
The Fiber Society, Raleigh, N.C., has issued a call for research papers to be
presented at the Spring 2011 Conference, to be held May 23-25, 2011 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong. Entry deadline is March 14, 2011. For more information, visit
www.thefibersociety.org.
United Kingdom-based
James H. Heal & Co. Ltd. is among three companies that have been shortlisted
in the “Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards 2010,” under the category “SME Manufacturer of
the Year.”
Dalton, Ga.-based
Tandus Flooring Inc.’s District carpet has been awarded Invista’s second annual
People’s Choice Award for carpet style innovation featuring Antron® fiber.
The
Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF), Roseville, Minn., has presented the 2010 IFF
Innovation Award to Chameleon International, Oak Ridge, N.C.
Camira Fabrics Ltd., United Kingdom, has joined the Association of Contract
Textiles as a principal member.
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc., Aurora, Ill., has added to its website,
www.auroratextile.com, profiles of more than 60 printers that print the company’s most popular
fabrics.
Wakefield, Mass.-based
Agion Technologies Inc.‘s silver-based Agion® antimicrobial technology has
received Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification.
Dalton, Ga.-based
Shaw Industries Group Inc.’s website,
www.shawfloors.com, has been named one of BtoB Magazine’s
Ten Great Websites of 2010.
November/December 2010
