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Roger Crossfield, SYFA president, announced a name change for the association at its most recent meeting.
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Kronthal-Sacco's keynote presentation was entitled "Pure Renewable Resources: Helping Make Products For a Sustainable Future."
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The title of Theyson's presentation was "The Death of Research in the Chemical and Fiber Industry: What We Can Do About It."
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Bray's presentation focused on focused on furniture manufacturers, and was titled "Success Themes, Challenges and the Future of Domestic Upholstered Furniture Manufacturing."
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Textile Technologist Carole Winterhalter with the US Army Natick Soldier Research, discussed the hot topic of the Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Institute
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Loui Redmann came to speak to SYFA meeting attendees from the lifestyle brand Volcom LLC where he is the product development manager
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Marty Moran, CEO, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., gave conference attendees some insight into Buhler and the branded producs the company produces.
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Aubrey Hilliard, president of Carolinas Texican Natural Gas Co., spoke about the economics of North American shale oil and gas.