Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) Canada’s
Fabrene Group, Canada, has completed the first of two installations that are part of an $8 million
investment in new technology to expand its printing and coating capacity.
Fabrene will use a new wide-width extrusion coating and laminating line in the production of
multilayered nonwovens, film, foils and paper. The line also will be used to coat products with
specialty resins for a range of technical end-uses. The company also is installing a flexographic
printing line that will enable printing on materials greater than 144 inches in width, thereby
improving Fabrene’s flexibility and ability to quickly provide customized printed materials.
In other news, PGI Canada’s Difco business — a provider of high-performance woven
automotive, filtration and industrial products; and flame-resistant (FR) apparel and turnout gear —
has signed a strategic agreement with Canada-based Colorama Dyeing and Finishing Inc.
According to PGI Canada, the partnership allows PGI Difco to continue providing high-quality
FR products, and woven cotton and polyester/cotton products; as well as to bring new products into
its portfolio. It already has introduced knitted sheared fleece FR fabrics for clothing designed to
meet National Fire Protection Association 70E regulations regarding protection against electrical
arcs.
May/June 2006
