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Egyptian group proceeds with acrylic fiber investment.(new construction projects)(Brief Article)
Chemical Week; Oct 8, 2003; 595 Words ...Acrylic Fibre (Alexandria, Egypt) have signed an agreement for a previously announced joint venture to produce acrylic fibers near Alexandria (CW, Feb. 16, 2000, p. 29). Aditya Birla Group (Bombay) is majority owner of the jv with 55...regional banks hold the rest. The plant will cost $70 million and have capacity for ...
EGYPT: INDUSTRIAL FIBERS EXPORTS UP.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
IPR Strategic Business Information Database; Aug 29, 2000; 509 Words According to Al-Gomhouria newspaper (August 22, 2000), the Egyptian industrial fiber exports doubled to 9,717 tons, valued at EP 189 million, in the first half of 2000, up from 4,985 tons, valued EP 119 million, in the first half of 1999.
LOWBALLING THE HIGH END; EGYPTIAN TOWEL PROMOTIONS ARE DILUTING THE PROFITS ON A ONCE-LUXURIOUS PRODUCT.
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; Jan 29, 2001; ; 700+ Words ...brought the price of luxurious Egyptian cotton bath towels to as low...cotton is one of the longest fiber staples in the world. It has...Egyptian cotton. We use a longer fiber staple length of 1 3/4 inches...less linting due to the long fibers we use." Rhapsody Royale...Chortex. "It is a ...
Egyptian cotton: a household name.(textiles)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; Oct 6, 2008; ; 700+ Words ...was found that products labeled as Egyptian cotton were actually blends. Egyptian cotton is based on a longer fiber than other types of cotton, is softer...in China and India, though labeled Egyptian cotton, was actually a blend of Egyptian...
Fiber glass use in Yemen (Business).
Yemen Times (Sana'a, Yemen); Jun 7, 2009; 700+ Words ...Fiberglass, also known as glass fiber, is a material made from...experimented with glass fibers. Ancient Phoenicians and Egyptians made glass into fibers to use them for decoration...within them, blocks of glass fiber make good thermal insulation...
Egyptian farmers mourn days when cotton was king, but 'white gold' no longer pays
AP Worldstream; May 14, 2003; ; 700+ Words ...produced material to maintain the excellent reputation of Egyptian-made cotton garments abroad, the state-run Egyptian Gazette quoted him as saying. Egyptian cotton's extra-long fibers allow it to be spun tight to produce fine, lustrous...
Egyptian Farmers Lament Cotton Glut
AP Online; May 4, 2003; ; 700+ Words ...produced material to maintain the excellent reputation of Egyptian-made cotton garments abroad, the state-run Egyptian Gazette quoted him as saying. Egyptian cotton's extra-long fibers allow it to be spun tight to produce fine, lustrous...
Felpinter adds techniques/fibers, enters bath.(News)(Brief Article)
Home Textiles Today; May 2, 2005; ; 700+ Words ...rolled out new techniques and fibers in bath towels and introduced...constructed of 20 percent SeaCell fibers and 80 percent combed Egyptian cotton. The 30-by-56...toule technique in some of its Egyptian cotton towels as part of a greater...
Egyptian cotton gets marketing push.(Brief Article)
Home Textiles Today; Oct 16, 2000; 700+ Words ...have a small percentage of Egyptian cotton in the construction...extensive background in natural fiber marketing including flax...the difference between the Egyptian cotton, Pima cotton, and US Upland cotton. "Egyptian cotton is Barbadense cotton...
EGYPT: SEPCO TO BUILD GIANT POLYESTER MANUFACTURING COMPLEX.(Saudi Egyptian Petrochemicals Co.)(Brief Article)
IPR Strategic Business Information Database; Feb 25, 2002; 667 Words ...20, 2002), the Saudi Egyptian Petrochemicals Company...three vital items for the Egyptian market: pharmaceutical bottles, short polyesters and fibers. The SEPCO complex is...will be produced by using Egyptian cottons, which is expected...
Threadtex is sued over Sea Island cotton label. (textile firm accuses of mislabeling Egyptian cotton as Sea Island cotton)
WWD; Nov 30, 1989; ; 700+ Words ...company with fraudulently labeling its Egyptian cotton as Sea Island cotton, a considerably higher price fiber. The suit, filed in federal court here...its strength, texture, fineness and fiber length," is a generic term applied only...
Fiber and Fiber Products
Plant Sciences; ; 700+ Words ...and paper production. Bast fibers from flax ( Linum ) are used...the fabric used in wrapping Egyptian mummies more than four thousand years ago. Fibers from jute ( Corchorus ) have...most important source of bast fibers, yielding twice as much fiber as all other sources combined...
The Rev. Sylvester (Graham Cracker) Graham: America's early fiber crusader. (includes recipes)
Saturday Evening Post; Mar 1, 1985; ; 700+ Words ...GRAHAM: AMERICA'S EARLY FIBER CRUSADER Arecent query of a...1800s, believed that a high-fiber, natural-food diet would...star that shines into the Egyptian darkness of medical ignorance...others sneered at him as "Father Fiber' or "a nut among the crackers...
Flax fiber has new international standards.
Agricultural Research; Aug 1, 2005; ; 700+ Words Flax fiber went out of vogue in the United...Linen--cloth made from flax fiber--was used to wrap mummies in early Egyptian tombs. Flax is currently grown...Dakota. But a market for flax fiber has been difficult to establish...Georgia. "Since natural fibers, such as flax/linen, are...
Influence of Chemical Modification on Sorption and Mechanical Properties of Cotton Fibers Treated with Chitosan
Textile Research Journal; May 1, 2008; ; 700+ Words ...moisture absorption of the fibers. Contact angles with water...hydrophilicity of the treated fibers, but chitosan with higher...11-13]. Natural cotton fiber contains a certain amount of...other impurities in cotton fibers are undesirable during the...treatment. Experimental Materials ...
From class to mass - fast: better goods hit discounters within months. (home furnishings)(Cover Story)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; Jul 29, 1996; 700+ Words ...bodies and handles. EGYPTIAN COTTON BATH TOWELS Towels made of Egyptian cotton, a long-fiber variety with a silky...12 to 14 months, the fibers have been brought to...there are yarns using Egyptian fibers which are not...
AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Business Briefs Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; Sep 21, 2003; 700+ Words ...licences in the early 1970s. USD70 MILLION EGYPTIAN FIBERS PLANT: The Arab Petroleum Investment...Alexandria Carbon Black Company and the Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company, the Saudi-Egyptian Industrial Investments Company and Aditya...
Cotton fabrics can suit many moods and feels.(Life - Money)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); Jul 24, 2006; 700+ Words ...fabric world. Thanks to different fiber types and weaves, it can be your...782-0139 for store locations. Egyptian Call it the cashmere of cotton. Strong yet fine, this Egyptian-grown fiber is used to create high-end dress...
These threads have never gone out of style
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); Aug 24, 2006; ; 700+ Words ...fabric world. Thanks to different fiber types and weaves, it can be your...longest and feel the softest. * Egyptian. Call it the cashmere of cotton. Strong yet fine, this Egyptian-grown fiber is used to create high-end dress...
Pizazz at point-of-purchase. (in-store merchandising of home textiles)(Brand Power Supplement)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; Oct 9, 1995; ; 700+ Words ...tier of merchandise (220-, 260-and 330-thread count), and all the packaging has copy that explains the Egyptian cotton fiber and sateen construction. At Revman, brand marketing efforts "focus on presentation and advertising in the stores...
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