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CHINA: Fast Retailing to push ahead with Chinese expansion
27 September 2012
Japanese retailer Fast Retailing has no intention of slowing the expansion of its Uniqlo casual clothing brand in China, despite anti-Japanese demonstrations last week.
Emerging markets drive investment in nonwovens
10 February 2012
Rapid growth in demand in emerging markets is driving investment in nonwovens, according to a new report - with several nonwovens roll goods producers expanding to target markets in Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, North Africa, South America and Southern Africa.
just-style management briefing: Manufacturing winners and losers in 2011
19 December 2011
Established skills and tradition were not enough to save some apparel makers from layoffs and factory closures in 2011. But acquisitions, an environmental focus and international expansion helped others to build on a solid recovery from the recession.
THAILAND: Toray rejigs production to mitigate flood impact
14 December 2011
Japanese yarn and fabric maker Toray Industries Inc says it has increased production across the group in a bid to offset the impact of the recent widespread flooding in Thailand, which led the company to close four plants in the country.
JAPAN: Toray claims renewable PET breakthrough
22 November 2011
Toray Industries is claiming a world first with the production of laboratory-scale samples of fully renewable, bio-based PET fibre.
JAPAN: Toray to expand textile recycling business
28 October 2011
Toray Industries plans to expand its fibres and textiles recycling business as part of the Green Innovation Business Expansion project launched in April this year.
US: DuPont invests $500m in new Kevlar facility
10 October 2011
DuPont is hoping for a 40% boost in the global production capacity of its high strength Kevlar fibres, best known for its use in ballistic and stab-resistant body armour, after opening a new $500m facility in South Carolina.
GERMANY: Puma launches eco-friendly shoe
19 September 2011
Puma has launched an eco-friendly version of its suede shoe, which is made using 100% recycled materials.
JAPAN: Toray fabric developments target outdoor market
12 July 2011
Japanese textile maker Toray Industries Inc is targeting the outdoor clothing market with two new fabric developments which offer lightweight breathability and water repellent insulation.
JAPAN: Toray launches ultra-fine nylon yarn
26 May 2011
Japanese textile maker Toray Industries Inc has begun full scale production of a new ultra-fine nylon yarn for stockings and inner wear, which it claims is significantly finer than other products already on the market.
JAPAN: Toray develops “next generation” breathable fabric
13 January 2011
Japanese textile maker Toray has developed a new membrane technology that offers laminated fabrics with what it describes as “the next generation of breathability” as well as being completely waterproof and windproof and high stretch.
JAPAN: Uniqlo extends HeatTech line into jeans
10 November 2010
Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo is launching a range of jeans that uses the same heat-retaining technology used in its best-selling HeatTech thermal underwear line.
JAPAN: Uniqlo unveils new “ultra-lightweight” jacket
7 October 2010
Clothing retailer Uniqlo has joined forces with fibre specialist Toray to develop a new range of ultra-lightweight down jackets.
August 2010 management briefing: Part IV - The winners and survivors
31 August 2010
Looking at performance on a global market positioning basis, rather than geography, the last two years have been challenging for all global textile and clothing producers, as demand waned and customers put off purchasing decisions.
JAPAN: Textile demand helps Toray swing to Q1 profit
11 August 2010
Synthetic fibre maker Toray Industries Inc has swung to a first-quarter profit helped by better sales and cost-cutting measures.
JAPAN: Uniqlo expands sourcing deal with Toray
20 July 2010
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has renewed a five-year sourcing deal with Toray Industries in a move that is expected to see it buy JPY400bn (US$4.6bn) in fibres and fabrics over the next five years.
JAPAN: Uniqlo eyes summer sales boost from new tech lines
7 April 2010
Japanese casual clothing chain Uniqlo is hoping it can replicate the winter success of its Heattech line of heat-retaining thermal underwear with new products that are being lined up for summer.
JAPAN: Toray invests in China unit
21 September 2009
Synthetic fibre maker Toray has announced further investments in its already burgeoning Chinese market.
JAPAN: Toray develops new solar film for garments
20 August 2009
Japanese textile maker Toray Industries has developed an organic thin-film solar cell that can be applied like a dye to materials.
JAPAN: Space underwear returns to planet earth without complaint
31 July 2009
Special underwear tested by Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata in the International Space Station has returned after the one month mission.
JAPAN: Toray targets international growth amid recession
25 June 2009
Japan’s biggest textile maker Toray says it is to review the scale of its global production and expand its overseas apparel business.
JAPAN: Toray swings to FY loss on weakened demand
12 May 2009
Japan’s top textile maker Toray Industries Inc has released its earnings for the year ended March showing a significant dip into the red.
JAPAN: New swimsuit material to hit market
2 January 2009
Tokyo-based textile manufacturer Opelontex Co has developed the world's first cationic dye-dyeable polyurethane elastic fibre "LYCRA®fiber T-909B" for swimwear that shows improved strength against swim pool chlorine and an original yarn feature that means it stretches softly and shrinks quickly.
JAPAN: Toray develops new nanofibres for woven fabrics
10 December 2008
Japanese textile maker Toray Industries has developed nano-scale processing technology that impregnates woven fabrics with the kinds of functional agents that give added features like moisture absorption and heat retention.
JAPAN: Toray net income plummets 54.2%
7 November 2008
Textiles maker Toray Industries posted net income down 54.2% to JPY10.5bn (US$102m) in the first half, partly due to lower levels of extraordinary gains compared with the same period a year earlier.
JAPAN: Astronaut underwear to go commercial
5 September 2008
After testing special underwear for space on Japanese astronaut Takao Doi earlier this year the Japanese textile makers who supplied the special nano fabrics and fasteners have announced the experiment a success.
VIETNAM: Toray invests $1m in garment maker
18 March 2008
Japan’s Toray International Co is to invest US$1m in the Binh Thuan –Nha Be Garment Joint Stock Co according to local media reports.
JAPAN: Pollen-resistant jackets hit stores
18 January 2008
As Japan faces another season of hay-fever inducing cedar pollen allergies, two domestic companies have come up with textile solutions which they claim will help suffers beat the hay fever blues.
JAPAN: Toray launches 'super light' UTS-ultrafino textile
10 December 2007
Toray Industries has developed a technology for producing multi-filament nanofibres used in a new super light textile it calls UTS-ultrafino.
JAPAN: Uniqlo to launch new Heat Tech collection
13 November 2007
Uniqlo Co and textle maker Toray Industries will be marking the second stage of their working relationship this winter with the launch of a Heat Tech line of undershirts, tank tops and other apparel.
