Bogner shirt with UV protection that reflects heat rays

Golfers are known for their enjoyment of travel and love to fly to sunny locals around the world. This is very understandable considering that sunlight is a natural antidepressant and aids in the production of Vitamin D, which can improve cardio-vascular health.

However, long-term exposure to high temperatures can reduce performance levels and wellbeing. Thanks to the coldblack finish, the premium women’s shirt from Bogner (DE) reflects a large part of the solar rays that cause heat build-up. The shirt also remains tangibly cooler.
With a UPF of 30, it offers high-level protection from UV rays, a topic which is gaining significance around the globe.
coldblack offers two-fold sun protection. The finishing technology was developed by Schoeller Technologies AG and Clariant International Ltd. and launched in July 2008.

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Kiri-DyStar will now act as global consolidator of dyes business

Kiri Holding Singapore Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary owned by Ahmedabad based. Kiri Dyes and Chemicals Ltd. (KDCL), announced the acquisition of the US based arm of DyStar Group.

• DyStar US has revenues of over US $100 million and EBITDA of US $10 million
• An attractive amount paid for the acquisition is US $ 10 million which is 0.lx sales & 1x EBIDTA
• Acquisition includes a factory, warehouses in North Carolina & California
• Earlier this year Kiri Holding Singapore Pvt Ltd, had also acquired the Global business along-with all the subsidiaries ( Ex- DyStar US) of DyStar

The company currently employs 126 people. With textile dyes from DyStar and textile auxiliaries as well as leather chemicals produced in Reidsville, DyStar North America has revenue of more than US $ 100 m1n, and is profitable with EBIDT A of US $10 million approx. It is market leader in many product segments and has grown significantly in 2010. Earlier this year Kiri Dyes had announced the acquisition of the DyStar along with all its global subsidiaries (Ex-DyStar US). The acquisition would include DyStar's US based production site and warehouse in Reidsville, North Carolina, and a warehouse in Southgate, California. 

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INVISTA & Markor sign BDO license agreement

INVISTA, a world leader in chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers, signed a technology licensing agreement with Markor Chemical for butanediol (BDO) manufacturing technology.

Headquartered in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China, Markor Group is a private company with businesses in furniture manufacturing, home furnishings and chemicals. Its subsidiary, Markor Chemical, produces methanol, formaldehyde, acetylene, tetrahydrofuran, and BDO in Korla, Xinjiang Province, China.

Mr. Feng Dongming, chairman and CEO of Markor Investment Group, and Mr. Jeff Gentry, chairman of the board of directors and CEO of INVISTA, participated in a signing ceremony for the licensing deal held here at INVISTA’s headquarters. Also present were Mr. Cao Guang, chairman and CEO of Chengda Engineering Company, as well as senior representatives from both companies.

“We are proud to support Markor’s continuing technological and industrial development through our licensing of BDO technologies,” said Gentry. “We appreciate Markor’s trust and hope to see our collaboration with Markor extend into the future.”

The licensing agreement covers the manufacturing processes, required technologies, product formulations and expert engineering services for the 100-kt per year BDO plant.

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DyStar's Expert Solutions – a wining formula

DyStar, the leading solution provider of Textile Industry with a full range of textile dyes, auxiliaries and services is working closely with textile producers and retail chain. Service centre of DyStar India is dedicated to help in raising the productivity and assure the quality performance of textiles throughout the textile chain.

DyStar Textile Services has started offering full fledged services to Textile Mills.This division conducts process audits through experienced consultants in all areas of wet processing. These process audits bring in an insight by assessing quantifiable process efficiencies at all levels. The wing also supports the process houses in implementing the recommendations to improve the key-performance indicators such as Water,Energy, Production and Productivity etc.

Experts will also provide customized training to help manufacturers in getting the benefit of improved quality and brand integrity through Colour Confidence, higher productivity through controlled coloration, innovative products and technologies. Production-related ecological issues can also be addressed.

Talking on this Mr. Gopalakrishnan – MD of KTP, Coimbatore – says that "the finding of the Audit by Expert Solutions was an eye opener. By virtue of implementation of the recommendations, we were able to increase our consistency of production from 92% to 95% even hitting 97%. Apart from increasing productivity and quality, there was focus also to reduce resources like water; in the July month, average consumption of water was only 40.6 litres/kg and the effluent values have considerably reduced which in turn reduce their maintenance costs by increasing the life of RO."

Mr. Ashutosh Raina – Senior Vice President, Manufacturing of Morarjee Textiles Limited – comments: “Expert Solutions have helped us to drastically improve the efficiency of our yarn dye-house. Vat dyeing is normally associated with some specific issues, as each dye in itself has a specific characteristic, for which most of the yarn dyers do not have any clear solutions. Thanks to "Expert Solutions”, they have not only reeducated our personnel to understand the intricacies of dyeing, but also made them aware of the coloration technology with Vat as well as Reactive Dyes.

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