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By Lorraine DePasque for the American Gem Trade Association DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Whether she's playing the wife of an American war hero on Showtime's Homeland, or wearing some of America's finest gemstone jewelry, Morena Baccarin does it beautifully. The Brazilian-born actress, who stars as Jessica Brody on the award-winning drama, is also a celebrity muse for the winning jewelry designs of the 2013 AGTA Spectrum Awards(TM). (Photo:...
VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF) confirmed this week that it has commenced running production grade fiber at its new Pamplico, S.C. manufacturing facility. This followed minor delays at the facility to ensure safety and compliance within the water and fire protection systems in the building, along with customization to communications software that ensures the safe operation of...
The leading independent SDS Management vendor adds 153 new customers to its customer family, while preparing to launch a new version of the flagship SiteHawk SDS Management platform. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) January 15, 2013 SiteHawk, the leading innovator in cloud-based SDS and chemical data management solutions, today announced that it closed out a record year in 2012. 2012 was a breakout year defined by a series of product enhancements that allowed for extraordinary customer growth across...
118 year-old multi-national company will use CRAiLAR fiber for innovation in sustainable apparel, focus on Japanese consumer VICTORIA, BC AND PORTLAND, OR, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has signed a fiber supply agreement with Japan-based Kowa Company. Kowa Company was founded in 1894 as a cotton wholesaler, and...
Facility Adjustments Continue Into New Year VICTORIA, BC and PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR®, a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has revised its estimated production start date at its new Pamplico, S.C. facility from Friday, December 28 to a targeted timeframe of mid January. The delay has been attributed to safety and compliance...
Luriya.com, #1 gold buyers in NYC and place to sell diamonds has announced a few of the best ways to sell gemstones. New York (PRWEB) December 23, 2012 Luriya.com, #1 gold buyers in NYC and place to sell diamonds has announced a few of the best ways to sell gemstones. Selling and buying precious metals and gemstones have never been so easy, it is something that cannot be learnt in a single day, and it requires guidance, knowledge and experience. Luriya.com is that expert who can help...
ANSONVILLE, N.C., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Premiere Fibers, a global industry leader in the development and production of specialized performance fine denier yarns for branded apparel and technical fabric applications, announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Verdezyne, a privately held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable bio-based chemicals. Verdezyne will supply its bio-based adipic acid to Premiere Fibers for use in their...
Full production on schedule to commence December 28 VICTORIA and PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - In line with the announcement last month, CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCBB: CRLRF) commissioned its first full-scale CRAiLAR manufacturing facility in Pamplico, S.C., on Monday, December 17. "This is a milestone event for us as a company and an industry partner, heralding a new era in sustainable natural fibers for multiple market...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its high-strength, lightweight Spectra(®) fiber is being used by the largest public power company in the U.S. to help to save costs while making it easier and safer for workers to install power lines. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which provides electricity to 9 million people in seven southeastern states, is using ropes manufactured by Yale Cordage containing Spectra fiber to...
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Kevlar, a trademark of para-aramid synthetic fiber, is related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. DuPont developed Kevlar in 1965 and was first commercially used in the 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. Its normal form is as a rope or a sheet of fabric that can be used as an ingredient in composite material components. Kevlar is used in bicycle tires, racing sails, and body armor due to its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio. Twaron, produced in 1978, is a...
Kevlar, a trademark of para-aramid synthetic fiber, is related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. DuPont developed Kevlar in 1965 and was first commercially used in the 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. Its normal form is as a rope or a sheet of fabric that can be used as an ingredient in composite material components. Kevlar is used in bicycle tires, racing sails, and body armor due to its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio. Twaron, produced in 1978, is a...
Slate is a fine-grained, homogeneous, sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed (foliated) in layers (bedded deposits). Slate can be made into roofing shingles ('roofing slates' in the United Kingdom), because it has two lines of breakability: cleavage and grain. This makes it possible to split slate into thin sheets. Slate is mainly composed of quartz and muscovite (a mica), often along with biotite, chlorite, and hematite, or, less frequently,...
