A4 Goes Green with Recycled Polyester
A4, manufacturer of premium sportswear and team uniforms, is now making all its most popular apparel, and the vast majority of its line, with recycled polyester.
FULL STORYSun Chemical, Parsippany, N.J., and its parent company, DIC Corporation, recently completed the purchase of 100 percent of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and certain other assets related to ink production.
The strategic investment in Sensient Imaging Technologies, a supplier of digital inks, will allow Sun Chemical and DIC to expand its inkjet ink capabilities and expertise using complementary technologies that will further strengthen the highest standards of services and solutions to its customers and distributor partners, according to the company.
The acquisition also underscores Sun Chemical’s ongoing commitment to sustainability by expanding its offering of inkjet inks for textile and dye sublimation printing.
“We are delighted to welcome the employees of Sensient Imaging Technologies to the Sun Chemical family and we are excited about the prospects of combining our offerings in digital technology, capability, products and services to the valued customers and distribution and technology partners of the Sensient inks business and Sun Chemical,” says Peter Saunders, Global Director-Digital Business, Sun Chemical. — D.S.
A4, manufacturer of premium sportswear and team uniforms, is now making all its most popular apparel, and the vast majority of its line, with recycled polyester.
FULL STORYPer the global market-research firm Repot Prime the global direct-to-garment (DTG) printing machine market is expected to grow $710 million by 2030.
FULL STORYThe Vastex PTF-100 powder-to-film coating system in combination with an integral Vastex D-100 conveyor dryer increases production efficiencies for direct-to-film (DTF) heat-transfer apparel decorators.
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