Fluctuating costs, uncertain supply and increased accountability to eco-friendly claims are said to be leading buyers to invest further down the supply chain. In response to this trend, Texworld USA welcomes twelve yarn spinners as exhibitors to the July 2011 edition. Five of these companies: Bofine, Bros, Buhler, Huafu and Tuscarora will be exhibiting at the Lenzing Innovation Pavilion.

Participating yarn spinners hail from as near as the South-Eastern U.S. and as far away as China, Korea and Bangladesh for the show, which opens 19 July at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Bofine Textile Co., Ltd., China

Bofine Textile Co., Ltd. owns 200,000 spindles and mainly produces the following blended yarns: Lenzing Modal/polyester, Tencel/polyester, polyester/linen, Tencel/cotton. Cotton and chief value cotton yarns are also available. Their versatility is demonstrated via their collections of slub, core filament, and micro-polyester and milk fibre yarn.

Bros Eastern Co., Ltd., China

Bros utilizes Lenzing Modal and Tencel and calls itself the "evergreen tree" of heather yarn, providing innovative and inspired ideas to the fashion industry. It is now launching its brand new heather collection, Neo Yarn Series, to meet diverse customer needs for the new season. Neo Yarn Series materials include: rough/vintage heather effects such as recycled neps yarn, denim-look and linen-like heather yarns; rich/high-contrast heather effects such as "ambilight", ceramic and gravel yarns; subtle/delicate heather effects such as mottle, imperial and oatmeal yarns.

Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., USA

Buhler Quality Yarns offers luxury ring, royal, compact, airjet and slub spun yarns made of MicroTencel, MicroModal, and Supima cotton fibres. The strength and fineness of fibre selection allows for finer yarns, longer lasting fabrics, reduced pilling, excellent drape, hand and sheen. Buhler prides itself on not being for "Fast Fashion" but for manufacturers focused on sustainability throughout every aspect of the manufacturing process and life cycle of the garment.

Dong-Il Corporation, Korea

Dong-Il Corporation offers Moisture Management Cellulose (MMC),  moisture management function due to the optimal blend of multi-porous functional fibre and naturally performing Tencel cellulose fibre. The hydrophobic fibre enhances moisture dissipation while the hydrophilic fibre maximizes the wearer's comfort. Versatile looks such as heather, two-tone or solid effects can be obtained by simply piece dyeing the MMC fabric. Key qualities of Dong-Il yarns are said to include quick moisture absorption, softness, skin sensor for sensitive skin, anti-static, comfort, eco-friendly, cling-free, lightness, quick drying, dimensional stability and body temperature. Available yarn list: MMC10 Ne30, 40, 50; MMC20 Ne30, 40, 50; MMC 40 Ne 30, 40, 50, Ring or MVS, dyed or melange yarn.

Guangzhou Wanyu Trading Co., Ltd., China

Guangzhou Wanyu Trading Co., Ltd. has been designated as the sole agent for the ROICA spandex of Hangzhou Xuhuachen Spandex Co., Ltd. in the Guangdong Province of China. It has a stable in-stock program with competitive prices in specifications of 20D to 840D. ROICA is a flexible elastic substance manufactured on the basis of Xuhuacheng technology.

Hangzhou Aohua Textile Co., Ltd., China

Hangzhou Aohua Textile Co., Ltd. produces Vortex yarn which is a quality yarn with high function and fashion applicability, created by Vortex spinning technology. "Vortex spinning is a new generation technology that enables direct spinning from sliver to packaged yarn. The technology uses vortex air to create a convergence of one end of the fibres to create the core of the yarn and to induce the other ends to wrap around each other, forming the outer layer of the yarn," the company says, adding:

"Every individual fibre is twisted into the core of a yarn, and is sequentially covered with other fibres. Vortex yarns form a stable structure firmly retaining and fixing within the inner layer of a yarn. Vortex yarn is considered "the least hairy spun yarn" with a low possibility of exposing loose fibres exceeding 3mm in length on its surface. This characteristic provides excellent resistance to pilling and abrasion of garments."

Huafu Top Dyed Melange Yarn Co., Ltd., China

According to the Texworld USA organisers, Huafu Melange Yarn touts itself  as "The Fountainhead & Engine of Fashion". "As the fashion leader in the mélange yarn industry, Huafu unveils the new trend color book for Fall/Winter 2012. Huafu illustrates their color trends with six stories: Poeticalness, Lightheartedness, Warm Oxidized, Mix & Match, Luminous in the Shade, and Neo Architecture," the organisers say.

There are four innovative products series; Painting heather yarn, Special Appearance heather yarn, Low-carbon Recycled Materials heather yarn and Tencel heather yarn. This collection blends Lenzing Tencel with high quality cotton, polyester, Lenzing Viscose, wool and other fibres. This enables customers to utilize such characteristics of Tencel as excellent hydrophilicity, hygroscopicity and permeability, and perfectly combine the advantages of various fibres.

Rajvir Industries Limited, India

Rajvir Industries Limited, a novelty yarn producer based in India, specializes in the production of various value added yarns such as organic, fair trade, BCI, Lenzing Modal and Lenzing Modal blends, MicroModal, exotic blends of animal hairs including cashmere, angora, Merino Wool, mulberry silk and linen, viscose, recycled polyester, Supima, Giza and other super specialty blends in ring spun mélange/heather, synthetic and compact spun routes. Their new developments include neppy/dot yarns, irregular patterns in mélange/heathers, slubs and multi-coloured neppy yarns.

Tianjin Textile Group Renli Worsted Textile Co., Ltd., China

Tianjin Textile Group Renli Worsted Textile Co., Ltd. is an integrated company that produces worsted and woollen yarns with the ability of dyeing, spinning, weaving and finishing. It produces several types of yarn including wool yarn, coloured yarn, mixed-colour yarn and blended yarn. The yarn count for woollen range is from 6/1 to 32/1, while that of worsted is from 18/2 to 90/2. The company is equipped with an advanced spinning frame and a strong research and development capacity so as to meet the various requests of customers.

Tuscarora Yarns, Inc., USA

Tuscarora Yarns is a leading American yarn manufacturer. New yarns from Tuscarora include Un-Slub 50/50 Polyester/Lenzing Modal, Trifecta Yarn - Vintage Colors, Gnarly Tri-Natural, Vintage Lenzing Modal, Rich Tri-Blend and VORTEX Yarn. The company is currently expanding and has plans to create 124 jobs and invest $6.3 million during the next three years in China Grove, North Carolina. The project is made possible in part by a grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

Zaber & Zubair Fabrics Ltd., Bangladesh

Zaber & Zubair Fabrics is a vertical manufacturer that is said to have the largest spinning facility in Bangladesh. It produces 200 tons of yarn per day and in courser count the range is from 6s to 20s, including their capacity of doubling and twisting, slab yarn, and spandex yarn.

For finer count yarn it produces 24s to 80s in ring spun (both carded and combed facilities). Zaber & Zubair also has a compact yarn facility. It produces organic yarn and hold Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Organic Exchange (OE) certifications.

Zhangjiagang Aoyang Import & Export Co., Ltd., China

Zhangjiagang Aoyang Import & Export Co., Ltd. has an annual production capacity of 3,200 tons of woven yarns; dyed yarns comprise 2,000 tons and gray yarns account for the other 1,200 tons. It has twenty years of experience in production and has completed an advanced production facility from NSC .

Its products include a pure wool series; Merino micro wool, shrinkage-proof wool and mercerized wool and a blended wool series; Tencel, Lenzing Modal, rayon, acrylic, silk, nylon, Lycra, cashmere, etc. Export markets include Italy, Germany, Turkey, Japan and Korea. Zhangjiagang Aoyang has a production lead time of 25 to 40 days.

July 2011

Texworld USA claims to be the largest sourcing event in North America for apparel fabric buyers, R&D and product development specialists, designers, merchandisers and overseas sourcing professionals.

The eleventh edition of Texworld USA will take place July 19 - 21, 2011 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. The event will feature yarns and fabrics from more than 320 exhibitors.

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