BRIEF OVERVIEW OF NATURALLY COLORED AND ORGANICALLY GROWN NICHE COTTONS -- PRODUCTIONS, PROCESSING, MARKETING, RETAILING.

Naturally colored and organic cottons. have established small, consumer-driven niched within the natrual fibers market. A major shift in consumer values represented by environmentalism seems to ensure the market share and profitability of these niches. Farmers are beginning to devote some acreage to niche cottons, attracted by the precmiu..

ECOLOGY LABEL

The Maastricht Treaty guarantees that environmental protection is critical to Eurpoe's economic developemtn The European Community's fifth reference program for the environment defines it main enviromnental principles, which take into consideration lndustry, energy, transportaion, agricultrue, and tourism. clean technologels, waste manage..

SYMPTOM REPORTING IN A THREE-YEAR STUDY OF RESPIRATIORY SYMPTOMS IN LANCASHIRE TEXTILE MILLS.

A longitudinal strudy conducted on workers in the cotton and manmade fiber industries examined respiratory symptoms over a three-year period. Significantly more workers exposed to cotton dust developed symptoms than workers exposed to manmade fiber dust. These symptoms included chronic bronchitis, nonbyssiontic chest tightness, and shortn..

ISO 9000 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY.

Chemical Week's second annual international directory of ISO 9000 registrations in the chemical industry is compiled from information provided by major independent auditing firms. Entries are arranged alphabetically under each of three categories: Chemicals, Related Products, and Services. Listings include company name, address, location,..

ISO 9000 -- BEYOND REGISTRATION.

The number of United States chemical companies that have registered under ISO 9000 increased dramatically during the first half of 1993. However, many United States registrants say they are acting strictly on pressure from the European market. Overseas registered companies claim the their ISO 9000 certificated give tham an unbeateble edge..

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) IN PRODUCTION PROOFING

In printing the major application of CAD is in proofing a design. CAD is able to replace manual operations to a large extent. Proofing a design involves the evaluation of the design repeat and the color of the design. Manual proofing occurs after the design has been color-separated and the screens have been engraved. All changes are very ..

NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY IN THE EUROPEAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY.

Energy consumption accounts for nearly 25-30 percent of production costs in the textile finishing industry. The way to reduce energy consumption is to reduce the quantity of water that must be warmed or dried. For a natrual fiber fabric, a kuster pad is the best way to reduce water rates. For synthetic fabrics, the sucker method is superi..

World Textile Trade and Production Trends.

World fiber consumption rose only 1.3 percent in 1992, a growth rate significantly slower than in the 1980s. A decline in the production of wool and cellulosic fibers, however, was offset by increased production of synthetic fibers. Despite an ever widening trade gap, the United States textile industry continuing recession in Western Euro..

Adsorption of Orgenic Chlorine Compounds by Activated Carbvon and Its Regeneration by Supennritical Carbon Dioxide.

An examination of the adsorption of organic chlorine compounds by activated carbon and its regeneration by supercritical cabron dioxide focused on the adsorption of trichloroetylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and o-chlorophenol (OCP) from sample waste effluent. Analysis showed that activated carbon loaded with TCE, PCE, or OCP was ..

Copolymerization of Polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) and Tetrabutyl Orthotitianate.

Because PCB is highly toxic, waste PCB cannot be incinerated safely. Researchers seeking alternative means incinerated safely. Researchers seeking alternative means of PCB disposal copolymerized PCB with tetrabutyl orthotitianate at room temperature under filtered fluorescentlamps. After one week, 93 percent of the PCB had combined with t..