Murata Machinery receives letter of appreciation from Lenzing Group
for technical cooperation in developing regenerated fiber yarn.

November 15, 2006, Lenzing Group visiting Murata Machinery Lenzing Group Global Marketing Director, Mr. Eichinger (left), and Murata Machinery, Textile Machinery Division Director, Mr. Hidetoshi Kimura (right)

Murata Machinery (Kyoto) received a letter of appreciation dated December 20, 2006 from the Lenzing Group (Austria), a world leader in the manufacture of regenerated fiber, for the contribution of Murata Machinery's VORTEX Spinning to the development of regenerated fiber yarn. The letter refers to an agreement in opinion on building a technical cooperative relationship regarding the spinning of regenerated fiber, as a result of the Lenzing Group's inspection of Murata Machinery Headquarters on November 15, 2006, and Murata Machinery's contribution over the past several years to the development of regenerated fiber yarn, especially emphasizing the accomplishment of "Ecosil" yarn development at Samil Spinning (Taegu, Korea).

Lenzing Group is expecting the technical contribution of VORTEX Spinning to the development of "MicroModal" that the Group is now focusing on.

Japanese textile auxiliary manufacturers enter market in Turkey through OEM partners.

According to industry sources, Japanese textile auxiliary manufacturers have begun entering the exploding Turkish market. Their promotions in the market will be through OEM partners. There are 2 companies from the Japan side to enter the market.

Toray develops new nanoscale processing technology "nano lamella".
It is capable of making advanced functional complexes by morphological control at nano level.

Toray has developed a new nanoscale processing technology "nano lamella" which realizes functional complex and complementation by combining a number of functional materials through making them form a nanoscale 3D structure. Realizing various forms of 3D structures widens the range of applicable functional complexes and complementation, which makes it possible to carry out simultaneous development of functions which had been considered difficult to combine, to improve durability drastically, to sophisticate function itself dramatically and to expand the range of applicable materials and uses.

"Nano lamella" is the technology to realize highly-functional and advanced functional complexes/complementation, which had never been achieved with conventional technologies, through morphological control (refer to Note 1) at the nano level for advanced functions to be developed through the functional processing of textile finishing with polymer blends. Normally, functional processing for textile finishing is carried out through the process of application of agents using water as a solvent, drying and durable fixation to the fiber surface, but it has been very difficult to control the structure of an agent arbitrarily because it goes through the structural-phase transformation from liquid, semiliquid to solid.

With "nano lamella," control of 3D structure (morphological control) has been achieved, which maximizes characteristics of functional materials used for finishing by controlling various conditions (temperature, humidity, density and pressure) at each phase of transformation i.e. liquid, semiliquid and solid for functional polymer blends in the blend system. With geometrically arranged nanoscale sized ultra small polymer domains (refer Note 2), in this 3D structure, materials with different functions can improve durability and function by combining materials with characteristics which complement other functions, without interrupting the development of each individual function.

Premiere Vision 2008 spring/summer.
26 Japanese companies to exhibit including Nisshinbo.

Premiere Vision 2008 spring/summer textile collection will be held in Halls 5 and 6 at Paris Nord Villepinte for 4 days from February 20 (Tue.) to 23 (Fri.) 2007.
In this exhibition, a total of 708 companies from 27 countries will exhibit, and 26 companies are from Japan; Itoi Textile-Kanda Keori Group, Kimura Senko Co. Ltd, Chugai Kunishima Corporation, Nippon Keori Kaisha Ltd., Nippon High Pile Manufacture Ltd., Komatsu Seiren Co. Ltd., Chigasaki Woollen Spinning & Weaving Co. Ltd., Avanti inc., Ichimura Sangyo Co. Ltd., A-GIRL'S Co. Ltd., Toray The Women's & Men's Wear Fabrics Dept/ Knit Clothing and Materials Fabrics Dept, Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation Bemberg Business, Oka-tex, SHOWA Co. Ltd., Teijin Fibers Limited Fashion Textiles Sales Department, Toki Seni, Iwanaka Co. Ltd., ONO MERIYASU KOGYO. CORP, Daiwabo Co. Ltd., Kuroki Co. Ltd., TAENAKA PILE FABRIC Co. Ltd., Hokkou Co. Ltd., Miyata Keori Kogyo, Nisshinbo Industries Textile Division 1^st and 2^nd Group (first time for the 1^st Group), Maruwa Shoji (first time) and JETRO Foreign Business Dept Foreign Trade Division.

EXPOFIL from February 20 to 23 in Paris.
42 companies including Kurabo and Teijin Fibers to exhibit.

EXPOFIL yarn exhibition will be held in Hall 5 at Paris Nord Villepinte for 4 days from February 20 (Tue.) to 23 (Fri.) 2007 (jointly held with Premiere Vision textile collection in the same hall). In this exhibition, 2 Japanese companies, Kurabo and Teijin Fibers (Morohotex by Teijin Fibers), will exhibit as well as other 42 companies including Marubeni Textile Asia Pacific, Hong Kong.

This exhibition will present ecological materials such as organic cottons and plant fibers, newly developed fibers (Crabyon and bamboo-based fibers), fair trade textile products, environment-friendly textiles, yarns with unique functions (antibacterial, UV protection, easy-care and moisturizing), high-tech yarns and fibers.

Teijin Fibers' Sportswear Material Exhibition spring/summer 2008
featuring well-balanced concept knit "DELTA".

Teijin Fibers’ Sportswear Material Exhibition spring/summer 2008

Teijin Fibers held their Sportswear Material Exhibition spring/summer 2008 in Osaka Teijin Building from January 17(Wed.) to 19 (Fri.). This exhibition presented, under the theme "Material for right brain stimulation," knit fabric "DELTA" with well-balanced texture, property and function, and hard-to-counterfeit products with its pursuit of completeness, quality and color using "MICROFT LUCARO," a fabric with new hand and moisture-absorbent/quick-dry properties.