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Smart Move by Carolina Cotton Works
Fabric Finisher and Manufacturer Selects SmartSilver
| Source: NanoHorizons
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 26, 2007 -- NanoHorizons, Inc., an emerging leader
in applied nanoscale materials and solutions, today announced that Carolina
Cotton Works Inc. (CCW) will include SmartSilver finishing and
SmartSilver-enhanced fabrics in its 2007-2008 offerings. Cotton, rayon, and
other fabrics will be available with a SmartSilver finish. SmartSilver, the
smarter anti-odor and antimicrobial answer, is engineered at the nanoscale
to impart permanent anti-odor/antimicrobial properties to natural and
synthetic fibers and fabrics.
"Cotton is America's favorite fabric," said Page Ashby, President, Carolina
Cotton Works. "For a long time, the cotton industry has been hoping for an
anti-odor solution that offers permanent protection without affecting
cotton's numerous properties that consumers have come to love. SmartSilver
does that job. It also improves cotton's wicking performance and integrates
perfectly into our manufacturing processes."
"We selected CCW as our preferred US finisher for SmartSilver based on its
modern facilities, quality control, and reputation as a trusted supplier.
CCW is both a fabric provider and finisher, and the company partnered with
NanoHorizons in the development of application processes for SmartSilver
from the very beginning," said Dennis Schneider, Director, Sales and
Marketing, NanoHorizons. "We are delighted that CCW is announcing the
availability of SmartSilver finishes and SmartSilver fabrics."
CCW offers a variety of knitted fabric products and services from its
headquarters in Gaffney, SC. Established in 1995 with a core business of
tubular knitted fabrics, CCW added open width fabric finishing capabilities
to its repertoire in 2005. Its capabilities range from piece dying, relaxed
drying, and napping to santex finishing, compacting, and bleaching.
Products include natural cotton, cotton blends, polyester, and other
blends, as well as fabrics for performance and sporting apparel.
SmartSilver's proven technology is ideally suited for CCW's technical
fabric lines.
SmartSilver Nanoscale Technology
SmartSilver delivers the permanent and highly antimicrobial power of pure
silver, without forcing designers seeking anti-odor performance to
compromise in other areas, such as dye performance, hand, stretch,
durability, or manufacturability. SmartSilver additives are engineered to
be easily used in existing textile manufacturing equipment to evenly
disperse anti-odor SmartSilver that forms permanent bonds with fiber
structures ranging from natural cotton and wool to rayon, polyester, nylon,
and polypropylene.
About NanoHorizons, Inc.
NanoHorizons is a custom nanoscale materials engineering company. The
company's SmartSilver brand is recognized worldwide as a leader in
providing anti-odor/antimicrobial protection to natural and synthetic
fibers and fabrics. SmartSilver additives, along with NanoHorizons' other
technologies, solve real-world challenges through nanoscale engineering, in
industries ranging from performance apparel to medical instrumentation. To
learn more about NanoHorizons, please visit www.nanohorizons.com.