CAFTA COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY REQUEST

STATUS

Date Received02/21/2013
Responses with Offer to Supply03/07/2013
Rebuttal to Responses with Offer to Supply03/13/2013
Projected Completion Date04/04/2013
Company NameSorini Samet for Garan Mfg
ProductCertain Three-thread Fleece Fabrics with Soft Hand Pigment

HTS: 6001.21

Overall fiber content: Cotton - 57 to 63%; Polyester - 37 to 43%.

Gauge: 21

Face Yarn:
Fiber content: 57-63% combed cotton; 37-43% polyester ring spun
Yarn size: 47.4/1- 57.6/1 (metric); 28/1 -34/1 (English)

Tie Yarn:
Fiber content: 100% polyester
Yarn size: 157.9 -191.5 /48 filament (metric); 47-57 denier 48 filament (English)

Fleece Yarn:
Fiber content: 72-78% carded cotton, 22-28% polyester
Yarn Size: 18.6/1- 28.8/1(metric); 11/1 - 17/1 (English)


Weight: 233.9 - 267.8 g/sqm (6.9 - 7.8 oz./sqyd.)

Width: 152.4 cm cuttable or greater, open width (60" cuttable or greater, open width)

Finish: Bleached and rotary printed with soft hand pigment (process), or piece dyed and rotary printed with soft hand pigment (process) (see Note).

Performance Criteria:
1. Torque must not exceed 4% (must meet AATCC 179)
2. Vertical and horizontal shrinkage must be under 5%
3. Must meet a class-1 flammability rating.

NOTE: The attributes listed for yarn size relate to the size of the yarn prior to knitting. The measuremetns for fabric construction and weight relate to the fabric prior to garment production. Some variations may occur in these measurements as a result of the manufacturing process.

NOTE (Finishing): A soft hand pigment is a known industry term. It refers a process which involves the use of special binding agents, typically acrylic polymers used to affix the pigments to fabrics. The bonding agents used in soft hand pigment printing process have lower glass transition temperatures. The glass-transition, or glass transition, is the reversible transitionin amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semi-crystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber-like state.
Quantity Requested914,800 linear meters per year
Fabric, Fiber, or Yarn?Fabric
ContactDybczak- Maria
File Number177.2013.02.21.Fabric.SoriniSametforGaranMfg
Commercial Availability Request:

Garan Petition SHP publ.pdfDUE DILIGENCE CERT RS SHP.pdf

Response(s):

Rebuttals to Responses:

Meeting Notice:

Determination: Approved – Add product to Annex 3.25

FR - Approval Sorini Samet for Garan - three-thread fleece fabric w soft hand pigment.pdf