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- Published On: July 3, 2025
Marshall Tucker, Lawrence's new vice president of operations. Image: Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the promotion of Marshall Tucker to vice president of operations. Tucker joined Lawrence in 2017 as a project manager and later moved to the sales team in 2022. As vice president [...]
- Published On: July 3, 2025
Image: Universal Fiber Systems Universal Fiber Systems℠ LLC has announced the appointment of Jonathan Craig as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Craig brings more than 15 years of executive leadership experience in the polymers industry to the role. Craig succeeds Marc Ammen, who is retiring after over 15 years as CEO and 25 years [...]
- Published On: July 1, 2025
Image: The Conference Board The Conference Board released the June 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence fell by 5.4 points in June to 93.0, down from 98.4 in May. The cutoff date for preliminary results was June 18, 2025. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell 6.4 points [...]
- Published On: June 27, 2025
Image: Glimpact Glimpact, an online platform for analyzing the environmental impact of products and organizations, has announced the launch of the Global Impact Score. The Global Impact Score is a free online tool that measures and analyzes the factors of a fashion product's environmental footprint. Beyond measurement, the tool also helps identify steps to reduce impact. [...]
- Published On: June 26, 2025
Image: EDANA/INDA The Boards of Directors of INDA and EDANA have approved the formation of the Global Nonwoven Alliance (GNA), becoming the nonprofit's founding members. Both boards have also approved a motion authorizing each organization to appoint six representatives from each founding organization, including the current chair and five representatives. This move marks a milestone [...]
- Published On: June 25, 2025
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law H.238, which implements further restrictions on the use of PFAS in consumer products. Previously, legislation was adopted in the state under S.25 that restricted PFAS in personal care products, menstrual products, textiles, cookware, rugs and carpets, artificial turf and ski wax, among other products. The new law [...]
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