Image: Circ® U.S. textile recycling firm Circ® has received backing from the French government and the European Union to build a $500 million polycotton recycling plant. The plant will be built in Saint-Avold and employ 200 people. It is set to begin operations in 2028 and will be able to process 70,000 metric tons (about [...]

Image: Circ® U.S. textile recycling firm Circ® has received backing from the French government and the European Union to build a $500 million polycotton recycling plant. The plant will be built in Saint-Avold and employ 200 people. It is set to begin operations in 2028 and will be able to process 70,000 metric tons (about [...]

Image: Reju™ Reju™, a textile-to-textile regeneration company, has announced plans for product validation and adoption with Utexa and Antex, two global leaders in multifilament yarn production with manufacturing locations in Europe and the Americas. The companies will validate Reju's proprietary material, REJU Polyester™, for commercial adoption in multifilament yarns for textile applications. Yarns produced at Utexa's plant in [...]

Image: Bondcote Performance Textiles Bondcote Performance Textiles (BPT), a manufacturer of coated, laminated and composite textiles and a subsidiary of XFS Global LLC, has announced the acquisition of Graniteville Specialty Fabrics (GSF), a high-performance coated textiles innovator. BPT's strategic acquisition, backed by Lake Country Capital, advances the company's mission to deliver protection and innovation for [...]

Image: IPC® International Inc. IPC® International Inc., a global association for electronics manufacturers, has released a new standard for e-textile wearables called IPC-8981, Quality and Reliability of E-Textile Wearables. This first-of-its-kind standard sets baselines for testing and classifying e-textile wearables, addressing key challenges in product reliability, performance and quality assurance. IPC-8981 introduces a common framework [...]

ATA Japan Spring Event attendees visiting the site of World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on May 16. Image: ATA Japan ATA Japan held its Spring Event May 16, which included a visit to the site of World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, followed by a networking reception. The site visit featured a guided tour [...]