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  • Published On: February 14, 2025

    William Kimbrell, Cotton Incorporated's new CEO and president. Image: Cotton Incorporated Cotton Incorporated, a Cary, N.C.-based research and promotion company for U.S. cotton growers and importers, announced the appointment of William Kimbrell as its new CEO and president. Kimbrell assumed the role effective Nov. 2, 2024. Prior to his role as president and CEO, Kimbrell [...]

  • Published On: February 13, 2025

    Image: Leigh Fibers Leigh Fibers, a recycled fiber products producer based in Wellford, S.C., announced that the company's facility in Brownsville, Texas, has recycled more than half a billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste since the facility's opening in the late 1990s. “We are proud to have been one of the first to engage the [...]

  • Published On: February 12, 2025

    Image: CGS The Canadian Apparel Federation (CAF) and CGS’s BlueCherry® announced a partnership to help accelerate the digital transformation of the Canadian apparel sector. CAF is the national association of the Canadian apparel industry, providing members with advice on national and global competitive issues. BlueCherry is an end-to-end supply chain management solution for high-growth organizations [...]

  • Published On: February 11, 2025

    Image: Nibertex Nibertex, a nanofiber technology startup based in Singapore, announced the closing of a pre-series A funding round. The funding round included participation from Foxmont Capital Partners and ADB Ventures, the impact investment arm of the Asian Development Bank, and others in the region. The funding will be used to ramp up production of [...]

  • Published On: February 10, 2025

    The Northeast Canvas Products Association (NECPA) announced the start of the term for its newly appointed leadership team, which became effective at the association’s last board meeting. John Tavano has assumed the role of president, following his tenure as first vice president. Tavano succeeds Ed Keough, who has now transitioned to the position of immediate [...]

  • Published On: February 7, 2025

    PureCycle Technologies Inc. announced the initial sale of nearly 500,000 pounds of resin to Drake Extrusion Inc. to produce continuous filament yarns, which could be used to make items such as rugs, upholstery and apparel. PureCycle is a technology company based in Orlando, Fla., that converts polypropylene (PP) plastic waste into like-new plastic. Drake Extrusion is a colored filament [...]

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