Bryan Fry. Image: Woolmark Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), the organization behind the global Woolmark brand, has named Bryan Fry as its next CEO, effective immediately. “Bryan brings global leadership experience, most recently serving as chairman and global chief executive officer of Pernod Ricard Winemakers, where he led large-scale international operations across multiple markets and premium [...]

Image: Arclin Arclin, a global materials science company, announced that the company has completed the acquisition of DuPont’s Aramid business, including the Kevlar® and Nomex® brands, for approximately $1.8 billion. “Kevlar and Nomex are the gold standard in their respective industries, and we are very excited to incorporate the Aramids platform into Arclin’s broader material science [...]

On March 23, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board approved rules requiring manufacturers to label consumer products containing intentionally added PFAS. The board also approved a state law, which phases out and prohibits the sale of certain products containing PFAS. The labeling requirement strengthens the state’s PFAS Protection Act, which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed in [...]

Image: Accelerating Circularity Accelerating Circularity has appointed Edd Denes as CEO. Denes has served as the board treasurer of Accelerating Circularity since 2021. Denes brings more than two decades of leadership experience spanning financial services, technology and international operations. Accelerating Circularity works with brands, manufacturers, collectors, sorters, recyclers and innovators to develop systems that enable [...]

Image: STRC Registration is now open for the 2026 Southern Textile Research Conference on May 17–19, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. This year's theme is “Integrating Materials, Machines, and Intelligence in Textiles,” and will take place at the Embassy Suites Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort. The annual event highlights developments in material science, chemical processing, artificial intelligence (AI) [...]

Tony Cimaglia Jr. Image: Serge Ferrari Group Serge Ferrari Group announced the appointment of Tony Cimaglia Jr. as solar protection manager – Eastern North America, to Serge Ferrari North America’s team. In his new role, Cimaglia will support the company’s continued expansion in the solar protection market by collaborating with North American-based fabricators and strategic [...]