Recycled yarn challenges and solutions
March 31st, 2023
Spinning yarn blends of virgin and recycled fibers is a much bigger challenge than any other commonly used blend. But the results can still be acceptable with comprehensive quality testing, know-how and experience – as well as the new Uster Statistics 2023 edition as a vital benchmarking tool. The European Union has defined a strategy […]
Noble Biomaterials’ Ionic+ Botanical Technology receives EPA registration
March 27th, 2023
Noble Biomaterials, a global supplier of antimicrobial solutions for soft surface applications, announced its latest antimicrobial technology has received official EPA registration. Ionic+® Botanical uses a bio-based registered citric acid formula to inhibit the growth of microbes and reduce odor on fabric and other soft surfaces. Noble Biomaterials began development of the proprietary Ionic+® Botanical […]
Tex-Tech Industries expands in Winston-Salem, NC
March 20th, 2023
Tex-Tech Industries, a manufacturer of specialty textiles, will create 49 new jobs in Forsyth County, Governor Roy Cooper announced. The company will invest more than $24.8 million to build a new manufacturing center in Winston-Salem, N.C. “North Carolina’s leadership in textile manufacturing helps companies like Tex-Tech stay on the cutting edge of innovation,” said Governor […]
Accelerating Circularity launches Cellulosic textile-to-textile trials in Europe
March 15th, 2023
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre Ltd. collected and pre-processed cotton textiles thrown away by consumers that could not be reused as clothing or used as material for recycled products. Photo: Joonas Lumpeinen Accelerating Circularity is an action-oriented nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling at a commercial scale through a collaborative, stakeholder-led approach. In mid-2022, they launched […]
Mezger Inc. becomes Reiners & Fürst distributor
March 13th, 2023
Mezger Inc. announced that they are now the official distributor for Reiners + Fűrst rings and travellers in North America. R+F is a family-owned German company, now in its third generation. This allows them to plan for the long-term while enabling them to make important decisions in the short term. Nearly 100 experienced employees meticulously […]
Nassimi announces PFAS-free fabrics
March 9th, 2023
Nassimi – a textile manufacturer and pioneer in sustainable performance upholstery materials – continues to lead the industry toward higher product standards with a move to eradicate Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from all new production. As the first textile company to produce phthalate-free faux leather in the early 2010s and remove flame-retardant chemicals from […]
Retold Recycling awarded $300,000
March 3rd, 2023
If they aren’t recycled, discarded textiles are often incinerated or end up in a landfill like this one. Photo: Creative Commons Retold Recycling - a convenient and sustainable textile recycling start-up - has received a $300,000 deal in exchange for a 25% stake in their company from famed Shark, Mark Cuban. Retold Recycling empowers consumers by making it easy […]
Manufacturing PMI at 47.7%
March 2nd, 2023
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the fourth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The February Manufacturing PMI registered 47.7%, 0.3 percentage […]
Archroma acquires Huntsman Textile Effects
March 1st, 2023
Archroma announced the closing of the acquisition of the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation. When the Huntsman Textile Effects acquisition was first announced in August 2022, Archroma Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Heike van de Kerkhof called the transaction a “merger of equals.” Indeed, the global business of Huntsman Textile Effects comprises approximately 2,300 […]
Milliken & Co. eliminates PFAS from portfolio
February 22nd, 2023
The Textile Business of global manufacturer Milliken & Company announced it has successfully eliminated all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from its textile fibers and finishes portfolio, becoming the first U.S.-based multi-market textile manufacturer to remove PFAS. “This is a tremendous accomplishment and tribute to our team who worked around the […]