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Elevate Textiles names Elizabeth K. Ren head of corporate development and strategy
August 30th, 2024
Elizabeth K. Ren, the new head of corporate development and strategy at Elevate Textiles. Image: Elevate Textiles Elevate Textiles, a global provider of textile solutions based in Charlotte, N.C., announced that Elizabeth "Liz" K. Ren has joined the company as head of corporate development and strategy. "We are excited to have Liz join Elevate's Leadership Team," says Jeffrey […]
Digitalization and AI at the forefront of 2024 ITMF Annual Conference and IAF World Fashion Convention
August 29th, 2024
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) Annual Conference and IAF World Fashion Convention, an international textile and fashion event, announced its business program for this year’s event. The 2024 ITMF Annual Conference and IAF World Fashion Convention will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 8–10. The ITMF Annual Conference, titled “Innovation, Cooperation and Regulation-Driving Forces […]
VTT launches Energy First initiative
August 26th, 2024
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has announced a new initiative to address the challenges of energy and resource consumption in the forestry and textile industry. The goal of the Energy First initiative is to act as a starting point for an entirely new technology, which creates the conditions for the manufacture of low-carbon, energy-efficient, and recyclable fiber-based […]
Repreve introduces two new recycled textile offerings
August 26th, 2024
Unifi, based in Greensboro, N.C., has launched two new products it calls “regenerated performance polyester.” The company is the maker of Repreve recycled polyester. The white, dyeable polyester filament is made of 100 percent recycled polyester feedstock, with at least 50 percent coming from textile waste, rather than single-use plastic bottles. Similar to Repreve’s black […]
ATA’s Emerging Textiles Conference begins Sept. 23
August 26th, 2024
The 2024 Advanced Textiles Association’s Emerging Technologies (ET) Conference starts Monday, Sept. 23, with a full day dedicated to emerging technologies education and networking. The second day includes classroom education in the morning, transitioning to Advanced Textiles Expo in the afternoon with education continuing on the show floor. Among the topics to be featured in […]
Chalk coating could help clothing cool the wearer
August 26th, 2024
A sample of chalk-treated synthetic fabric (right) alongside an untreated control sample. Photo: University of Massachusetts Amherst. Keeping cool on hot days requires wearing the right clothing, as much as wearing less clothing. A new fabric coating, essentially made of chalk, could help make clothing cooler. In natural unfiltered sunlight, it's the near-infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths that deliver heat […]
High-tech textiles in high-growth markets
August 26th, 2024
Hurricane Florence over the U.S. Atlantic coastal area is shown as viewed from the ISS. Climate change has impacted extreme weather, such as hurricanes and record heat waves. The 2024 Olympics in Paris captivated a global audience. But while the games were in progress, the athletes—and spectators, too—were feeling the effects of heat reaching 97 o (36.11 […]
ACW names Dan Bugaj head of business development
August 26th, 2024
Dan Bugaj, ACW's new head of business development. Image: ACW American Cord & Webbing Co. Inc. (ACW), a manufacturer and supplier of industrial webbing, plastic buckles, and sewn straps and cords with expertise in military, aerospace, flotation and industrial markets based in Woonsocket, R.I., announced the appointment of Dan Bugaj as head of business development. […]
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. announces $10 million investment in new Ambercycle facility
August 23rd, 2024
Chairman Eric Wu of Shinkong (left) and Shay Sethi, CEO of Ambercycle, at a signing ceremony in Taiwan. Image: Ambercycle Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp., a polyester producer based in Taipei City, Taiwan, announced it has invested $10 million in a new commercial facility for Ambercycle. Ambercycle was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Angeles, Calif. […]
EcoVadis awards Lenzing Group Inc. platinum CSR rating
August 22nd, 2024
Lenzing Group Inc., a supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries based in Enzing, Austria, announced it has been awarded platinum status in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rating. The rating covers the four most important practices in the area of CSR: environment, fair working conditions and human rights, ethics […]