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Jones Family of Companies appoints Eric Delaby senior director of sales
November 21st, 2025
Image: Jones Family of Companies Jones Family of Companies announced that Eric Delaby has been hired as senior director of sales. Delaby has more than 20 years of experience spanning textiles, nonwovens and specialty fibers. “I am excited to join Jones and contribute to its ongoing success,” says Delaby. “As a leader in the industry, […]
Archroma receives 2025 EcoVadis gold rating
November 20th, 2025
Image: Archroma Archroma announced that the company has received a gold rating by EcoVadis for the second consecutive year. This places Archroma in the top 5% of more than 150,000 companies assessed globally. EcoVadis provides business sustainability ratings, evaluating companies against criteria covering environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. “As a company […]
Milliken & Company receives 2025 EcoVadis gold rating
November 20th, 2025
Image: Milliken & Company Milliken & Company announced that the company received a gold rating in the 2025 EcoVadis assessment for the fourth consecutive year. The company was among the top 5% of the more than 150,000 organizations that were evaluated worldwide. "We are proud to have earned a gold rating from EcoVadis for the […]
EPA proposes shift in TSCA PFAS reporting policy, opens rule for public comment
November 19th, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule outlining amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which regulates the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PFAS. The regulation requires manufacturers and importers of PFAS between 2011 and 2022 to report certain data to the EPA related to exposure and environmental and health effects. […]
World Emblem launches Custom Genie, moves operations to Georgia
November 19th, 2025
Image: World Emblem World Emblem, an emblem and patch manufacturer, announced the launch of Custom Genie, a website that provides custom stickers, labels, pens, pencils and name badges, among other products. Custom Genie encompasses the operations of World Emblem brands, Stickers International, Fast Pens International and Name Badges International. The combined company will manufacture about […]
Acme Mills named U.S. distributor of Ahlstrom’s Optipad
November 18th, 2025
Optipad™. Image: Ahlstrom Great Lakes Filters, a division of Acme Mills LLC, announced a strategic partnership with Ahlstrom to designate Acme Mills as the U.S. distributor of Optipad™, a pre-impregnated filter pad designed for the frying oil filtration process. Optipad extends oil life by up to 50%. Combining advanced fiber-based filtration material, Optipad™ removes impurities […]
ATA divisions share advocacy work update at ETC
November 17th, 2025
Sara Beatty, president of Whitehaven Trade, Charlotte, N.C., gave a policy update and spoke on the advocacy work being done on behalf of the U.S. Industrial and Narrow Fabrics Institute and Military Division of the Advanced Textiles Association. Chief topics concerned tariffs, the de minimis loophole for packages sent into the U.S. valued at less […]
Emerging Technologies Conference 2025: Part II
November 17th, 2025
This smart, heated, military base layer was on display at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) booth at Advanced Textiles Expo this November in Indianapolis, Ind. A smart garment system has been developed by Cary, N.C. startup Nano2Wear LLC. Dr. Andre West, NCSU, is the commercial advisor for the company. Photo: Janet Preus. Sustainability in […]
How to protect intellectual property
November 17th, 2025
David Prange, partner at Robins Kaplan LLP in Minneapolis, Minn., led the education session “Joint Ventures and Minimizing Risks: Simple Steps to Protect Your IP Interests.” He provided an overview of best practices for protecting a company’s intellectual property (IP) while working with other companies. The most important step at the beginning of a deal, […]
Medical product or medical device?
November 17th, 2025
In a presentation at the Emerging Technologies Conference at the Advanced Textiles Association’s Expo 2025, Alexander Laubach, a chemist with the Hohenstein Institute, took his audience behind the scenes to help clarify the differences between medical products and medical devices, and to outline the process that must be followed for approval. Identifying a medical device […]