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Morito Scovill Americas promotes Shane McEntyre to CEO
October 5th, 2026
Shane McEntyre. Image: Morito Scovill Americas Morito Scovill Americas (MSA), a supplier of high-performance fasteners for apparel and light industrial applications based in Clarkesville, Ga., has announced that Shane McEntyre has been promoted to CEO. McEntrye has been with Morito Scovill Americas for more than 37 years, joining the company in June 1989. He began his […]
Registration open for ATA webinar: ETLFs – Elevated Temperature Landfills
October 2nd, 2026
Registration is open for the ETLFs - Elevated Temperature Landfills webinar, Oct. 21, 1–2 p.m. EDT. Hosted by Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and sponsored by Viaflex, it is free for ATA members and nonmembers. The presentation will cover the history and key distinctions between ETLFs and landfill fires, conditions that lead to ETLFs and the […]
Parkdale Mills acquires CiCLO technology
October 2nd, 2026
Image: CiCLO ® technology Parkdale Inc., a textile and consumer products manufacturer, announced that its subsidiary, Parkdale Advanced Materials, Inc., has acquired full ownership of CiCLO® technology. The acquisition expands Parkdale's polymer and fiber portfolio and strengthens its ability to develop next-generation solutions across textile and related markets. Parkdale Advanced Materials develops and commercializes innovative textile technologies […]
Connecticut releases additional information on PFAS in Consumer Products Law
October 1st, 2026
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a document with additional information about the state's PFAS in Consumer Products Law. The document — "Connecticut's PFAS in Consumer Products Law" — provides information to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others about certain provisions of the law. Enacted in 2024, the act addresses the use […]
In memoriam: Denise Ann Offray, 1952–2026
September 29th, 2026
Denise Offray, owner and CEO of OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, passed away May 2, 2026. Denise dedicated her life to her family business and the textile industry. Starting as a teenager spending her summers working as a switchboard operator in the customer service department of C.M. Offray & Son, Denise would go on to play pivotal […]
New U.S. bill targets textile waste
September 28th, 2026
U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has introduced the Textile Waste Reduction Act, which would establish a federal framework for reducing textile waste. The bill would require federal action, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead the coordinated effort, develop a National Textile Circularity Strategy and complete an assessment of required policies, investment and implementation measures. […]
Synthetics are turned into furniture with structural fusion
September 28th, 2026
A group of chairs designed and constructed by the Fast Fashion Architecture project uses heat to form structural products from discarded, nonbiodegradable textiles. Photo: Soft Brutal Chairs Group | image ©Piers Allardyce. Fast Fashion Architecture is a research project developed by London-based multidisciplinary designer Taylor Leung of 12103 Design Studio in collaboration with several other designers […]
Fusing silk gives it Kevlar-like strength
September 28th, 2026
The leftmost bar of fused silk was created at 203 deg F and the rightmost bar at 473 deg F, both at 5,100 atmospheres. Photo: Tufts University. Silk is known for its beauty and comfort in luxurious clothing, but it also has a range of uses from edible food-preservation wrappers to skin-friendly wearable health monitoring sensors. A simple […]
Cotton-like fabric stores and releases heat
September 28th, 2026
A ball of the phase-change fiber aerogel (PCFA), which can also take the form of flat sheets. Photo: Adapted from ACS Energy Letters 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6c00363. Cotton may be soft and warm, but it’s not generally recommended for cold-weather sporting activities because it traps moisture, becoming wet and ultimately drawing heat away from the body. […]
Trade and tariffs, Part II: What can be done
September 28th, 2026
Photo: © Kettaphoto | Dreamstime.com. Editor’s Note: As president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), Kimberly Glas is in a unique position to view the impact this administration’s approach to trade in general, and tariffs, in particular, has had on the textile industry. In Part II of an interview conducted with Glas, she also […]