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Elevate Textiles announces closing of Burlington finishing plant
August 11th, 2026
Elevate Textiles announced that its finishing plant in Burlington, N.C., will close at the end of the year. “This closing is a result of changing market dynamics across several businesses and product lines that the plant supports, which are significantly reducing production volumes. Despite efforts to identify new product lines, the identified volumes remain too […]
2026 Emerging Technologies Conference set for November 2
August 10th, 2026
The Advanced Textiles Association’s Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC) Nov. 2. will open four days of educational sessions, exhibits, and networking events at ATA Expo Nov. 3–5, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. This year’s event is also co-locating with Sun Shading Expo North America. Monday’s ETC education sessions begin with “Engineering Anti-Smoke Textiles: Insights from Controlled WUI and […]
Lenzing Group will phase out historic lyocell plants
August 10th, 2026
Austrian fiber producer Lenzing Group has moved to phase out production at its historic Tencel lyocell sites in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, and Grimsby, U.K., by the end of 2027, shifting production to core hubs. As reported on prismnews.com, this move gives Lenzing more leverage as demand for cellulose-based fibers continues to be strong. Heiligenkreuz has historically […]
E-thread enables a discreet wearable medical monitor
August 10th, 2026
There is generally a stigma attached to wearable technology – even something as ubiquitous as eyeglasses, and moreso if it involves medical monitoring. Now, researchers at Tufts University, a private research institution based in Massachusetts, have created a wearable technology that’s so thin, light, flexible, and unobtrusive that users will barely notice they're wearing it. […]
User acceptance in smart fabric products
August 10th, 2026
Summer is a time for rest and renewal, much needed to bring fresh energy and perspective to challenges facing the textile industry. The work of The Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is particularly inspirational at this time in considering how some persistent user issues around e-textiles and wearables might be addressed. Aalto is […]
But will they wear it?
August 10th, 2026
The world of the most technologically advanced textile products is populated with incredibly smart and talented scientists, researchers, designers and entrepreneurs. Soon after e-textiles specifically, and smart fabrics in general, appeared on the advanced textiles scene, it became evident that textile people alone were not going to be able to take these innovations where they […]
Morito Scovill Americas announces acquisition of Edward Segal Inc.
August 10th, 2026
From left: Bunki Yano, president, Morito Scovill Americas; Shane McEntyre, chief sales officer, Morito Scovill Americas; and David Segal, president, Edward Segal Inc. Image: Morito Scovill Americas Morito Scovill Americas, a supplier of high-performance fasteners for apparel and light industrial applications based in Clarkesville, Ga., has announced the acquisition of Edward Segal Inc., a Thomaston, […]
INDA brings nonwovens to 2026 National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit
August 10th, 2026
Image: INDA The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) exhibited at the 2026 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit, held in Chicago, Ill. Drawing over 9,000 attendees from across the country, this year’s summit marked the fourth time that INDA exhibited at the event. Representing the association in the exhibit hall, Wes […]
U.S. imposes additional tariffs on Canada
August 7th, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump announced July 20 that 50% tariffs on certain goods from Canada will be imposed beginning Aug. 19. The tariffs are pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and are in response to “Canada’s discriminatory treatment of American products,” according to a White House statement. These tariffs apply to […]
Gwen Conley joins Herculite as innovation engineer
August 6th, 2026
Herculite® Products announced that Gwen Conley has joined Herculite as an innovation engineer. In this role, Conley will focus on advancing Herculite’s innovation strategy, developing new products and solutions and supporting growth across the organization. Conley has nearly two years of experience with product development and improvement, materials testing and quality control. Before joining Herculite, […]