Standard Textile releases 2024 Sustainability Impact Report, announces SBTi pledge

June 4, 2025  |  Company News, News

Standard Textile Co. Inc., a health care and hospitality textiles provider, has announced the release of its 2024 Sustainability Impact Report. The company also announced its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global organization enabling businesses to set ambitious emi…
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Glen Raven adds shift at Sunbrella specialty yarn plant

June 3, 2025  |  Company News, News

Glen Raven has announced that a new shift has been added to Sunbrella®’s specialty yarn plant in Burlington, N.C. The plant will now operate 24 hours a day, five days a week, with three daily production shifts to meet increased demand for Sunbrella’s products. “We are committed to ful…
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U.S. Court of International Law ruling about tariffs put on hold

June 2, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal District granted the Donald Trump administration’s request to put a temporary hold on the New York-based U.S. Court of International Trade’s judgment May 29. The Court of International Trade Law’s May 28 judgement ruled in favor of six Amer…
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A&E opens new manufacturing facility in Bangladesh

June 2, 2025  |  Company News, News

American & Efird® (A&E), Mount Holly, N.C., has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The facility will create more than 350 job positions for local workers. The new facility will complement A&E’s existing operation in Gazipur, further solidi…
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Consumer confidence partially rebounds in May

May 29, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The Conference Board released the May 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence increased by 12.3 points in May to 98.0, up from 85.7 in April. The cut-off date for preliminary results was May 19, 2025, and about half of the responses were collected after the May 12 announ…
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INDA honors Lynda Kelly, Carl Cucuzza with 2025 Lifetime Service Awards

May 28, 2025  |  Company News, News

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) has announced that Lynda Kelly and Carl Cucuzza are the recipients of the 2025 INDA Lifetime Service Awards. Kelly and Cucuzza are being recognized for their key contributions to the advancement of the nonwovens industry and INDA. “I am thril…
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The Mitchell Group EVP Ann Brunett shares thoughts on tariffs in Washington Post op-ed

May 28, 2025  |  Company News, News

Ann Brunett, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Mitchell Group, and her thoughts on the U.S.’s tariff policy were included in a Letter to the Editor published in The Washington Post May 5. The piece, entitled “Makers of clothes, beer and more on what tariffs …
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Textiles Monterey Group acquires Patrick Yarns

May 26, 2025  |  Company News, News

Textiles Monterey Group has announced the acquisition of Patrick Yarns, previously a part of the Coats Group. Located in Kings Mountain, N.C., the facility will now operate under the name FilSpec USA. FilSpec Inc. operates as an independent company within the Textiles Monterey Group of Companies. Th…
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