World Emblem opens new factory in Houston

March 4, 2026  |  Industry News, News

World Emblem, an emblem and patch manufacturer, announced the opening of a new 72,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. The company relocated its regional operations from approximately 35,000 square feet in northwest Houston into the larger space, which will initially produce up …
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AAPN to host Carolina Mill Tour March 23–26

March 3, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Americas Apparel Producers Network (AAPN) will host the 2026 Carolina Mill Tour March 23–26, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. The multi-day event will include textile mill tours, education sessions and hands-on learning opportunities. The event is open to anyone in the textile industry involved in supply …
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Circulose to resume production at Ortviken plant

March 2, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Circulose has announced that operations will resume at its Ortviken commercial-scale production plant in Sundsvall, Sweden, in the fourth quarter of 2026. The company plans to resume production of CIRCULOSE®, a recycled pulp made from discarded cotton textiles. “The preparations are in full s…
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Reju announces site selection for French Regeneration Hub

February 27, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Reju, a textile-to-textile regeneration company based in Paris, France, has announced the site selection for a new Regeneration Hub in Lacq, France. “This French Regeneration Hub builds on our strategy to industrialize a circular post-consumer textile-to-textile model,” says Patrik Frisk…
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President Trump imposes 15% global tariff

February 23, 2026  |  Industry News, News

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 15% tariff on all countries, effective Feb. 24. This follows the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling that the country-specific tariffs imposed by the president under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in 2025 were illegal. The day of th…
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Supreme Court rules tariffs imposed by President Trump under IEEPA unlawful

February 20, 2026  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6–3 decision that most of the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful. The ruling references country-specific tariffs that President Trump began implementing in 2025 after declaring a nat…
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Textile industry expresses support for new Berry Amendment Caucus

February 19, 2026  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. Industrial & Narrow Fabrics Institute (USINFI), the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and the Warrior Protection & Readiness Coalition (WPRC) have released statements expressing strong support for the newly formed bipartisan Berry Amendment Caucus in the U.S. House o…
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Standard Textile expands distribution network in the Caribbean and Latin America

February 19, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Standard Textile Co. Inc., a health care and hospitality textile provider, announced the expansion of its distribution network in the Caribbean and Latin American region through two new strategic partnerships with A Plus (also known as Central de Uniformes) and PH Interamericas. PH Interamericas wil…
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