Fabric Forge textile lab, entrepreneurship center opens in Houston

June 19, 2025  |  Company News, News

Fabric Forge, a textile lab and entrepreneurship center, had its grand opening May 21 in Houston, Texas. Fabric Forge’s mission is to help address challenges faced by residents of the Gulfton and Sharpstown neighborhoods. Connect Community, a non-profit organization working to break the cycle …
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Bondcote Performance Textiles acquires Graniteville Specialty Fabrics

June 13, 2025  |  Company News, News

Bondcote Performance Textiles (BPT), a manufacturer of coated, laminated and composite textiles and a subsidiary of XFS Global LLC, has announced the acquisition of Graniteville Specialty Fabrics (GSF), a high-performance coated textiles innovator. BPT’s strategic acquisition, backed by Lake C…
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Rieter to acquire Barmag from OC Oerlikon

June 11, 2025  |  Company News, News

Rieter, a supplier of systems for manufacturing yarn from staple fibers in spinning mills, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Barmag, a textile machinery business, from OC Oerlikon for an upfront equity purchase price of CHF 713 million ($868 million). Barmag is a provider of filament spin…
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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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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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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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Liz Hershfield named Cotton Council International executive director

May 23, 2025  |  Company News, News

Cotton Council International (CCI) announced that Liz Hershfield will lead CCI, the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America (NCC), as its new executive director. Hershfield succeeds Bruce Atherley, who retired at the end of March. “Strong leadership and innovative stra…
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