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DyStar further consolidates manufacturing operations in U.S.

May 22, 2025 | Company News, News

DyStar, a Singapore-based specialty chemicals company, has announced the cessation of manufacturing operations at DyStar Hilton Davis with partial integration of production within DyStar LP in Reidsville, N.C. The latest integration will impact the production facility of DyStar Hilton Davis, which p…

AFFOA and ATA launch limited podcast series

May 21, 2025 | ATA News, Company News, News

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has announced a strategic partnership with Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA), launching a limited three-part podcast series on ATA’s Talking Textiles. The first episode is available to stream now. Hosted by Robert Finnegan, AFFOA’s director …

PRIMON Automation and SYMTECH form partnership for U.S., Canadian markets

May 21, 2025 | Company News, News

PRIMON Automation, an automation system manufacturer for creel automation and textile manufacturing, and SYMTECH, a U.S.-based machinery and equipment distributor for the textile industry, formed a partnership April 1. SYMTECH will represent all existing PRIMON installations for support and service,…

Pryor finalizes acquisition of 117-year-old Moretex Chemical

May 20, 2025 | Company News, News

Pryor LLC announced it has officially acquired Moretex Chemical Products Inc., a 117-year-old chemical manufacturing company known for its service to the textile industry and its high-performance polyethylene emulsions. Founded in 1908 by brothers John S. and Robert Ambrose Moreland, Moretex began…

Enriquez Materials & Quilting announces acquisition and brand expansion

May 19, 2025 | Company News, News

Enriquez Materials & Quilting (EMQ), a national supplier of mattress components and commercial quilting services, has announced a brand expansion following the acquisition of key assets from A. Lava & Son Co., along with a rollout of enhanced customer-facing capabilities. EMQ have expanded o…

Swift Textile Metalizing awarded three Lockheed Martin Awards

May 16, 2025 | Company News, News

Swift Textile Metalizing (STM) has announced that its Advance Defense Solutions Division (ADS) has been honored with Lockheed Martin’s Elite Supplier, Star Supplier and Ahead of Ready Awards for its work over the last decade. ADS has achieved 10 years of 100% on-time delivery and quality …

GALLS® acquires American Uniform Sales Inc. and Howard Uniform Co.

May 15, 2025 | Company News, News

GALLS® has announced the acquisition of American Uniform Sales Inc. and Howard Uniform Co. Since 1976, American Uniform Sales Inc. has operated four retail locations (Fayetteville and Wilmington, N.C., Alexandria, Va. and Philadelphia, Penn.) Howard Uniform Co. operated one retail location in Bal…

USA Global Trade launches binational textile initiative to bridge U.S., Latin America

May 15, 2025 | Company News, News

USA Global Trade LLC, a Miami, Fla.-based sourcing and trade company, has announced the launch of a strategic initiative designed to strengthen commercial and production ties between the U.S. and Latin America. The project has two main objectives: “With over 20 years of experience in global yarn s…

KBR partners with Samsara Eco to design new enzymatic recycling plant

May 12, 2025 | Company News, News

KBR has announced that the company will support Samsara Eco in designing its new plastics and textile enzymatic recycling plant. The plant is expected to be completed in early 2028. Samsara Eco’s enzymatic recycling technology aims to create a continuous recycling loop for some of the most common …

OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN marks a decade as a global sustainability label