President Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act

December 19, 2025  |  Industry News, News

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 18. The U.S. Senate and House passed the act earlier this month, following the reconciliation of the House and Senate versions of the bill in a conference committee. The final NDAA retains the Simp…
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RTI International, LOOM Carbon announce research collaboration

December 18, 2025  |  Industry News, News

RTI International, an independent scientific research institute, and LOOM Carbon have announced a strategic research collaboration. The partnership will enable the scaling of LOOM’s proprietary thermal chemical recycling platform, which turns non-recycled and hard-to-recycle textile waste into su…
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Registration opens for 2026 Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference

December 18, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) has announced that early bird registration is open for its 2026 Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference. The conference will take place on Tues., April 14, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. The event will be hosted at the Columbus …
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SuperCircle raises $24 million series A to scale retail waste management operating system

December 17, 2025  |  Industry News, News

SuperCircle, a textile waste management platform for retail brands, announced that the company has received $24 million in Series A funding led by Foundry. Other investors included BBG Ventures, Renewal Fund and Elemental Impact. The funding will allow SuperCircle to expand its artificial intelligen…
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AFFOA product accelerator program accepting project proposals

December 16, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announced the third round of its Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF 3.0). The program provides U.S textile manufacturers and startups access to AFFOA’s technical expertise and resources, with AFFOA covering labor costs enabled by gov…
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Shawmut releases life-cycle assessment system for automotive textiles

December 12, 2025  |  Industry News

Shawmut Corporation has launched Shawmut Insights™, a proprietary life-cycle assessment (LCA) system that provides detailed visibility into the environmental impact of automotive and industrial textile products. Shawmut Insights is designed to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier …
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Washington adopts new PFAS restrictions

December 2, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The Washington State Department of Ecology has adopted new restrictions on intentionally added PFAS in consumer products, building upon existing PFAS restrictions. “With this rule, Washington continues to stand firmly on the side of public health. As health impacts and cleanup costs from PFAS co…
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Hohenstein Medical appoints Katie Brinkman biocompatibility program manager

November 25, 2025  |  Industry News

Hohenstein Medical, a division of Hohenstein Laboratories, has hired Katie Brinkman as its biocompatibility program manager to lead and support the company’s growing biocompatibility service offerings. In this role, Brinkman will lead the development and strategic positioning of Hohenstein Medical…
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EPA proposes shift in TSCA PFAS reporting policy, opens rule for public comment

November 19, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule outlining amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which regulates the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PFAS. The regulation requires manufacturers and importers of PFAS between 2011 and 2022 to report…
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NCTO applauds plans for duty-free reinstatement under CAFTA-DR

November 15, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber, yarn and fabric to finished sewn products, applauded the Donald Trump administration’s announcement of plans to reinstate duty-free treatment for qualified textile and apparel goods fr…
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