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New Mexico PFAS Protection Act rule effective July 1
June 1, 2026 | Industry News, News
New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board finalized a rule (20.13.2 NMAC) regulating intentionally added PFAS in consumer products, effective July 1. The rule establishes a process for manufacturers to submit currently unavoidable use (CUU) proposals for exemption from state requirements, in ad…
Connecticut PFAS labeling requirements effective July 1
June 1, 2026 | Industry News, News
Beginning July 1, several products manufactured, sold, offered or distributed for sale in Connecticut must include a warning label if they contain intentionally added PFAS. Products that must be labeled include apparel, carpets or rugs, fabric treatments, textile furnishings, upholstered furniture, …
USDA launches Great American Cotton Plan
May 29, 2026 | Industry News, News
On May 28, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Great American Cotton Plan, a comprehensive United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative to strengthen the cotton farm economy, restore domestic textile manufacturing, expand cotton trade opportunities and increas…
Standard Textile announces leadership appointments for health care, hospitality sales
May 28, 2026 | Industry News, News
Standard Textile Co. Inc., a health care and hospitality textiles provider, has announced the promotions of Adam Frankel to vice president, North America health care sales, and Matt Vacca to vice president, North America hospitality sales. Frankel has been with Standard Textile for more than 16 …
EPA accepting public comment on proposed PFAS rules until July 20
May 27, 2026 | Industry News, News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two proposed rules on May 18 that would revise the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for several four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Proposed rules The first proposed rule would rescind …
DITF announces climate control for workwear
May 26, 2026 | What's New?
Conventional protective workwear often reaches its limits during strenuous physical activity, particularly in managing the transport of sweat and controlling excess body heat. The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) conducted research on flow-optimized, air-conducting textile stru…
Today’s advanced textiles global landscape
May 26, 2026 | Features
One might be tempted to question why we in America should care about the technical textiles sector beyond U.S. borders. The U.S., along with the EU, take the lead in industrial, nonwovens and functional materials—sectors that grow at least on par with the GDP growth rate in developed economies. In…
Wearable for infants with jaundice is under development
May 26, 2026 | What's New?
Inspired by her experience with her own infant, Lucy Dunne decided to find a better way to treat jaundice in a newborn, An MPR News story reports. Dunne is the founder and co-director of the University of Minnesota’s College of Design Wearable Technology Lab. So, one project she is currently focus…
Bacteria-boosted “living plastic” breaks down on command
May 26, 2026 | EcoNote
Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process is inevitable. Plastics, however, are practically indestructible, taking as long as 1,000 years to decompose. Now, a team of scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Ko…