Tex-Tech Industries expands in Winston-Salem, NC

March 20, 2023  |  Company News, News

Tex-Tech Industries, a manufacturer of specialty textiles, will create 49 new jobs in Forsyth County, Governor Roy Cooper announced. The company will invest more than $24.8 million to build a new manufacturing center in Winston-Salem, N.C. “North Carolina’s leadership in textile manufacturing he…
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Accelerating Circularity launches Cellulosic textile-to-textile trials in Europe

March 15, 2023  |  Company News, News

Accelerating Circularity is an action-oriented nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling at a commercial scale through a collaborative, stakeholder-led approach. In mid-2022, they launched Polyester textile-to-textile trials and have been working to define the products and value chains for c…
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Mezger Inc. becomes Reiners & Fürst distributor

March 13, 2023  |  Company News, News

Mezger Inc. announced that they are now the official distributor for Reiners + Fűrst rings and travellers in North America. R+F is a family-owned German company, now in its third generation. This allows them to plan for the long-term while enabling them to make important decisions in the short term…
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Nassimi announces PFAS-free fabrics

March 9, 2023  |  Company News, News

Nassimi – a textile manufacturer and pioneer in sustainable performance upholstery materials – continues to lead the industry toward higher product standards with a move to eradicate Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from all new production. As the first textile company to produce phtha…
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Archroma acquires Huntsman Textile Effects

March 1, 2023  |  Company News, News

Archroma announced the closing of the acquisition of the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation. When the Huntsman Textile Effects acquisition was first announced in August 2022, Archroma Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Heike van de Kerkhof called the transaction a “merger of equal…
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Oritain, Cone Denim partner for traceable denim

February 24, 2023  |  Company News, News

Cone Denim, part of the Elevate Textiles group of companies, and Oritain use cutting-edge forensic science to detect naturally occurring trace elements and isotopes that are intrinsic properties of the fabric that can be verified back to its source. Cone Denim announced an extension of this world-le…
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Milliken & Co. eliminates PFAS from portfolio

February 22, 2023  |  Company News, News

The Textile Business of global manufacturer Milliken & Company announced it has successfully eliminated all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from its textile fibers and finishes portfolio, becoming the first U.S.-based multi-market textile manufacturer to remove…
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Champion Thread opens U.S. dye house

February 21, 2023  |  Company News, News

Champion Thread Company, a manufacturer and marketer of industrial sewing threads, engineered yarns, and other textile and sewn products accessories, has opened a new thread and yarn dye house in Clover, S.C. Located in close proximity to its Gastonia, N.C., headquarters, the exceptional domestic ma…
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Rosser joins Culp as VP global operations

February 17, 2023  |  Company News, News

Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP)  (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “CULP”) announced that they have hired Pat Rosser as the  Vice President of Global Operations for Culp Home Fashions (“CHF”), the company’s mattress fabrics division. Rosser worked for Culp Home Fashions from 2011 to …
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Evonik, AMSilk to manufacture sustainable silk proteins

February 16, 2023  |  Company News, News

Evonik has entered into an agreement with the German biotech company AMSilk to produce industrial quantities of innovative, sustainable silk proteins. The silk can be used in a broad range of applications including high-quality fashion, smart materials in automotives, and medical devices. Materials …
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