Seshadri Ramkumar receives Lifetime Achievement Award

August 6, 2025  |  Industry News

Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D., a professor at Texas Tech University (TTU), received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Science Monitor. The foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals for their contributions to science and technology. Ramkumar was recognized for his wor…
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President Trump announces several tariff rate modifications

August 1, 2025  |  Industry News, News

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced several modifications to tariff rates for various countries and imported products.   The president has increased the tariff on Canadian imports from 25% to 35%, effective Aug. 1. Mexican goods will continue to be taxed at 25% after President Trump spoke…
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European Union and U.S. announce trade agreement, modifying tariffs on most goods

July 29, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The European Union (EU) and the U.S. announced a trade agreement July 27 that sets a 15% tariff on most EU goods, effective Aug. 1. The 15% tariff applies to all EU exports currently subject to reciprocal tariffs, including automobiles and automobile parts, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. It doe…
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Spiber announces partnerships with Manifattura Sesia and Achille Pinto

July 28, 2025  |  Industry News

Spiber, Yamagata, Japan, producer of Brewed Protein™ fiber, has announced partnerships with two Italian textile mills, Manifattura Sesia S.r.l. and Achille Pinto S.p.A. “We are very proud of the results achieved with the development of our new yarn: T-Gen, short for Technological Generation Yarn…
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In memoriam: Hank Truslow, former CEO, Sunbury Textile Mills

July 21, 2025  |  Industry News

Henry A. Truslow (Hank) of Northumberland, Pa., former chairman and CEO of Sunbury Textile Mills and chairman of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute and the Northern Textile Association, died July 10 after a six-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 86. In 1962, Truslow began his c…
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U.S. and EU delay tariffs until Aug. 1

July 18, 2025  |  Industry News, News

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that tariffs outlined in Executive Order 14266 are on pause until Aug. 1, 2025, which were initially set to take effect July 9. This pause does not apply to those outlined in Executive Order 14298, Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Discussions Wi…
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Registration open for DLA Clothing and Textiles July 30 webinar

July 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Registration is now open for the July 30 Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Clothing and Textiles mid-year review webinar. The industry update will discuss challenges around equipping U.S. warfighters with domestically produced textile products. As a key touchpoint leading into the Fall 2025 Joint Advan…
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Rhode Island Governor signs PFAS ban act into law

July 8, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee has signed into law an act that bans the manufacture, sale and distribution in the state of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) containing intentionally added PFAS beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Under the act, entitled An Act Relating to Health and Safety: Consum…
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