Gerbing Heated Clothing partners with Lemans Corp to expand distribution network

February 18, 2025  |  Company News, News

Gerbing Heated Clothing, a manufacturer of advanced heated apparel, announced a distribution partnership with Lemans Corp., the parent company of Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties. The partnership enables Gerbing to expand its reach and availability to power sports dealers and enthusiasts acr…
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Fibroline USA Innovation Lab celebrates grand opening

February 17, 2025  |  Company News, News

Fibroline, the France-based company that developed dry powder impregnation solutions, and Navis TubeTex, a U.S.-based machinery manufacturer, celebrated the grand opening of the companies’ innovation lab. The Fibroline USA Innovation Lab is inside the Navis TubeTex office in Lexington, N.C. Th…
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Cotton Incorporated appoints William Kimbrell CEO, president

February 14, 2025  |  Company News, News

Cotton Incorporated, a Cary, N.C.-based research and promotion company for U.S. cotton growers and importers, announced the appointment of William Kimbrell as its new CEO and president. Kimbrell assumed the role effective Nov. 2, 2024. Prior to his role as president and CEO, Kimbrell held the role o…
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Leigh Fibers hits post-consumer textile waste milestone

February 13, 2025  |  Industry News

Leigh Fibers, a recycled fiber products producer based in Wellford, S.C., announced that the company’s facility in Brownsville, Texas, has recycled more than half a billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste since the facility’s opening in the late 1990s. “We are proud to have been …
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CAF and CGS’s BlueCherry announce partnership

February 12, 2025  |  Company News, News

The Canadian Apparel Federation (CAF) and CGS’s BlueCherry® announced a partnership to help accelerate the digital transformation of the Canadian apparel sector. CAF is the national association of the Canadian apparel industry, providing members with advice on national and global competitive issu…
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Randy Blackston receives Southern Textile Association award

February 10, 2025  |  Company News, News

Randy Blackston, vice president of operations at Charleston, S.C.-based Glen Raven Inc. was presented the Southern Textile Association’s (STA) David Clark Award during an STA Board of Governors meeting. The award is named after the founder of STA. It honors past presidents who continue to contribu…
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NECPA announces new leadership team appointments

February 10, 2025  |  Company News, News

The Northeast Canvas Products Association (NECPA) announced the start of the term for its newly appointed leadership team, which became effective at the association’s last board meeting. John Tavano has assumed the role of president, following his tenure as first vice president. Tavano succeeds Ed…
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PureCycle sells nearly 500,000 pounds of resin to Drake Extrusion for continuous filament yarns

February 7, 2025  |  Company News, News

PureCycle Technologies Inc. announced the initial sale of nearly 500,000 pounds of resin to Drake Extrusion Inc. to produce continuous filament yarns, which could be used to make items such as rugs, upholstery and apparel. PureCycle is a technology company based in Orlando, Fla., that converts po…
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Archroma joins BioCircular Materials Alliance

February 6, 2025  |  Company News, News

Archroma, a specialty chemicals producer focused on sustainable solutions based in Pratteln, Switzerland, announced it has joined the BioCircular Materials Alliance to help accelerate the fashion industry’s transition to sustainable circular business models. Founded by biomaterials pioneer Spiber …
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Hohenstein, Under Armour, PPT Group develop standard for microfiber discharge

February 5, 2025  |  Company News, News

Building on a 2023 rapid test for detecting microfibers in sample water, sporting goods brand Under Armour®, testing laboratory Hohenstein, and testing device maker PPT Group have published a standardized test method for determining the amount of microfibers released from textiles under simulated w…
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