Zünd America appoints Julian Bösch managing director

July 16, 2025  |  Company News, News

Zünd America has announced the appointment of Julian Bösch as the new managing director at Zünd’s Milwaukee, Wis.-based North American headquarters. A native of Switzerland, he holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from FHS St. Gallen, a Master of Science in entrepreneurship fr…
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Wilson College of Textiles names new director of Milliken TPACC

July 15, 2025  |  Company News, News

NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles has announced that Bryan Ormond, Ph.D., has been named as the new director of the Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC). Roger Barker, Ph.D., founded the research and testing center and served as its director for three decad…
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AMI announces 2026 Textiles Recycling Expo USA

July 14, 2025  |  Company News, News

AMI announced that the organization is launching a U.S. version of its Textiles Recycling Expo at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, April 29–30, 2026. The exhibition and conference will build on the debut event in Europe, bringing together industry members to discuss issues around…
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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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Better Cotton names Nick Weatherill new CEO

July 8, 2025  |  Company News, News

Better Cotton, a global cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the appointment of Nick Weatherill as its new CEO. Weatherill was the former executive director of the International Cocoa Initiative, where he led efforts to drive scalable solutions across the cocoa supply chain. He replaces A…
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ATA accepting applications for advisory board and member group positions

July 7, 2025  |  ATA News, News

Advanced Textile Association (ATA) members and staff rely on engaged advisory boards and councils to help guide programming and initiatives.  Below are the openings for ATA’s Divisions and Groups, all for three-year terms. Applications are due Fri., Aug. 22, 2025. Open positions ATA …
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Minnesota to delay PFAS reporting deadline

July 7, 2025  |  Industry News

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has announced it will extend the upcoming reporting deadline under the state’s PFAS-in-Products law. As currently written, the law requires manufacturers of intentionally added PFAS-containing products in the state to report detailed information to the…
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Lenzing appoints Georg Kasperkovitz COO, member of managing board

July 7, 2025  |  Company News, News

The supervisory board of Lenzing AG has appointed Georg Kasperkovitz as a member of the managing board and chief operating officer (COO) of Lenzing AG. Kasperkovitz brings more than 15 years of experience in various management functions in Europe, North America and Asia. During his career, Kasperkov…
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Universal Fiber Systems appoints Jonathan Craig new CEO

July 3, 2025  |  Company News, News

Universal Fiber Systems℠ LLC has announced the appointment of Jonathan Craig as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Craig brings more than 15 years of executive leadership experience in the polymers industry to the role. Craig succeeds Marc Ammen, who is retiring after over 15 years as CEO and …
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