Lectra celebrated the inauguration of its manufacturing facility in Tolland, Conn. The implementation of operations in this facility marks an important milestone in Lectra’s 2023-2025 strategic roadmap as the company expedites bringing manufacturing in-house for improved quality and customer satisfaction. With this additional factory, Lectra’s complete line of single ply cutters, including the Z1, Taurus, [...]

After a spike caused by the exceptional increase in demand for nonwovens materials in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, (+9.3% in 2020-2021), production in Greater Europe (including Western and Eastern European countries, Turkey, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine) is back on track. The figures, while lower than during COVID-19, have returned to pre-pandemic [...]

Better Cotton has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tajikistan Ministry of Agriculture to reinforce the pair’s partnership and further support the production of more sustainable cotton across the Central Asian nation. The MoU was signed by Better Cotton’s Director of Fundraising, Rebecca Owen, and Tajikistan’s Minister of Agriculture, His Excellency Qurbon Khakimzoda, [...]

Diversified manufacturer Milliken & Company has made America’s Most Innovative Companies list for the first time this year. Presented by Fortune and Statista Inc., the America’s Most Innovative Companies list highlights companies nationwide that excel in a holistic approach to innovation. “At Milliken, we draw on our materials science expertise to maintain a portfolio of [...]

Norman Chapman, president and CEO of Inman Mills The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, held its officer elections for fiscal year 2023 last week. NCTO has elected Norman Chapman, president and CEO of Inman Mills, as chairman, and Charles Heilig, president [...]