Image: North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) announced that the university has been chosen to lead a 10-year Department of Defense initiative aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the U.S. to support the [...]

Image: INDA The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), in collaboration with Nonwovens Industry Magazine, is now accepting nominations for the 2027 IDEA® Achievement Awards. Nominations must be submitted by Nov. 8. The IDEA Achievement Awards recognize outstanding [...]

Sixty trade partners of the U.S. are subject to new tariffs following the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Section 301 investigation into concerns about forced labor. The investigation began in March, with the USTR determining in June that [...]

Submissions for the 2026 International Achievement Awards (IAA) are due Aug. 28. Project submissions are $25 per entry, and winners are recognized online, in print and at Advanced Textiles Expo®, Nov. 3–5, 2026 in Orlando, Fla. For [...]

Registration is open for the Complete Security Blueprint webinar, Aug. 26, 1–2 p.m. EDT. Hosted by Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), it is free for ATA members and $39 for nonmembers. A Complete Security Blueprint will provide a practical [...]

Elevate Textiles announced that its finishing plant in Burlington, N.C., will close at the end of the year. “This closing is a result of changing market dynamics across several businesses and product lines that the plant supports, [...]