Image: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has announced that Eric Evans, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new chair of the AFFOA Board of Directors. Evans has served as the director [...]

Image: Milliken & Company Protective gear manufacturer Fire-Dex and textile manufacturer Milliken & Company have partnered to provide the East Providence Fire Department in East Providence, R.I., with non-PFAS turnout gear. The fire department is the first [...]

General Recycled® (GR) has announced that its patented aramid recycling technology played a pivotal role in the development of Monterey Textiles' new Eco-Fyre® fabric, which was honored with the Innovation Award for Sustainability at the 2025 Network [...]

Fabric Forge, a textile lab and entrepreneurship center, had its grand opening May 21 in Houston, Texas. Fabric Forge's mission is to help address challenges faced by residents of the Gulfton and Sharpstown neighborhoods.Connect Community, a non-profit [...]

Image: Ambercycle Ambercycle, a producer of circular materials, and Highsun Holding Group (HSCC), an advanced materials manufacturer, have announced that they have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement. The collaboration will focus on scaling textile-to-textile closed-loop recycling [...]

Image: Circ® U.S. textile recycling firm Circ® has received backing from the French government and the European Union to build a $500 million polycotton recycling plant. The plant will be built in Saint-Avold and employ 200 people. [...]