Jonathan Horton, the new western regional manager for Herculite® Product Inc.'s direct sales team. Image: Herculite Herculite® Products Inc., a laminated and coated textile producer based in Emigsville, Pa., announced it has hired Jonathan Horton as the western regional manager for its direct sales team. Horton will manage the direct sales team's western region, which [...]
Hailide America, a supplier of industrial polyester yarns, tire cords and more based in Alpharetta, Ga., announced it has hired Josh McArthur as technical director and other organizational changes. McArthur brings over a decade of experience in the technical yarns sector. His career spans various rising levels of responsibility in production, technical service and operations. He is [...]
Accelerating Circularity, a New York, N.Y.-based nonprofit dedicated to creating business models and supply chains for manufacturing more sustainable fabrics, announced its commitment to action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting. This commitment, titled "Building Circular Systems" aims to change the textile industry by building scalable systems where materials are continuously repurposed [...]
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that Shalag US Inc., a nonwoven fabrics manufacturer based in Oxford, N.C., will invest $16.6 million to open a new nonwoven manufacturing and production facility in Richmond, Va. The investment will create 52 new jobs. “I am gratified to see another international company select Virginia for a new U.S. facility, [...]
TESTEX, an official representative and founding member of OEKO-TEX®, announced it has joined the Zurich, Switzerland-based International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) as a corporate member. TESTEX is a globally operating and independent Swiss testing and certification institute. Founded in 1846 and originally known as the Seidentrocknungsanstalt Zurich (Silk Conditioning Institute), its expertise lies in testing, [...]
James Wyner, CEO of Shawmut. Image: Shawmut Shawmut LLC, a subsidiary of Shawmut Corporation, a global textile solutions provider based in West Bridgwater, Mass., announced the acquisition of warp-knitting supplier, Fairystone Fabrics, by its newly formed affiliate, Shawmut Infinite. Shawmut Infinite will operate in Burlington, N.C., as a stand-alone supplier of contract knitting and warping [...]
Spiber Inc., a biotech company based in Yamagata, Japan, known for its Brewed Protein™ fiber, announced the continuation of its partnership with Consinee Group Co. Ltd., a textile manufacturer for luxury knitwear and woven garments based in Ningbo, China. Begun in 2023, the collaboration has allowed the two companies to explore new possibilities by combining Spiber's [...]
Milliken & Company, a global manufacturer of flooring, textiles, chemicals and health care solutions based in Spartanburg, S.C., announced that Polartec® Power Shield™ Pro, its high-performance waterproof fabric, has been named a winner of the 2024 R&D 100 Awards. This recognition highlights Milliken's continued dedication to textile innovation. "We are honored to receive an R&D 100 Award [...]
Precision Textiles, a nonwoven and laminated solutions supplier for the automotive, health care and bedding industries based in Fairfield, N.J., announced the company will celebrate a sustainability milestone at the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) Sustainability Conference taking place September 25–26, in Charlotte, N.C. The company will celebrate saving 13 million plastic bottles from waste [...]
Microban International, an antimicrobial solutions provider for the health care industry based in Huntersville, S.C., and CiCLO® Technology, a patented textile technology that reduces microfiber pollution caused by synthetic materials, announced that the companies have formed a strategic partnership to incorporate sustainable performance functionality into synthetic fibers, yarns and fabrics. The collaboration combines Microban International’s [...]
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