Image: Archroma Archroma announced that the company has received a gold rating by EcoVadis for the second consecutive year. This places Archroma in the top 5% of more than 150,000 companies assessed globally. EcoVadis provides business sustainability ratings, evaluating companies against criteria covering environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. “As a company [...]
Image: Milliken & Company Milliken & Company announced that the company received a gold rating in the 2025 EcoVadis assessment for the fourth consecutive year. The company was among the top 5% of the more than 150,000 organizations that were evaluated worldwide. "We are proud to have earned a gold rating from EcoVadis for the [...]
Image: World Emblem World Emblem, an emblem and patch manufacturer, announced the launch of Custom Genie, a website that provides custom stickers, labels, pens, pencils and name badges, among other products. Custom Genie encompasses the operations of World Emblem brands, Stickers International, Fast Pens International and Name Badges International. The combined company will manufacture about [...]
Optipad™. Image: Ahlstrom Great Lakes Filters, a division of Acme Mills LLC, announced a strategic partnership with Ahlstrom to designate Acme Mills as the U.S. distributor of Optipad™, a pre-impregnated filter pad designed for the frying oil filtration process. Optipad extends oil life by up to 50%. Combining advanced fiber-based filtration material, Optipad™ removes impurities [...]
Image: DuPont DuPont announced the launch of three new testing protocols for evaluating the comfort and mobility of soft ballistic body armor. The testing protocols were developed in collaboration with Hohenstein, a German-based textile research and testing institute. The tests are designed to simulate real-world movements and situations to identify discomfort levels and mobility constraints faced by [...]
Image: Hologenix Hologenix announced that it has been chosen as the Gold Winner in the TITAN Innovation Awards in the Innovation in Technology - Biotechnology (BioTech) category for its CELLIANT technology. The International Awards Associate organizes the TITAN Innovation Awards. CELLIANT is an infrared technology that can be embedded into fibers, yarns, and fabrics to [...]
Image: KARL MAYER KARL MAYER's production site in Reutlingen, Germany, ceased operations Oct. 31. The closing comes after the company's announcement of a business realignment that resulted in the discontinuation of KARL MAYER's flat knitting machine business, STOLL. The company's production in China will end in December. “STOLL stands for a long tradition. That is [...]
Image: Reolite Inc. Reolite Inc., a subsidiary of Robin K. International Inc., announced that the company has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration for a dual-ion (silver + zinc) antimicrobial powder technology. The technology also received U.S. Food and Drug Administration registration, allowing it to be used in medical gowns and hospital textiles. In South [...]
Image: Sciessent Sciessent announced that its NOBO® anti-odor technology has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 12,435,295 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers the anti-odor technology for fabrics, textiles, and related articles of manufacture. This is the company's second patent. NOBO is a water-based, polymer-forming composition that provides durable, long-lasting odor control [...]
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) and The Textile Gateway by the FabricLink Network (FLN) have partnered to advance careers and technical education in the textile industry. “Fueling interest among the next generation is essential to preserving and advancing this industry,” says Robert Finnegan, head of education and workforce development at AFFOA. “TheTextileGateway.org program is [...]
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