Image: Hohenstein Hohenstein and The BHive® by GoBlu have announced a partnership to simplify chemical compliance and sustainability reporting across global textile supply chains. The collaboration combines Hohenstein’s testing and certification expertise with The BHive’s digital infrastructure for chemical data. Together, the two organizations aim to reduce complexity for brands, manufacturers and suppliers facing stricter [...]

Image: Circ® Circ®, a recycled fibers producer, and PYRATEX®, a textile R&D company, have announced that Circ's recycled fibers will be integrated into PYRATEX's smart fabric collections. Building on three years of joint development, PYRATEX has already developed fabrics with Circ’s recycled polyester and lyocell fibers and is currently running selected bulk productions for clients, [...]

Image: Alsco Uniforms Alsco Uniforms, a uniform and linen laundry services provider headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has announced the acquisition of Topper Linen and Uniform Service, a textile rental service based in Toronto, Ont., Canada. As a result, the company has acquired Topper Linen's laundry facility in Toronto and will now operate two [...]

Image: Hohenstein Hohenstein Medical, a division of Hohenstein Laboratories, has announced that it is now certified to conduct medical device testing in accordance with the internationally recognized Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standard. The accreditation covers chemical, physical and biological safety testing. “Our customers are producing life-saving devices that require accurate results, timely delivery and expert [...]

Image: INDA The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) has announced that Lynda Kelly and Carl Cucuzza are the recipients of the 2025 INDA Lifetime Service Awards. Kelly and Cucuzza are being recognized for their key contributions to the advancement of the nonwovens industry and INDA. “I am thrilled to recognize Carl and Lynda [...]

Image: U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the agency’s new Made in America Manufacturing Initiative to support and empower small manufacturers. “The great American comeback starts with restoring American industry,” says Kelly Loeffler, an SBA administrator. “With the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, we’re slashing red tape, expanding access to capital and fueling [...]

Image: Hohenstein Testing laboratory Hohenstein and DuPont™, a fabrics, fibers and nonwovens manufacturer, have collaborated to develop three comfort and mobility test methods for soft ballistic inserts for law enforcement and military body armor. An interdisciplinary and intercompany team of DuPont and Hohenstein experts developed the test methods, which provide a reliable assessment of specific [...]

Argyle Capital Partners, a wealth management firm in Los Angeles, Calif., announced it has invested in International Custom Products Inc. (ICP). The transaction closed in September 2024. Based in Scarborough, Ont., Canada, International Custom Products Inc. has been a market leader in the engineering and precision manufacturing of custom-designed, mechanically stitched textile-based products, including parachutes, sails, tents/shelters, [...]

Martha Miller Hopkins has joined Apex Mills' business development team. Image: Apex Mills Apex Mills, a custom and specialty textiles producer headquartered in Inwood, N.Y., announced that Martha Miller Hopkins has been appointed to its business development team.In her new role, Miller Hopkins will drive the growth of warp, circular knits, stretch, 3D spacer fabrics [...]

Elissa Decker, Moss Inc.'s new vice president of global procurement and textile development. Image: Moss Inc. Moss Inc., a graphics and tension fabric structures provider headquartered in Franklin Park, Ill., announced the promotion of Elissa Decker to the position of vice president of global procurement and textile development. In her new role, Decker will provide [...]