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North American trade agreement
November 30th, 2018
The United States, Mexico and Canada have concluded negotiations on a trade agreement to replace NAFTA. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a separate textile and apparel chapter not included in NAFTA. This represents tangible recognition of the importance of textile manufacturing to the regional economy according to the National Council of Textile Organizations. Products from […]
Covin Sales & Converting launches new website
November 29th, 2018
Covin Sales & Converting has announced the launch of its new website. With an enhanced look and easy navigation, the website offers a more user-friendly experience. The website features industrial fabrics for many different industries including: awning, marine, industrial, nylon and poly, furniture fabric and lamination. For more than 20 years, Covin Sales has been […]
BGF to relocate headquarters
November 29th, 2018
Porcher Industries’ subsidiary BGF Industries Inc., operating as Burlington Glass Fabrics, has announced its planned investment of $7 million to relocate its headquarters and research and development activities from Greensboro, N.C., to the city of Danville and Pittsylvania County, Va. Beginning in early 2019, the company will construct a 2,320 sqm purpose-built facility at Cyber […]
Hexcel opens French production line
November 28th, 2018
Hexcel has opened a new carbon fiber plant at the Les Roches-Roussillon Chemicals Industry Platform in Isère, France. The 37-acre plant is devoted to the manufacture of carbon fiber and PAN precursor. Four years after the project launch, the site is operational and increasing the company’s global carbon fiber production capacity. Hexcel invested 200 million […]
GRS certification for RadiciGroup
November 27th, 2018
RadiciGroup’s post-consumer recycled polyester yarns, r-Radyarn® and r-Starlight® — UNI 11505-certified since 2014 — have been certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) promoted by the Textile Exchange, an international non-profit that operates for the promotion and responsible development of sustainability in the textile industry. The GRS certificates cover two families of products: raw and […]
Bolger and O’Hearn partners with DSM Coating Resins
November 26th, 2018
Bolger and O’Hearn Inc. Specialty Chemicals has been selected as the exclusive product development partner and distributor for DSM Coating Resin’s textile products in the U.S. Bolger and O’Hearn was selected for several reasons, including its new product development capabilities and highly personalized service approach. The collaboration is the latest development in a successful year […]
Creative Ticking hires designers
November 23rd, 2018
Creative Ticking, a Beverly Knits company headquartered in Gastonia, N.C., has restructured its design department as part of its strategic initiative to enhance the scope and direction of the company. Priscilla Peralta has been hired as design director and Kathleen Kelly has been hired as textile designer. Peralta and Kelly will collaborate to create the […]
Aurora opens new fulfillment center
November 22nd, 2018
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. has opened a regional fulfillment center and warehouse in the Los Angeles area. The new facility will meet growing demand for the company’s extensive family of printable textiles and will offer same-day and next-day delivery to west coast customers. The center is stocked with a broad range of printable fabrics […]
INDA honors Moody
November 21st, 2018
INDA has recognized Ralph Moody, PE, senior director of R&D, Berry Global Inc., with its 2018 Lifetime Technical Achievement Award. The award honors individuals with established technical careers in the nonwovens industry and an accomplished history of technical innovation. Moody was recognized for his expertise in process development and R&D in several commercially successful substrates […]
NC State receives $28 million gift
November 20th, 2018
North Carolina State University received a $28 million gift from alumnus Frederick “Fred” Eugene Wilson Jr. and the Wilson family. The gift funds an endowment to support and name NC State’s College of Textiles. Effective immediately the college will be known as the Wilson College of Textiles. The gift is part of the Think and […]