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USTRIVE Manufacturing gains GOTS, OCS certification
March 6th, 2020
USTRIVE Manufacturing, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based garment maker specializing in knitwear, has become the first and only vertical clothing manufacturer in North America to be certified to both the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Textile Exchange’s Organic Content Standard (OCS), the world’s two leading organic textile standards. USTRIVE enables brands to meet both Made […]
Archroma Tianjin named ‘Green Factory’ by Tianjin authorities
March 5th, 2020
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has announced that its affiliate in Tianjin, China, has been named ‘Green Factory’ by the Tianjin authorities. The nomination was granted as of January 1, 2020, following an evaluation process conducted under the authority of the Tianjin Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, […]
GOTS registers highest growth rate ever in 2019
March 4th, 2020
In 2019, the number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally grew by 35 percent, from 5,760 to 7,765 located in 70 countries. The number demonstrates that GOTS successfully serves as a sustainable solution. The required certified organic fibers protect the climate by absorbing CO2, and every processing step, from field to fashion, must […]
Performance benefits of factory-fabricated geomembrane liners
March 4th, 2020
Geomembranes are meant to provide a practically impermeable barrier for large-scale containment of liquids and gasses. Therefore, geomembrane liners are manufactured for the lowest possible permeability, depending on the application and chemicals involved. However, the amount of seam welding, patching, and other fieldwork that is carried out during their installation can play a significant role […]
Dunlap Industries names recipient of Above & Beyond award
March 4th, 2020
Tammy Cagle is the recipient of Dunlap Industries’ Above & Beyond award. Each year a Dunlap Industries employee is recognized by their peers as the individual who has most consistently demonstrated the willingness to satisfy the customer’s needs. As a quality assurance technician, Cagle ensures that customer orders are produced to meet internal and customer-specific […]
YKK signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action
March 3rd, 2020
YKK Corporation, a global leader in the manufacturing of zippers and other fastening products, recently announced that it has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The initiative calls on the fashion industry to acknowledge the contribution of the sector to climate change and its responsibility to strive towards climate neutrality […]
Serge Ferrari, Miami Corporation announce distribution partnership
March 3rd, 2020
Stamskin One Allure from Serge Ferrari. Serge Ferrari North America (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and Miami Corporation (Cincinnati, Ohio) have announced a distribution partnership. Miami Corporation, a distributor for the marine, awning and automotive industries, has added Serge Ferrari’s upholstery fabric line to its product offerings. Serge Ferrari’s Stamskin® One and Stamskin® One Allure are currently […]
Fun and funky fabric murals
March 1st, 2020
Once the sweeping banner was installed in the new Chotto Matte restaurant in Toronto, Canada, the artist Lefty Out There completed it with a vibrant graffiti-like mural. Photos: Eventscape Inc. The latest outpost of the cool, contemporary London restaurant Chotto Matte opened last year in Toronto, Ont., Canada. Known for Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine, the restaurant […]
Renewable energy: what’s your business plan?
March 1st, 2020
By Galynn Nordstrom Doing some recent reading on entrepreneurship, I came across an article in Forbes magazine, in which the author, Dr. Steven Berglas, gives some tips to budding businesspeople, beginning with: 1. Marry a June Bride (or Be One). He explains that the concept of, or preference for, a “June bride” isn’t that most […]
From Bauhaus to your house
March 1st, 2020
Bauhaus designers Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers were masters of composition whose geometric designs are on trend in 2020. Photos: TOP: Gunta Stölzl: Design for a Wallhanging,” ca. 1920–1926; Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London watercolor, pencil, ink, Gouache. © Stölzl Estate. BOTTOM: Designtex. The Bauhaus was an art school founded in Germany in […]