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Richard French named president of Mannington Commercial
December 9th, 2022
Mannington Commercial, a leading manufacturer of commercial flooring products crafted with purpose, is announcing Richard French as its new president. He replaces Tom Pendley, who was promoted to COO of Mannington Commercial’s parent company, Mannington Mills, last month. A veteran of the floor covering industry his entire career, French was most recently the senior vice […]
Lenzing and Renewcell sign large-scale supply agreement
December 7th, 2022
The Lenzing Group, supplier of sustainably produced specialty fibers, and Renewcell, the Swedish textile-to-textile recycling pioneer, have today signed a multi-year supply agreement to accelerate the transition of the textile industry from a linear to a circular business model. The agreement contains the sale of 80,000 to 100,000 tonnes of Renewcell’s 100% recycled textile Circulose® […]
VF Corporation announces chief executive officer transition
December 6th, 2022
VF Corp. interim CEO Benno Dorer VF Corporation announced that Benno Dorer, Lead Independent Director of the board of directors, has been named interim president and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Richard Carucci, a director on the board since 2009, will serve as interim chairman of the board. Dorer’s appointment follows Steve Rendle’s decision to […]
Manufacturing PMI® At 49%
December 5th, 2022
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time since May 2020 after 29 consecutive months of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: […]
Durable leather lookalike
December 5th, 2022
The Guardian Collection is a fully sustainable vinyl featuring a soft, luxurious hand that looks and feels like leather. The Guardian Collection from Ennis Fabrics is a fully sustainable vinyl featuring a soft, luxurious hand that looks and feels like leather. This collection features versatile and beautiful colors in seven patterns that are suited for […]
ITMA 2023 launches online visitor registration
December 1st, 2022
The ITMA 2023 online visitor registration platform is open for registration. Visitors can enjoy early bird rates until 7 May 2023 when they buy badges online at www.itma.com. A one-day badge costs 40 euros, and a seven-day badge is 80 euros. Students can visit the exhibition from 10 to 14 June 2023 at a special rate […]
Expounding on Expo
December 1st, 2022
The IFAI Expo 2022 is in the books. It was, as we note on the cover, an energizing event. Why? Because, according to exhibitors and attendees I spoke with on the show floor, it was the first one in three years to feel “right.” Moods were high and exhibit hall traffic was good. During the […]
Tribal textiles
December 1st, 2022
The Mahota Textiles team is (from left) Margaret Roach Wheeler, Taloa Underwood and Bethany McCord. When Chickasaw Margaret Roach Wheeler sat down at a loom as an undergraduate in college, she felt an instant connection to her mother and grandmother, who taught her how to weave as a child. Although she began her college studies […]
Sensor Thread
December 1st, 2022
A sensor-embedded thread called Pecotex can be used in commercial embroidery machines to monitor breathing, heart activity and gases like ammonia in the breath, which can track liver and kidney function. Image: Güder Research Group Researchers at Imperial College London have embedded new low-cost sensors designed to monitor breathing, heart rate and ammonia into T-shirts […]
From waste into nonwovens
December 1st, 2022
Berry’s closed-loop recycling ecosystem takes post-industrial waste and turns it into new nonwoven fabric. Photo: Berry Global Group In an effort to reduce waste, Berry Global has formed a closed-loop recycling ecosystem to recycle materials in making its Endura spunbond and meltblown nonwovens product line. Berry, headquartered in Evansville, Ind., creates Endura products by recycling […]