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Announcing the 2024 International Achievement Awards Winners
September 30th, 2024
Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 International Achievement Awards (IAA). These winners represent the best in specialty fabrics and technical textiles from around the world and showcase the innovation and excellence driving this dynamic industry. IAA shines a spotlight on the extraordinary versatility of specialty fabrics, which are […]
Herculite hires Jonathan Horton as regional manager of direct sales team
September 30th, 2024
Jonathan Horton, the new western regional manager for Herculite® Product Inc.'s direct sales team. Image: Herculite Herculite® Products Inc., a laminated and coated textile producer based in Emigsville, Pa., announced it has hired Jonathan Horton as the western regional manager for its direct sales team. Horton will manage the direct sales team's western region, which […]
Nearly indestructible adhesive
September 30th, 2024
New SCIGRIP SG400LSE adhesive provides strong, reliable bonding on low surface energy (LSE) materials such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). IPS Adhesives’ new SCIGRIP SG400LSE adhesive provides strong, reliable bonding on low surface energy (LSE) materials such as polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). It requires no surface preparation and has low sag, as well […]
Hailide America announces organizational changes
September 27th, 2024
Hailide America, a supplier of industrial polyester yarns, tire cords and more based in Alpharetta, Ga., announced it has hired Josh McArthur as technical director and other organizational changes. McArthur brings over a decade of experience in the technical yarns sector. His career spans various rising levels of responsibility in production, technical service and operations. He is […]
Registration open for 2025 AATCC testing programs
September 26th, 2024
Labs can now register for all 2025 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) Proficiency Testing Programs (PTP). Labs can add PTP registration(s) to their cart along with quality control materials, standards and other items. The first registration deadline is Jan. 15, 2025, for the February Fiber Analysis round. Seven AATCC programs cover test […]
Accelerating Circularity announces global sustainability commitment
September 25th, 2024
Accelerating Circularity, a New York, N.Y.-based nonprofit dedicated to creating business models and supply chains for manufacturing more sustainable fabrics, announced its commitment to action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting. This commitment, titled "Building Circular Systems" aims to change the textile industry by building scalable systems where materials are continuously repurposed […]
Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 Show Stoppers winners announced
September 24th, 2024
The winners of the 13th annual Show Stoppers Awards program were recently announced at the 2024 Advanced Textiles Expo in Anaheim, Calif. The Show Stopper Awards are designed to recognize the most popular new products each year from Advanced Textiles Expo exhibitors. The awards acknowledge the newest, most innovative, useful and exciting, effective, efficient and […]
Shalag US Inc. to open new nonwovens facility in Virginia
September 23rd, 2024
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that Shalag US Inc., a nonwoven fabrics manufacturer based in Oxford, N.C., will invest $16.6 million to open a new nonwoven manufacturing and production facility in Richmond, Va. The investment will create 52 new jobs. “I am gratified to see another international company select Virginia for a new U.S. facility, […]
Soft, durable towels
September 23rd, 2024
Lenzing Group’s new Black Towel Collection is woven with a blend of cotton and TENCEL™ Modal black fibers or LENZING™ ECOVERO™ viscose black fibers to enhance durability. Lenzing Group’s new Black Towel Collection is woven with a blend of cotton and TENCEL™ Modal black fibers or LENZING™ ECOVERO™ viscose black fibers with a unique fabric […]
Indorama Ventures receives ISCC+ certification at fiber production sites
September 20th, 2024
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer based in Bangkok, Thailand, announced it has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC+) certification for three of its fiber manufacturing sites. Across its entire business, nine Indorama Ventures sites are now ISCC+ certified, offering a diverse range of sustainable products, including PTA, PET […]