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NCTO announces 2024 officer elections
May 9, 2024
…as chairman; and Chuck Hall, president and CEO of Barnet, as vice chairman. In addition to the appointment of a new chairman and vice chairman, NCTO elected chairs for each…
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AATCC announces 2024 student chapter award winners
May 3, 2024
…from Pakistan—alongside female engineers from Turkey, Romania and South Africa—to be chosen for an international program (WE-inTech) aimed at empowering female engineers in the research and development department. This opportunity…
Four companies advance work in biofabrics
May 1, 2024
…is a replacement for polyester or fossil fuel-based products, although it’s not a leather replacement,” says Schoenegger. “And it is twice the price of organic cotton, which is a bottleneck.”…
Rian True connects Carolina CoverTech to core values
May 1, 2024
…company up for sale two years later, purchasing it was an easy decision for True (see sidebar at left). “The timing couldn’t have been better,” True says. “Many of the…
Movie screens upcycled into lamps, furniture
May 1, 2024
…inches) high and 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) in circumference, are being used in three CGV Premium theaters in Seoul and Busan, South Korea. Some pieces from the screen project have…
New DHS textile enforcement plan cracks down on illicit trade
April 18, 2024
…to undercut U.S. businesses and drive prices unfairly low. Through strengthened enforcement measures, enhanced inspection and testing, and increased information sharing, this administration is protecting thousands of American workers and…
AATCC announces new Pakistan local section
April 16, 2024
…textile science. Section vice chair south: Muhammad Dawood Husain, Ph.D., is a professor at the Textile Engineering Department of NED University of Engineering & Technology in Karachi, Pakistan. He heads…
Leigh Fibers purchases Martex Fibers, rebrands business as Revive Fiber
April 9, 2024
…Fiber will operate as separate but related sister companies under joint management as the largest textile recycler in North America. With multiple production facilities in South Carolina and one in…
Lectra appoints Antonella Capelli president EMEA region
April 5, 2024
…ago. Fabio brilliantly guided our team in Italy, then in Southern Europe and North Africa, where together, they delivered outstanding performance. His leadership and expertise have been essential to the…
Glen Raven hosts U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai
April 4, 2024
…who highlighted the significant impact of the sector to the U.S. economy. Glen Raven, a family-owned company founded in 1880, operates five manufacturing facilities in North and South Carolina employing…