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Agricultural textiles adapt to climate change

April 1, 2024

…Paul says customers are looking for smaller and smaller pore sizes to keep bugs from flying through the netting. As such, sales for 50 mesh (“50 yarns in 1 square…

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AAFA announces board of directors leadership for 2024–2025

March 25, 2024

…individuals were confirmed as AAFA’s Board of Directors leadership for the 2024–2025 term: Josue Solano, BBC International – chair Halide Alagöz, Ralph Lauren Corporation – vice chair Katherine Gold, Goldbug…

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H&M Group and Vargas Holding launch new venture to scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester

March 22, 2024

…quality to virgin polyester but with a lower impact on the planet. Syre is building a production plant in North Carolina, U.S., which is set to start operation this year….

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Active Apparel Group announces seventh anniversary with FUZE Technologies

March 14, 2024

…one of the only products approved by the EPA to claim, “long-lasting antimicrobial efficacy on material,” uses gold and silver particles permanently bonded to a wide variety of natural and…

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Texas Tech University lab director elected to National Academy of Inventors

March 13, 2024

…collaborations with companies such as Waco, Texas-based Hobbs Bonded Fibers, and Jayalakshmi Textiles in Jayalakshmi, Kochi, India. Engaged research and outreach in the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at TTU…

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Una Terra invests $2 million in Another Tomorrow 

March 12, 2024

…certification. The company uses digital ID technology, which offers transparency on how garments are made and allows seamless resale via the brand’s Authenticated Resale program.   “Una Terra’s unique understanding of the…

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IFDA Educational Foundation announces design student scholarships for 2024

March 6, 2024

…design or related program, full-time undergraduate IFDA student members.  Link to join IFDA: https://ifda.com/join-ifda/. Vercille Voss IFDA Graduate Student Scholarship — $2,000. Open to currently enrolled interior design or related…

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Textiles and PFAS: Managing the legal risks

March 1, 2024

…further study the effects of PFAS Notably, the state of Maine was the first government in the world to ban the sale of any products containing intentionally added PFAS. The…

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The happiness effect at American Tent

March 1, 2024

…of Shark Tank one night. While browsing businesses for sale on Craigslist, an ad for a tent rental company in his hometown of Green Bay felt like the right fit—a…

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RISE 2024: Call for presentations and award nominations

February 23, 2024

…raw materials, equipment and processing, product-related technologies and applications. For a more detailed list of topics, visit https://www.riseconf.net/papers.html. Abstracts may be submitted via the RISE website at https://www.riseconf.net/papers.html.  For questions…

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