California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act

July 1, 2025  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

Signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2024, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act (RTRA) intends to drastically change the life cycles of apparel and textiles in California. The law does not impact just California-based businesses; it imposes obligations on anyone who sells, of…
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Wool industry eco-improvements

March 1, 2025  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

As consumer sentiment increasingly turns toward sustainability, many textile providers are striving to make their operations and goods more eco-friendly to meet their customers’ standards. The wool industry is one of those providers taking notice, with many throughout the supply chain undertaking …
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Hemp, hemp, hooray

January 1, 2025  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

Industrial hemp has the power to revolutionize the manufacturing industry. It can be used for a variety of applications in everything from farming to textiles. However, the U.S. hemp industry is nascent, the crop having been banned for 82 years until the 2014 Farm Bill legalized hemp through a pilot…
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Turkish textile innovations

November 1, 2024  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

Turkey, which changed its name to the Republic of Türkiye in 2022, has a textile industry that dates to the Ottoman Empire and has continued to adapt, thrive and grow into the 21st century. In 2022, the country was ranked as the fourth largest exporter of textiles worldwide, accounting for more tha…
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Artificial intelligence in textile patterns and sizing

September 1, 2024  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

A lot of uncertainty surrounds artificial intelligence (AI). What are its limitations? How many human jobs will it replace? Can it be trusted with our private information and security? Will it eventually outsmart us and take over the world? The answers to those questions are still unknown, but one t…
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Mining the opportunity

July 1, 2024  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

Whether aboveground or below, excavating minerals, precious gems or coal, all mining operations face similar challenges: mitigating impact to the land while the mine is active, restoring it when mining is no longer occurring and keeping workers as safe as possible both short-and long-term.
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Sleep apnea textiles balance comfort and technology

May 1, 2024  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

Approximately 39 million U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nearly 936 million adults around the world are estimated to have mild to severe OSA. When left untreated, sleep apnea can result in severe health complications. And while innovative continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)…
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Textiles and PFAS: Managing the legal risks

March 1, 2024  |  Industry in Focus, Markets

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of several thousand fluorinated organic compounds. Because of their unique physical and chemical properties, PFAS have been widely used in everything from consumer products such as textiles to industrial applications such as firefighting foams.
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