Standard Textile releases 2024 Sustainability Impact Report, announces SBTi pledge

June 4, 2025  |  Company News, News

Standard Textile Co. Inc., a health care and hospitality textiles provider, has announced the release of its 2024 Sustainability Impact Report. The company also announced its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global organization enabling businesses to s…
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Glen Raven adds shift at Sunbrella specialty yarn plant

June 3, 2025  |  Company News, News

Glen Raven has announced that a new shift has been added to Sunbrella®’s specialty yarn plant in Burlington, N.C. The plant will now operate 24 hours a day, five days a week, with three daily production shifts to meet increased demand for Sunbrella’s products. “We are committed to ful…
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A&E opens new manufacturing facility in Bangladesh

June 2, 2025  |  Company News, News

American & Efird® (A&E), Mount Holly, N.C., has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The facility will create more than 350 job positions for local workers. The new facility will complement A&E’s existing operation in Gazipur, further solidi…
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The Mitchell Group EVP Ann Brunett shares thoughts on tariffs in Washington Post op-ed

May 28, 2025  |  Company News, News

Ann Brunett, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Mitchell Group, and her thoughts on the U.S.’s tariff policy were included in a Letter to the Editor published in The Washington Post May 5. The piece, entitled “Makers of clothes, beer and more on what tariffs …
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NC Textile Engine receives $350,000 grant from Walmart Foundation

May 27, 2025  |  Company News, News

The North Carolina Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine (The Textile Engine) and North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles have received a $350,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to advance their research. Researchers will use the funding to conduct Life Cycl…
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Lectra continues global expansion of Valia Fashion

May 27, 2025  |  Company News, News

Lectra, a technology solutions provider for the fashion, automotive and furniture industries, has announced the expansion of its Valia Fashion platform to new markets across the globe, including Mexico, Brazil and South America. Valia Fashion is Lectra’s intelligent cloud-based solution that conne…
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Textiles Monterey Group acquires Patrick Yarns

May 26, 2025  |  Company News, News

Textiles Monterey Group has announced the acquisition of Patrick Yarns, previously a part of the Coats Group. Located in Kings Mountain, N.C., the facility will now operate under the name FilSpec USA. FilSpec Inc. operates as an independent company within the Textiles Monterey Group of Companies. Th…
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