Coats publishes 2019 Sustainability Report

April 10, 2020  |  Company News

The report, “Pioneering a sustainable future: making it happen,” gives an update on progress against the targets for 2022 published in the 2018 Sustainability Report. In order to accelerate the company’s progress towards a more sustainable future, five priority areas were identified: water, en…
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Jones Family of Companies appoints Buck

April 7, 2020  |  Company News

Jones Family of Companies has hired Matt Buck as vice president of sales and business development. Matt is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and most recently served as director of dales for performance materials at Thrace-LINQ. Buck comes to Jones with more than 15 years of experience in…
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Eastman customers unite to offer contract cutting resources to PPE manufacturers

April 2, 2020  |  Company News, COVID-19, Resources

Eastman Machine Co. announced today that its exclusive Matchmaker program is connecting facilities manufacturing personal protective equipment (PPE) with more than a dozen customers who offer automatic, CNC (computer-controlled) cutting services. The Matchmaker program has successfully linked organi…
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Milliken pivots textile manufacturing to produce advanced medical PPE

April 2, 2020  |  Company News, COVID-19

Global textile manufacturer Milliken & Company is leveraging its materials science expertise to manufacture much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the health care industry amid the current COVID-19 global pandemic, focusing on engineering textiles into medical-grade fabrics using an…
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Indorama Ventures aims to recycle 50 billion PET beverage bottles per year by 2025

April 2, 2020  |  Company News

Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL), a global company listed in Thailand, has recycled 50 billion PET bottles since 2011. This major global recycling milestone saved three million barrels of crude oil and eliminated 1.65 million tons of carbon. The company has committed $1.5 billion to deliver m…
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Quad-C invests in Textum Weaving

April 1, 2020  |  Company News

Quad-C Management Inc., a middle market private equity firm, has closed on an investment in Textum Weaving and its affiliates, a manufacturer of advanced, high-performance textiles based in Belmont, N.C. Textum is an advanced textile engineering and manufacturing company that possesses a wide range …
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Vertilux producing face mask kits: sewers needed!

March 31, 2020  |  Company News, COVID-19

Vertilux, headquartered in Miami, Fla, is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of fabrics, components and automated solutions for the window covering industry. Recently, the company decided to join the fight against COVID-19 and start producing face masks kits for other people and organ…
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AtlasMasland broadens commitment to Thrive® by Universal Fibers®

March 31, 2020  |  Company News

Universal Fibers, a producer of solution-dyed fiber for the flooring, transportation and industrial markets, announced that AtlasMasland broadened its commitment to performance and sustainability with the launch of Revealed, its second product series made of Thrive® by Universal Fibers®. As the mo…
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