STA elects Charles Poston president

July 17, 2023  |  Industry News, News

Charles Poston, market manager of textiles for Klüber Lubrication, Jamestown, N.C., has been elected president of the Southern Textile Association (STA). His election came during the STA Business Breakfast Session of the Joint Annual Meeting of the STA and Fiber Buyers Groups held at The Hilton Myr…
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Better Cotton signs UNECE pledge for traceability, transparency

July 14, 2023  |  Company News, News

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has signed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Sustainability Pledge ahead of the launch of its Traceability Solution at the end of 2023. The Sustainability Pledge is an open-source suite of policy recommend…
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TMC Ltd. welcomes Timo Pape as director of business development Europe

July 13, 2023  |  Company News, News

TMC Ltd, owner of Nuyarn® and Herculan® technologies and a proven innovator in the performance yarn and fabric space, announces today that Timo Pape has joined the company as director business development Europe. An experienced corporate entrepreneur with a track record as a product creator and br…
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Conagen develops debondable adhesive for textiles and soft materials from natural bioingredients

July 12, 2023  |  Company News, News

When more than 92 million tons of textile waste are landfilled annually, new solutions are needed to enable fabric reworking in manufacturing and recycling on a mass scale. Conagen, the biotechnology innovator, announced the development of a groundbreaking debondable textile adhesive made from …
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NRF: Imports building toward August peak 

July 11, 2023  |  Industry News, News

Imports cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to climb toward an August peak this summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. But even though a tentative contract agreement has been reached at West …
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MAS Holdings invests in HeiQ AeoniQ

July 10, 2023  |  News

MAS Holdings, a global apparel & textile manufacturing and tech conglomerate, headquartered in Sri Lanka with a global footprint across 16 countries, secures a stake in HeiQ AeoniQ™ as part of its Plan for Change initiative to support the development of next-generation cellulosic filament fibe…
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Consumers unaware clothes cause microplastic pollution

July 7, 2023  |  Company News, News

New consumer research from Cotton Incorporated finds that half of adults surveyed are familiar with microplastic pollution, and fewer are taking action to minimize microplastic pollution when it comes to their clothing choices. The quantitative online survey of 527 U.S. adults found that 49% are fam…
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HON partners with Seaqual Initiative

July 6, 2023  |  Company News, News

Twelve million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year and remain in the water for centuries. Ocean plastics are among the most alarming environmental concerns, permeating the food chain through all species, including ourselves. A patch of floating debris in the Pacific Ocean is effectively the t…
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Self-healing, conductive gel could redefine soft robotics

July 1, 2023  |  Industry News

A new material could help produce self-healing, conductive robotic devices that are also soft. Developed by a team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University, the substance consists of a gelatinous polyvinyl alcohol-sodium borate base, in which are embedded silver microflakes and gallium-based liq…
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AFFOA Partners with National Family, Consumer Sciences Education leaders

June 30, 2023  |  Company News, News

The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) Manufacturing Innovation Institute is partnering with the leadership of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) programs across the United States to ensure that the FCS textile curriculum is recognized as a valuable entry point to STEM-based ca…
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