Better Cotton & Cotton Egypt Association forge strategic partnership

July 24, 2023  |  Industry News, News

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), the organization responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide, have announced a new strategic partnership to expand the Better Cotton program in Egypt. The program was fir…
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Lenzing introduces resource-efficient dyeing for TENCEL Lyocell fibers

July 21, 2023  |  Company News, News

Lenzing Group, a leading global producer of wood-based specialty fibers, has introduced a new approach that covers yarn pre-treatment and knitting technique to achieve aesthetics that resemble the wash- down effects of traditional dyeing in ready-to-wear and knit garments. To address the pollution c…
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Glen Raven names Bret Kelley president of Trivantage

July 18, 2023  |  Company News, News

Glen Raven Inc., a global leader in performance fabrics, has named Bret Kelley as the next president of its Trivantage LLC distribution business following the retirement of Steve Ellington, on Jan. 1, 2024. Kelley and Ellington, a former ATA (then IFAI) board chairman, will work closely during the t…
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Milliken welcomes Keese as floor covering business president

July 18, 2023  |  Company News, News

Milliken & Company, a diversified global manufacturer with a portfolio of textile, specialty chemical, floor covering and healthcare innovations, named Patrick Keese as its executive vice president and president of Milliken’s Floor Covering Business. Effective July 25, Keese will lead Milliken…
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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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