J. Ennis Fabrics Ltd., an Edmonton, Canada-based fabrics and supplies distributor servicing the decorative, contract and specialty markets around the globe, plans to launch four new collections for spring 2016. The highlight product line, Ennis 1974, is a re-launch of the PVC coated polyester that now has a finer PVDF coating for improved weldability. Ennis [...]

Textile Exchange, a U.S.-based global nonprofit that works to make the textile industry more sustainable, has released the first draft of the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) for public stakeholder review. Interested parties will have the opportunity to give input into the standard and ensure that it meets its goals and delivers value to the wool [...]

Textile Exchange, a U.S.-based global nonprofit that works to make the textile industry more sustainable, has released the first draft of the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) for public stakeholder review. Interested parties will have the opportunity to give input into the standard and ensure that it meets its goals and delivers value to the wool [...]

Zurich-based STeP by OEKO-TEX® makes the sustainability of production facilities throughout the textile-value creation chain visible using a transparent scoring system. The STeP standard gives brands, retailers and manufacturers the opportunity to have each area of their company’s facilities analyzed and assessed according to environmental and social criteria by an independent body. As of Feb. [...]

Global demand for nonwovens is forecast to rise 5.4 percent annually to 11.1 million metric tons in 2019 according to a new study from Freedonia Group, an industry research firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. The study, World Nonwovens, anticipates that demand will be driven by an expected increase in the manufacture of key products made [...]

On January 26, 2016, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill (HB699) to authorize the farming and production of industrial hemp in the state for commercial purposes with a 98-0 vote. Once passed into state law, Virginia would be able to authorize commercial farming and production, thereby setting the foundation to nullify in practice [...]

Turkish nonwoven fabric specialist, Mogul, has introduced MOPET® TCS, a spunbond fabric made from mono-component trilobal filament. It was produced from a PET polymer chip containing a special fire-retardant component and is flame-resistant in accordance with BS5852-2 without fire-retardant impregnation of the fabric. The raw material additive enabled the resultant fabric to self-extinguish a flame [...]

Roseville, MN – The Advanced Textiles Association applauded Friday’s Department of Defense announcement that Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) was selected to lead the Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Institute (RFT-MII). United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made the announcement on Friday in Washington, D.C. The RFT-MII is a collaborative effort between [...]

After fire tore through its Cameron, Ill., manufacturing facility in December, Midwest Awnings Inc., Galesburg, Ill., is open at a temporary location north of the original plant. No employees were injured in the blaze; however, there was a lot of fabric in the building at the time of the fire. Midwest Awnings manufactures awnings, shades, [...]

Defense Secretary Ash Carter plans to announce today a new $317 million initiative to develop high-tech fibers and textiles that could eventually store battery power, advanced computer circuitry and health sensors in troops’ clothing. Led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Defense Department will help fund a consortium to research and manufacture advanced materials [...]