General Recycled® (GR) has announced that its patented aramid recycling technology played a pivotal role in the development of Monterey Textiles' new Eco-Fyre® fabric, which was honored with the Innovation Award for Sustainability at the 2025 Network Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) annual conference. "Monterey's success with Eco-Fyre underscores the value and potential [...]
Image: Amebercycle Ambercycle, a producer of circular materials, and Highsun Holding Group (HSCC), an advanced materials manufacturer, have announced that they have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement. The collaboration will focus on scaling textile-to-textile closed-loop recycling systems, establishing innovative solutions across the entire industry value chain, and jointly promoting the transformation and upgrading of the [...]
Image: Reju™ Reju™, a textile-to-textile regeneration company, has announced plans for product validation and adoption with Utexa and Antex, two global leaders in multifilament yarn production with manufacturing locations in Europe and the Americas. The companies will validate Reju's proprietary material, REJU Polyester™, for commercial adoption in multifilament yarns for textile applications. Yarns produced at Utexa's plant in [...]
Image: Bondcote Performance Textiles Bondcote Performance Textiles (BPT), a manufacturer of coated, laminated and composite textiles and a subsidiary of XFS Global LLC, has announced the acquisition of Graniteville Specialty Fabrics (GSF), a high-performance coated textiles innovator. BPT's strategic acquisition, backed by Lake Country Capital, advances the company's mission to deliver protection and innovation for [...]
Image: IPC® International Inc. IPC® International Inc., a global association for electronics manufacturers, has released a new standard for e-textile wearables called IPC-8981, Quality and Reliability of E-Textile Wearables. This first-of-its-kind standard sets baselines for testing and classifying e-textile wearables, addressing key challenges in product reliability, performance and quality assurance. IPC-8981 introduces a common framework [...]
ATA Japan Spring Event attendees visiting the site of World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on May 16. Image: ATA Japan ATA Japan held its Spring Event May 16, which included a visit to the site of World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, followed by a networking reception. The site visit featured a guided tour [...]
Image: Rieter Rieter, a supplier of systems for manufacturing yarn from staple fibers in spinning mills, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Barmag, a textile machinery business, from OC Oerlikon for an upfront equity purchase price of CHF 713 million ($868 million). Barmag is a provider of filament spinning systems used for manufacturing manmade [...]
Image: INDA The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) has released its 12th annual North American Nonwovens Supply Report. The report reveals continued growth and strategic transformation within the North American nonwovens industry. For the second consecutive year, North American capacity continued to increase by over 100,000 tonnes (110,231 U.S. tons), reaching 5.7 million [...]
Image: AATCC The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has announced the 2025 Student Chapter Award winners. The Student Chapter Awards honor undergraduate seniors for academic achievement and contribution to their chapter, school or society. Winners received a certificate, a copy of Color Vision and Technology by Rolf G. Kuehni and a free [...]
Image: Recover™ Recover™, a producer of recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, and Intradeco, a global vertical manufacturing group, have announced the formation of a strategic joint venture to construct a new processing plant for Recover fibers in El Salvador. The new processing plant in Central America is strategically located close to textile waste [...]
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