Julian Bösch, the new managing director at Zünd’s North American headquarters. Image: Zünd America Zünd America has announced the appointment of Julian Bösch as the new managing director at Zünd’s Milwaukee, Wis.-based North American headquarters. A native of Switzerland, he holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from FHS St. Gallen, a Master of [...]
Bryan Ormond, Ph.D., the new director of the Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center. Image: Wilson College of Textiles NC State's Wilson College of Textiles has announced that Bryan Ormond, Ph.D., has been named as the new director of the Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC). Roger Barker, Ph.D., founded the research and testing center and served [...]
Available in three colorways—Modern Quiet (pictured), Urban Hype and Natural Wild. Photo: EUROJERSEY Designed for lightness and versatility, Sensitive® Fabrics feature three-dimensional elasticity and calibrated compression. The fabric is breathable with 50+ UPV protection and is built to retain its shape after frequent use and washing while maximizing drying speed. Available in three colorways—Modern Quiet [...]
Image: AMI AMI announced that the organization is launching a U.S. version of its Textiles Recycling Expo at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, April 29–30, 2026. The exhibition and conference will build on the debut event in Europe, bringing together industry members to discuss issues around textile waste, including the recycling of fabrics, [...]
Registration is now open for the July 30 Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Clothing and Textiles mid-year review webinar. The industry update will discuss challenges around equipping U.S. warfighters with domestically produced textile products. As a key touchpoint leading into the Fall 2025 Joint Advanced Planning Brief to Industry, this session will offer insight into DLA [...]
Image: Fisher Textiles Fisher Textiles, a digital printing fabric supplier and PRINTING United Alliance corporate supplier member, announced that the company has received three 2025 Pinnacle Awards, recognizing the company’s accomplishments in the Media—Textile— Canvas, Media—Textile—Flag, and Media—Textile—Framing Systems (Backlit) categories. The GF4303 Eco Canvas, winner of Media—Textile—Canvas, is a U.S.-made 65% polyester/35% cotton blend [...]
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded eight scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The scholarships went to the following recipients: Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship ($5,000) Camilla Marden, senior, University of Illinois Langan Legacy Dennis J. Leary Memorial Scholarship ($6,250) Aaron Perez Araya, senior, [...]
Image: Recover™/TextileGenesis™ Recover™, a global producer of recycled cotton and cotton-blend fibers, has announced a collaboration with TextileGenesis™, a Lectra company, to digitally track its recycled waste materials across the textile value chain. The pilot program will trace Recover’s recycled cotton and polycotton from fiber production to finished garments. Two representative styles were selected to [...]
Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee has signed into law an act that bans the manufacture, sale and distribution in the state of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) containing intentionally added PFAS beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Under the act, entitled An Act Relating to Health and Safety: Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, "'intentionally added PFAS' [...]
Image: Better Cotton Better Cotton, a global cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the appointment of Nick Weatherill as its new CEO. Weatherill was the former executive director of the International Cocoa Initiative, where he led efforts to drive scalable solutions across the cocoa supply chain. He replaces Alan McClay, who has been leading the not-for-profit [...]
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