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Una Terra invests $2 million in Another Tomorrow 

Una Terra, a Zurich, Switzerland-based early growth impact investment manager, announced that it is investing $2 million in Another Tomorrow, a B-Corp-certified sustainable luxury ready-to-wear collection and platform, as part of their Series A financing round. Una Terra, also a B-Corp, is committed to scaling circular economy solutions addressing biodiversity loss and climate change. Luca Zerbini, [...]

By |2024-03-12T11:17:32-05:00March 12, 2024|

Rivercyclon DW receives drinking water standard AS/NZS 4020:2018 certification

A Rivertex water treatment plant at sunset. Image: Rivertex Rivertex, a global textile supplier, announced the release of its new Rivercyclon® DW drinking water range, which received certification to Australian and New Zealand drinking water standard 4020:2018. The certification validates that the Rivercyclon 385 DW, Rivercyclon 455 DW and Rivercyclon 595 DW products meet the [...]

By |2024-03-11T08:05:59-05:00March 7, 2024|

Herculite Products Inc. promotes Jake Ritchie to business manager

Jake Ritchie, Herculite's new business manager of its Agricultural Barn Curtain division. Image: Herculite Herculite Products Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced the appointment of Jake Ritchie as the new business manager for its Custom Engineered Solutions - Agricultural Barn Curtain division. As business manager, Ritchie will oversee the strategic direction of [...]

By |2024-03-05T11:45:21-06:00March 5, 2024|

Accelerating Circularity and Performance Days partner to launch rPolyester database

Accelerating Circularity, a nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling systems at commercial scale, and Performance Days are partnering to launch the Reality Zone™ rPolyester at Messe München on March 20– 21, 2024 in Munich, Germany, at the Performance Days Functional Fabric Fair. The Reality Zone™ rPolyester brings together the industry’s polyester recyclers and fabric producers capable [...]

By |2024-03-04T13:18:24-06:00March 4, 2024|

Renewcell files for bankruptcy in Stockholm District Court

Renewcell, a textile-to-textile recycling company based in Sweden, announced that the company is filing for bankruptcy because it was not able to secure sufficient financing to complete the strategic review, announced on Nov. 20, 2023, with satisfactory results. As part of the strategic review, Renewcell held negotiations with its two largest shareholders, H&M and Girindus, [...]

By |2024-03-04T13:21:49-06:00March 1, 2024|

Apex Mills announces the appointment of Molly Kremidas to its business development team

Molly Kremidas was appointed to Apex Mills business development team and began her role on Feb. 26. Image: Apex Mills Apex Mills, a manufacturer of U.S.-made industrial textiles announced the appointment of Molly Kremidas to join its business development team. In her new role, Kremidas will be responsible for driving the growth of warp, circular [...]

By |2024-02-29T08:00:00-06:00February 29, 2024|

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announces new spider silk production facility in Vietnam

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc.'s Monster Silk®, which is spun by lines of transgenic silkworms and composed of a combination of spider silk protein and silkworm silk protein. Image: Kraig Labs Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announced that it has taken possession of a new recombinant spider silk production center in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. The new [...]

By |2024-02-27T11:24:51-06:00February 27, 2024|

Airrex USA changes name to TEMP-AIR® Equipment Sales

Airrex USA is changing its name to TEMP-AIR® Equipment Sales. The new name reflects the company’s expanded brand offerings, which include portable cooling, heating and air quality products that can be used as permanent or temporary solutions.   TEMP-AIR® Equipment Sales, which is based in Waco, Texas, has a nationwide distribution network that sells portable air [...]

By |2024-02-26T10:00:44-06:00February 26, 2024|

Milliken & Company names Bethany Smith chief human resources officer 

Bethany Smith, Milliken & Company's new senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Milliken & Company announced Bethany Smith as its senior vice president and chief human resources officer, overseeing all human resource matters on behalf of the global manufacturer. Smith has served as interim chief human resources officer since October 2023, stepping into the position upon [...]

By |2024-02-22T15:46:05-06:00February 22, 2024|

OFPANZ announces name change

The new logo of the Advanced Textiles Association New Zealand, formerly the Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand. The Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand (OFPANZ) announced that the association’s name will gradually change to Advanced Textiles Association New Zealand (ATA NZ) over the next year. The executive board finalized the name change [...]

By |2024-02-21T13:54:25-06:00February 21, 2024|
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