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AstenJohnson announces new nonwovens plant
April 14th, 2022
AstenJohnson, a global textile manufacturer headquartered in Charleston, S.C., with roots dating back to 1790, has selected Waco, Texas as the location for their eighth North American location. The company will invest over the next two years to build the 220,000 square foot facility. Kevin Frank, CEO and President said, “We are excited to add […]
India slashes cotton import duty
April 13th, 2022
The Ministry of Finance of India has announced that there will be no import duty on cotton for the period of April 14, 2022 through September 30, 2022. This news is welcomed by the Indian textile industry, which has been making calls to the government to allow duty-free import of cotton to stay competitive against […]
BASF joins UN hosted network
April 12th, 2022
Farmers who are part of the e3 Sustainable Cotton program commit to tracking eight sustainability measures on 100% of their eligible cotton acres, ranging from water use and pesticide management to soil conservation and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Fashion and agriculture may seem like two industries that are miles apart, but BASF’s e3 Sustainable Cotton […]
2022 Herman and Myrtle Goldstein Graduate Student Paper Competition
April 11th, 2022
The 2022 Herman and Myrtle Goldstein Graduate Student Paper Competition is now accepting entries. The oral portion of the competition will be held during the 2022 AATCC Textile Discovery Summit on October 4-6 at the Hilton University Place, Charlotte, N.C., USA. A completed official entry form must be submitted by May 9, 2022. Students can fill […]
RadiciGroup creates spacesuit for Mars missions
April 8th, 2022
A group of companies in the Italian textile industry, headed by RadiciGroup, has created the first spacesuit for analogue simulation fully designed and engineered in Italy for the Space Medicine Operations (SMOPS) Mars mission. This endeavor was promoted and organized by Mars Planet – the Italian chapter of the Mars Society headquartered in the province of Bergamo – under […]
Archroma partners with UNCG
April 7th, 2022
Archroma has announced the launch of a collaboration with the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) and its Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) department, aiming to further the education of its students in the area of color management expertise. As per the agreement, Archroma will donate its color management tools for their design projects, […]
Teijin donates additional aid to Ukraine
April 5th, 2022
Teijin Limited announced that it will donate $325,000 as humanitarian assistance in support of the many people suffering in Ukraine, in addition to $80,000 it has donated via the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). So far, two group companies in Europe have made direct donations: Teijin […]
CULP promotes Jeff Tsacoumangos to divisional COO
April 4th, 2022
Culp, Inc. announced that Jeff Tsacoumangos has been named divisional Chief Operating Officer for Culp Home Fashions, the company’s mattress fabrics division. Tsacoumangos has been serving as the Head of Global Strategic Transformation, Supply Chain, and Service since May 2021. He will continue to report to Sandy Brown, president of Culp Home Fashions. Commenting on the […]
Global Digital Textile Conference postponed
April 1st, 2022
The inaugural Global Digital Textile Conference (GDTC) which is planned to be held on 8-9 June 2022 is now postponed to 5-6 October 2022, in Lake Como, Italy. They will continue to provide an engaging in-person and virtual experience for delegates across the full digital textile ecosystem. However, because of the Milano furniture exhibition Salone […]