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ATA negotiates lower rates for exhibitors at Advanced Textiles Expo
August 14th, 2024
The Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) has renegotiated its General Services Contractor contract for the 2025–2027 Advanced Textiles Expo® shows. By selecting Freeman through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process, we have secured rates that significantly lower the cost burden on our exhibitors. RFP process Jan. 8, 2024: RFP sent to five providers Jan. 31, 2024: Deadline for […]
Trivantage announces new benefits to customer membership program
August 14th, 2024
Trivantage, a fabrics, hardware and accessories provider based in Burlington, N.C., announced new benefits to Trivantage Plus™, its customer membership program. Members will now be able to order complimentary memo samples with free shipping, shop more products at a discounted rate, and access exclusive discounts from new industry partners, Fabric Tattoo and TagTime USA. “Since […]
STA announces Evans Tindal elected president
August 13th, 2024
Evans Tindal makes remarks after being announced as new STA president. Image: Devin Steele The Southern Textile Association (STA) announced that Evans Tindal, plant manager at Glen Raven in Anderson, S.C., was elected the organization's new president. The election occurred during the business portion of STA’s second general session on July 30 at the Embassy […]
Organic Dyes and Pigments LLC announces acquisition of Bolger & O’Hearn Inc.
August 12th, 2024
Organic Dyes and Pigments LLC (ORCO), based in Lincoln, R.I., announced the acquisition of the assets of Bolger & O’Hearn Inc., located in Fall River, Mass., effective July 31. “We are excited to welcome Bolger & O’Hearn Inc. and their customers and employees to the ORCO family,” says John D’Amelio, president of Organic Dyes and […]
Sen. Sherrod Brown visits MMI Textiles to discuss closing trade loophole
August 9th, 2024
From left: Heidi Tien, president of National Treasury Employees Union, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold A. Pretel, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Michael Stumo, CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America and Amy Bircher, CEO of MMI Textiles, at MMI Textiles in Brooklyn, Ohio, on August 2. Image: Steve Schiffman Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined manufacturers, retailers, law […]
S&P Global Inc. joins ITMF as corporate member
August 8th, 2024
S&P Global Inc., a market intelligence provider headquartered in New York City, N.Y., announced it has joined the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) as a corporate member. “ITMF is very pleased to welcome S&P Global Inc. as the latest corporate member,” says Christian Schindler, director general of ITMF. “S&P Global Inc. is a renowned company […]
Culp names Mary Beth Hunsberger president of upholstery fabrics division
August 7th, 2024
Culp Inc., based in High Point, N.C., announced that its board of directors has named Mary Beth Hunsberger as president of Culp Upholstery Fabrics, the company's upholstery fabrics division, following the planned succession of retiring division president, Boyd Chumbley. Hunsberger joined Culp in January as the executive vice president of the division and has worked […]
AATCC announces resignation of executive vice president Diana Wyman
August 6th, 2024
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) announced that Diane Wyman is resigning after five years as executive vice president (EVP), effective August 9. Wyman leaves AATCC to join Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), a silver corporate member of the association. “I will continue to be an active AATCC member and volunteer, wherever I […]
CNITA announces date for 2024 EurAsia Geosynthetics Symposium
August 5th, 2024
The China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) announced that the 2024 EurAsia Geosynthetics Symposium (EAGS) will be held in Tai’an, Shandong, China on November 22. Co-organized by CNITA and EDANA, the EurAsia Geosynthetics Symposium is a conference and tabletop exhibition covering markets, products, technologies and applications for geosynthetics, including geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, geocomposites, […]
NC State Wilson College, The Nonwovens Institute welcomes Raoul Farer
August 2nd, 2024
North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles and The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) in Raleigh, N.C., announced the appointment of Raoul Farer, Ph.D., to the roles of professor in the Wilson College of Textiles and executive deputy director at NWI. Farer will serve as professor in the Wilson College of Textiles’ Department of Textile Engineering, […]