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In memoriam: Kevin Crean, EVP of sales, Bondcote Performance Textiles
July 17th, 2025
Kevin Crean. Image: Bondcote Performance Textiles Advanced Textiles Association member Kevin Crean, executive vice president (EVP) of sales for Bondcote Performance Textiles, formerly Graniteville Specialty Fabrics, passed away Fri., July 4, at the age of 76. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Kevin began his career in 1973 as a sales trainee at the Graniteville Company’s […]
Fire-Dex appoints new chief information officer
July 17th, 2025
Image: Fire-Dex Fire-Dex, a personal protective equipment manufacturer for first responders, has announced the appointment of Ben Pfahl as its new chief information officer (CIO). As CIO, Pfahl will lead Fire-Dex’s enterprise technology strategy and oversee the information technology (IT) team as it aims to accelerate digital transformation, enhance data security and ensure seamless integration of […]
Zünd America appoints Julian Bösch managing director
July 16th, 2025
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 […]
Wilson College of Textiles names new director of Milliken TPACC
July 15th, 2025
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 […]
AMI announces 2026 Textiles Recycling Expo USA
July 14th, 2025
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 open for DLA Clothing and Textiles July 30 webinar
July 10th, 2025
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 […]
Fisher Textiles receives three PRINTING United Alliance 2025 Pinnacle Awards
July 10th, 2025
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 […]
Recover and TextileGenesis launch pilot to verify supply chain integrity of recycled materials
July 9th, 2025
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 Governor signs PFAS ban act into law
July 8th, 2025
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' […]
Better Cotton names Nick Weatherill new CEO
July 8th, 2025
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 […]