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Birdair launches 2025 Architectural Icons Tour
September 11th, 2025
Image: Birdair Inc. Birdair Inc., a specialty contractor for custom tensile membrane structures, launched the 2025 Architectural Icons Tour. The road tour will visit more than 200 Birdair structures across the U.S. over the next 12–18 months. It celebrates the company’s upcoming 70th anniversary in 2026, as well as the more than 100 years of operation of […]
Designtex adds new image search feature to website
September 10th, 2025
Image: Designtex Designtex, a designer and manufacturer of applied materials for the built environment, has added a new artificial intelligence (AI) image search feature to its website, designtex.com. The AI feature was developed in collaboration with Stylib, a tech startup. After a user uploads an image or selects a swatch, the system analyzes the content […]
16 European organizations launch WhiteCycle project
September 8th, 2025
Image: WhiteCycle project Sixteen public and private European organizations are combining their scientific and industrial expertise to launch the WhiteCycle project. The four-year project aims to develop a circular method for recycling waste containing textiles made of PET. It was coordinated by Michelin and co-funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union's (EU's) research and innovation […]
President Trump issues tariff rate modifications
September 6th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued further modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), effective Sept. 8. The changes were issued in the Sept. 5 Executive Order “Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements.” The order further modifies import duties imposed by Executive […]
India extends import duty exemption on cotton until December
September 6th, 2025
The Indian government announced Aug. 28 that the country will extend its import duty exemption on cotton until Dec. 31. Previously, the exemption was to be in effect until Sept. 30. The exemption reduces the import duty on cotton from 11% to 0%. The decision was informed by the Indian Central Board of Indirect Taxes […]
U.S. Court of Appeals rules tariffs imposed under IEEPA illegal
September 6th, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Aug. 29 that the tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by President Donald Trump are illegal. The court ruled in favor of a group of 12 other attorneys general from states including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, […]
The Look Company acquires OAI + Rainier
September 4th, 2025
Image: The Look Company The Look Company, a visual branding provider for retail, sports and events, has completed the acquisition of OAI + Rainier, a visual branding and manufacturing company. The acquisition includes nearly all assets created by the 2022 merger of OAI and Rainier Industries, including two U.S.-based manufacturing facilities in Tampa, Fla., and Seattle, […]
Milliken & Company acquires South Carolina textile facility
September 4th, 2025
Image: Milliken & Company Milliken & Company has announced that the company has acquired the assets of Highland Industries Inc. in Cheraw, S.C. "This acquisition bolsters the capabilities of Milliken's technical textiles business to benefit our customers," says Halsey Cook, president and CEO of Milliken. "We remain committed to the U.S. textile industry and grounded […]
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs two PFAS bills into law
September 2nd, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills into law Aug. 15 related to the phase-out of PFAS in a variety of products. These included the PFAS Reduction Act (HB 2516) and the Deputy Chief Pete Bendinelli PFAS PPE Act (HB 2409). The PFAS Reduction Act bans the sale, manufacture and distribution of intentionally added PFAS […]
Seaman Corporation announces office expansion, adding 50 jobs in Ohio
September 2nd, 2025
Image: Seaman Corporation Seaman Corporation has announced the groundbreaking of its expanded headquarters in Wooster, Ohio. The expansion will support the creation of more than 50 new jobs in Wayne County. The new 10,200-square-foot mixed-use space will feature additional workstations, a large, multi-purpose conference room for 120 people and increased parking capacity, designed to meet evolving operational needs […]