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AATCC accepting proposals for textile research funding
August 5th, 2025
Image: AATCC The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has announced that the association is accepting textile research proposals to be considered for funding through the AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Grant Program. Research proposals may be submitted by undergraduate and graduate students pursuing textile-related projects and must be submitted by Oct. 1, […]
Goldwin Play Earth Fund invests in Ambercycle
August 4th, 2025
Image: Ambercycle Inc. The Goldwin Play Earth Fund (GW-PEF), co-managed by Goldwin Venture Partners Inc. and Ignition Point Venture Partners Inc., has announced a strategic investment in Ambercycle Inc., a Los Angeles, Calif.-based material innovation company. Ambercycle is decarbonizing the global apparel sector with its proprietary molecular regeneration technology. Its award-winning flagship material, cycora®, is a […]
Hohenstein Medical earns GLP certification for medical device testing
July 31st, 2025
Image: Hohenstein Hohenstein Medical, a division of Hohenstein Laboratories, has announced that it is now certified to conduct medical device testing in accordance with the internationally recognized Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standard. The accreditation covers chemical, physical and biological safety testing. “Our customers are producing life-saving devices that require accurate results, timely delivery and expert […]
Standard Textile appoints Frank Kerley vice president of Textile Division
July 30th, 2025
Frank Kerley. Image: Standard Textile Co. Inc. Standard Textile Co. Inc. has announced the appointment of Frank Kerley as vice president of its Textile Division. In this role, Kerley will lead one of the company’s core businesses, with oversight of strategic direction, growth initiatives and operational performance across its health care and hospitality textile markets. […]
Spiber announces partnerships with Manifattura Sesia and Achille Pinto
July 28th, 2025
Image: Spiber Spiber, Yamagata, Japan, producer of Brewed Protein™ fiber, has announced partnerships with two Italian textile mills, Manifattura Sesia S.r.l. and Achille Pinto S.p.A. “We are very proud of the results achieved with the development of our new yarn: T-Gen, short for Technological Generation Yarns. ...We have developed three variations of T-Gen to expand […]
Reju announces partnership with Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems
July 25th, 2025
Image: Reju™ Reju™ and Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems have announced a partnership to scale textile recycling in the U.K. further. Circle-8 will provide Reju's future European Regeneration Hubs with feedstock supply from post-consumer textile waste processed through its digitized Automated Textile Sorting and Preprocessing (ATSP) facility. "Working with Circle-8's growing ecosystem and ATSP enables us to […]
Scott Blackadar joins Hyosung as personal health care global leader
July 23rd, 2025
Scott Blackadar. Image: Hyosung Hyosung, manufacturer of the CREORA® Spandex and regen™ brands, has announced the appointment of Scott Blackadar as its new personal health care global leader. Blackadar will direct the company’s global sales team in the promotion of Hyosung’s specialty fibers in the personal health care marketplace, working closely on joint promotional projects […]
SBTi calls for companies to help revise the Corporate Net-Zero Standard
July 18th, 2025
Image: SBTi The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has announced that it is seeking any size corporation based in any location to help draft the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2, a revised version of the original standard created in 2021. Since 2021, the SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard has supported more than 1,850 companies in aligning with […]
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 […]