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Shawmut releases life-cycle assessment system for automotive textiles
December 12th, 2025
Image: Shawmut Corporation Shawmut Corporation has launched Shawmut Insights™, a proprietary life-cycle assessment (LCA) system that provides detailed visibility into the environmental impact of automotive and industrial textile products. Shawmut Insights is designed to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers understand environmental impacts, from raw materials to end-of-life, across Shawmut’s range of […]
Indorama Ventures, Jiaren Chemical Recycling announce partnership
December 11th, 2025
Image: Indorama Ventures Indorama Ventures’ fibers business and Jiaren Chemical Recycling have formed a joint venture to accelerate circularity in the global textile industry. Both partners plan to leverage the joint venture to unlock up to 100,000 tonnes (110,231 U.S. tons) of textile-recycled PET spinning capacity annually. “Mismanaged textile waste as well as the next […]
Navis TubeTex announces U.S. partnership with Icomatex
December 10th, 2025
Image: Navis TubeTex Navis TubeTex has announced a new partnership with Icomatex, a European manufacturer of stenters and textile finishing equipment. Under the agreement, Navis TubeTex will become the exclusive U.S. representative for the Icomatex stenter line. Navis TubeTex will now offer two complementary stenter platforms, including Marshall & Williams stenters and Icomatex stenters. “Our […]
Archroma, Innovo Fiber partner to expand Fibre52 technology
December 9th, 2025
Image: Archroma/Innovo Fiber LLC Archroma, a global specialty chemicals company, and Innovo Fiber LLC, owner of the patented Fibre52® system, have announced a distribution partnership to expand Fibre52 technology to mills and brands worldwide. When paired with Archroma’s AVITERA® SE reactive dye range, the combined system reduces resource use across pretreatment and dyeing, setting a […]
Samsara Eco, European Outdoor Group launch Nylon Materials Collective
December 5th, 2025
Samsara Eco and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have announced the launch of the Nylon Materials Collective, a collaboration designed to make high-performance, virgin-identical recycled nylon accessible to more outdoor brands. The Nylon Materials Collective will unite outdoor brands, supply chain partners and materials leaders to remove common barriers that can slow the adoption of […]
Early registration opens for AATCC 2026 Coloration Conference
December 4th, 2025
Image: AATCC The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has announced that the association will host the Coloration Conference, Feb. 24–25, 2026, at the StateView Hotel in Raleigh, N.C. This event will bring together professionals from across the textile and color industries to explore the latest trends, technologies, and innovations shaping the future […]
Rieter restructures organization ahead of planned acquisition
December 3rd, 2025
Image: Rieter Rieter, a manufacturer of machinery, automation and digital solutions for spinning mills based in Switzerland, has announced that it will adjust its group structure beginning Jan. 1, 2026. This restructuring is in preparation for the company's acquisition of the Barmag Division of OC Oerlikon, which is expected to be completed in the last […]
Numat Technologies, Milliken & Company announce strategic partnership
December 1st, 2025
Image: Milliken & Company Numat Technologies Inc. and Milliken & Company have announced a strategic supply relationship to develop next-generation protective fabric solutions for defense, first responder and industrial customers. The integration of Milliken's advanced textiles with Numat's Sentinel® metal-organic framework (MOF) technology platform will create functional, reactive and self-decontaminating fabrics that enhance protection, breathability […]
Hohenstein Medical appoints Katie Brinkman biocompatibility program manager
December 1st, 2025
Katie Brinkman. Image: Hohenstein Medical Hohenstein Medical, a division of Hohenstein Laboratories and provider of testing, research and certification services for medical devices, has hired Katie Brinkman as its biocompatibility program manager. In this role, Brinkman will lead the development and strategic positioning of Hohenstein Medical’s device biocompatibility program, with a focus on chemical characterization, […]
Carolina Performance celebrates 180th anniversary
November 26th, 2025
Image: Carolina Performance Carolina Performance celebrated the company's 180th anniversary Nov. 19. Headquartered in Mexico, the company's factory in Salvatierra, Mexico, was constructed in 1845 and continues to operate today, manufacturing technical textiles. To watch a video about the celebration featuring Jorge Cevallos, vice president of marketing and growth initiatives at Carolina Performance, click here.