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New faces at Polygiene
February 6th, 2023
Polygiene® welcomes two new colleagues as part of the Polygiene Group™, to expand the brand’s influence in U.S. markets and beyond. As part of their ongoing strategy to expand the Polygiene brand into the North American market, Polygiene Group has bought long-term distributor BioMaster US. Not only does this major acquisition give the business a […]
McClendon new president of Spradling Intl.
February 2nd, 2023
Spradling International, a global manufacturing leader of coated fabrics, is proud to announce that Doug McClendon has been named the President of Spradling International effective January 2023. McClendon has over 35 years of experience in the textile industry. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of leadership roles in sales and marketing. Prior to […]
Standard Textile names new president, Alex Heiman
January 19th, 2023
Standard Textile Co. Inc. a global leader in the healthcare and hospitality textile markets announced Alex Heiman will assume the role of president. Alex succeeds his father, Gary Heiman, as the fourth-generation president of Standard Textile. Gary Heiman continues a leadership role at Standard Textile as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “As I enter my […]
Sentinel Capital Partners acquires L2 Brands
November 23rd, 2022
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, today announced the acquisition of L2 Brands, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of custom apparel and headwear for the collegiate, destination and leisure, and corporate markets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. With a heritage dating back more than 30 […]
AATCC presents textile awards
October 27th, 2022
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) presented several awards at the recent AATCC Textile Discovery Summit in Charlotte, NC, USA. The awards recognize achievement and service across all aspects of the textile community. To learn more about each award, view past winners, or nominate a future recipient, visit www.aatcc.org/awards. J.W. Weaver Paper […]
BASF commits $780 Million for chemical plant expansion
July 29th, 2022
BASF announced a final investment decision on a $780 million project to double production capacity at its chemical manufacturing complex in Ascension Parish, marking the beginning of the third and final phase of an expansion plan announced in 2018. Counting all three expansion phases and other site investments, BASF will retain more than 1,000 existing […]
Insempra announces Solena Materials investment
July 27th, 2022
Insempra, a biology-powered company enabling businesses to make superior products in partnership with nature, announces a strategic investment in Solena Materials Ltd. (‘Solena’), a synthetic biology company. Solena, a spin-out from Imperial College London, develops synthetic proteins for high-performance clothing fibers. The investment will allow Insempra, formerly Origin.Bio, to accelerate its strategy of harnessing new […]
Jake Ritchie joins Herculite Products
July 26th, 2022
Herculite Products Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of high performance and custom fabrics is pleased to announce that Jake Ritchie has been hired as Midwest Regional Manager for the Direct Sales team. Jake Ritchie joins the Herculite sales team with over four years of B2B sales support. Jake received a degree in Business Management from […]
Accelerating Circularity Europe launches polyester textile-to-textile trials
July 22nd, 2022
Accelerating Circularity’s mission is to design and implement commercial systems in which textile waste is repurposed as raw material through reuse and recycling, and therefore ensure that they are not incinerated or sent to landfills. For the last year, Accelerating Circularity Europe has been working with their European Steering Committee, Spent Textile, and Brand & […]
Demand for automotive technical textiles growing
July 21st, 2022
Photo: iStock. Demand for technical textiles in the automotive market is growing as new applications emerge and manufacturers strive to increase comfort, improve safety and reduce weight, according to "Profiles of five major automotive technical textiles manufacturers," a 20-page report from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence. The average weight of textile materials now […]