NEWS & EVENTS

YKK Corporation announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated that YKK’s long-term goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by FY2050 conforms with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. The net-zero...

This fall, AATCC individual members elected their 2025-2026 President and Interest Group Board of Directors representatives. Election results were announced at the AATCC Annual Meeting, preceding the Technical Committee on Research (TCR) meeting November 13, 2024. All...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released “Adapting Trade Policy for Supply Chain Resilience: Responding to Today’s Global Economic Challenges,” a series of six policy papers on trade and investment policy initiatives that promote...

Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company for U.S. cotton growers and importers, is pleased to announce the appointment of William Kimbrell as its new Chief Executive Officer and President. Kimbrell assumed the role.  ...

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and the National Chamber of the Textile Industry (CANAINTEX) commend the Mexican government for its decisive action to curb the flow of illegal and subsidized apparel products from Asia that evade tariffs and...

For our annual Review & Forecast feature, a number of textile and apparel producers and their suppliers responding to our survey reported mixed results for 2024, but most seem optimistic for an upturn this year. Numerous challenges such as inflation, unfair trade...

America’s military men and women depend on a robust domestic defense textile production base to supply them with uniforms and hundreds of other essential items. But a newly released government defense report is shedding light on critical vulnerabilities in the U.S....

Walmart aisles are piled high with goods this holiday season, but one item sticks out: cotton T-shirts that were made in America and cost $12.98. The U.S. is awash in a sea of cheap imports that has destroyed much of the domestic apparel industry. In 2023, less than...

The U.S. Department of Commerce said in October that the U.S. economy remained strong with an increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) and a rise in wages and consumer spending. On a half-yearly basis, between January and June 2024, the U.S. imports of textiles...

MSC Resource Library Manager Tanya Wade will lead this session, which will cover how entrepreneurs and businesses can proceed with developing and producing a textile or apparel product here in the United States. Topics include domestic material sourcing options and...