NEWS & EVENTS

Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, announced that Elizabeth K. Ren (Liz) has joined the company as head of Corporate Development and Strategy. Ren is based out of Elevate's global headquarters...

The Slow Fashion Caucus is advocating for fashion and textiles industry leaders to be part of policy discussions. Six members of Congress have requested US President Joe Biden to include fashion and textiles representatives in the White House Task Force on Climate and...

The textile and apparel industries have made significant strides in recent years to advance efforts to reduce the amount of potentially harmful chemicals used in the manufacturing process. Another effort toward sustainability in the sector involves a growing number of...

Textile and apparel imports totaled 8.36 billion square meter equivalents in June, up 0.8 percent from May but down 0.7 percent from a year earlier. Textile imports totaled 6.33 billion SME, unchanged for the month and down 0.5 percent from the previous year, while...

South Carolina has largely shed its textile label, remaking itself into a state known for automotive and aerospace manufacturing. But the Palmetto State still has upwards of 200 locations that the state’s Commerce Department categorizes as textile manufacturing...

MMI Textiles* announced that Doug McBurney has recently joined the company as global procurement executive. McBurney brings with him a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the textile industry. His journey began with degrees in Textile Chemistry from...

AATCC’s* Executive Search Committee is seeking a new AATCC* Executive Director. AATCC’s* Board of Directors has authorized an Executive Search Committee to seek out a new Executive Director for the 100-year-old association.  ...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the fourth consecutive month and the 20th time in the last 21 months, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. Textile Mills were among 10 industries...

National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas issued the following statement on August 1 commending Senator Graham (R-SC) and Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) for introducing the bipartisan “Protecting American Industry and Labor from...

Apex Mills*, a premier USA manufacturer of specialty fabric solutions, announced the launch of OutStretch™, a revolutionary new collection of textiles targeting the high-performance needs of the apparel industry.  ...