NEWS & EVENTS

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December for the 10th consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report. Textile...

For more than a century, a textile plant in rural Virginia spun yarn and jobs out of American cotton. Now that 109-year run is ending, with the company pointing a finger not at foreign rivals or automation, but at what it calls an "unsustainable energy model." The...

Join industry leaders, innovators, and researchers for the AATCC Coloration Conference, February 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...

Mars Materials, Inc. PBC™, a public benefit corporation working to store captured carbon dioxide into everyday products, announced a major manufacturing breakthrough. Working with textile experts at The Textile Innovation Engine of North Carolina and North Carolina...

In this discussion, Jennifer Guarino, President and CEO of ISAIC*, talks with Cary Sherburne about the problem of the current fashion business model which is rife with overproduction. Reducing overproduction is within the control of brands if only they have the...

Marta Miller is the owner of Lefty Production Co*. and Stitch Texas, with a career spanning both domestic and international fashion production. She began her journey interning with British designer Matthew Williamson and Hollywood costume designer Debra McGuire.  ...

In this annual Review & Forecast, eTextileCommunications invited a cross section of textile and apparel leaders to put 2025 in plain terms and share what they were seeing as 2026 unfolded. Their responses traced a familiar mix of headwinds and determination:...

If 2025 was the year of tariff policy, 2026 is slated to become the year of enforcement. The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has been readying itself for months to begin seriously cracking down on violators of trade laws – namely, the “reciprocal”...

The U.S. has collected more than $1 billion in duty revenue from over 246 million low-cost shipments in 2025 after phasing out the de minimis exemption, per a Dec. 17 announcement from Customs and Border Protection.  ...

In 2025, the U.S. manufacturing industry faced a challenging economic environment: from inflation and cost of goods on the rise to low employment numbers and economical strife. Yet, despite these challenges, there are opportunities for U.S. manufacturers on the...