NEWS & EVENTS

“Trump’s tariffs” were a hot topic among apparel and shoe executives at last week’s American Apparel & Footwear Association Executive Summit in Washington, D.C. AAFA president and chief executive officer Steve Lamar kicked off the summit with remarks calling out...

Ravel, a textile recycling startup based in Seattle, recently closed its preseed funding round. The round was led by At One Ventures, with significant participation from Collateral Good and backed by Collaborative Fund, Climate Capital, Betterway Ventures and...

New data shows how appetite for reshoring manufacturing has dwindled, and softening sustainability legislation will likely see it taper off even faster. Can a new era of trade policy and consumer demand for domestic brands create the conditions for investing in a more...

The dream to restart premium denim manufacturing in the U.S. is up for auction. The property of Vidalia Mills, the vertical denim mill that opened in Vidalia, La. in 2018, is scheduled to go up for auction by the Concordia Parish sheriff’s office on April 9, according...

Circ, the U.S.-based pioneer in textile-to-textile recycling, has closed its latest investment round led by Taranis through its Carbon Ventures fund, with continued support from existing strategic investors, including Inditex, one of the world’s largest fashion...

Following the successful launch of circular products at Target, another milestone in textile-to-textile recycling has landed in the market: the Wrangler x Accelerating Circularity jeans, now available at Walmart. This launch showcases the viability of integrating...

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber to finished sewn products, issued the following statement on March 7 from President and CEO Kim Glas regarding President Donald Trump’s one-month...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded for the second month in a row in February after 26 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The five industries reporting...

The year 2025 sees Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas gather the best of the U.S. technical textiles and sewn products industries in Atlanta. Now fully settled into its new odd year schedule, Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas 2025 will...

In the ever-evolving textile ecosystem, industry-focused education remains a critical piece of the puzzle. In the United States, issues including supply chain, sustainability and onshoring/nearshoring remain top of mind for educators working to teach and skill-up the...