NEWS & EVENTS

U.S. manufacturing expanded for the ninth consecutive month in September, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI registering 54.5%, down slightly from 54.6% in August. New orders and employment strengthened, while production continued to grow, but textile mills were among...

IND HEMP is investing in a new secondary fiber processing line at its Fort Benton, Montana, facility to move domestically produced hemp closer to ready-to-spin quality. The equipment will provide opening, cleaning and cottonizing capabilities, allowing processed hemp...

Artificial intelligence, robotics, automation and augmented reality are increasingly finding their way onto textile manufacturing floors. Specialty Fabrics Review examines how companies are using digital technologies to improve safety, accelerate R&D, preserve...

Three Vietnamese factories with longstanding ties to China’s Esquel Group have continued shipping cotton apparel to the U.S. despite Esquel being added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List in 2024. Citing a Reuters investigation, Freedom United...

Hohenstein has earned registration under the European Union’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, an environmental management standard that goes beyond ISO 14001 requirements. The textile testing and research organization will publicly report its environmental...

Greensboro, N.C.-based UNIFI has introduced two new performance yarn technologies aimed at giving textile brands and manufacturers greater design flexibility. Cofira combines the aesthetics and comfort of spun yarn with the functionality of filament yarn and can...

Milliken & Company has achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver Version 5.0 for its global carpet portfolio, reinforcing the company’s longstanding commitment to material health, product circularity, and sustainability leadership. The certification provides...

Parkdale Inc. has expanded its portfolio of sustainable textile technologies through subsidiary Parkdale Advanced Materials’ acquisition of full ownership of CiCLO technology. The biodegradable textile ingredient is designed to reduce the persistence of microplastic...

A new generation of U.S. textile and apparel manufacturers is testing whether automation, advanced technology and more agile production can make domestic manufacturing competitive again. The Forbes report looks at companies in Vermont and New Hampshire, along with...

SEAMS brought the U.S. sewn products industry together in New Orleans for a Fall Networking Conference focused on the technologies, economic forces and manufacturing strategies shaping the domestic supply chain. From artificial intelligence and automation to...