KARL MAYER North America’s second Textile Innovation Conference will take place June 25 to 27 at KARL MAYER North America’s headquarters in Greensboro, N.C. The event is primarily aimed at brands, designers and manufacturers within the textile industry. Textile supply chain partners and R&D specialists will also benefit from the conference topics, as the industry is in a state of transition, challenged by deeply intertwined overseas supply chains, limited domestic manufacturing capabilities and sustainability constraint measures. Additionally, overseas companies that exploit the “de minimis” tax loophole, especially ultra-fast fashion players avoid U.S. taxes by dividing their shipments into many small packages of limited value. In doing so, they are driving many U.S. textile mills to permanently close their operations.