Una Terra invests $2 million in Another Tomorrow 

March 12, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Una Terra, a Zurich, Switzerland-based early growth impact investment manager, announced that it is investing $2 million in Another Tomorrow, a B-Corp-certified sustainable luxury ready-to-wear collection and platform, as part of their Series A financing round. Una Terra, also a B-Corp, is comm…
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Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole launches

March 11, 2024  |  Industry News, News

The Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole launched March 6, representing thousands of voices, from the families of victims of fentanyl fatalities and nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations to labor unions, domestic law enforcement associations, domestic manufacturers and business associations.…
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Lab registration open for AATCC 2024 Proficiency Testing Programs

March 8, 2024  |  Industry News, News

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) announced that labs can now register for all 2024 AATCC Proficiency Testing Programs (PTPs). The next registration deadline is March 15 for the April Antibacterial Properties program. PTPs support certification and continuous impro…
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Rivercyclon DW receives drinking water standard AS/NZS 4020:2018 certification

March 7, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Rivertex, a global textile supplier, announced the release of its new Rivercyclon® DW drinking water range, which received certification to Australian and New Zealand drinking water standard 4020:2018. The certification validates that the Rivercyclon 385 DW, Rivercyclon 455 DW and Rivercyclon 595 D…
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IFDA Educational Foundation announces design student scholarships for 2024

March 6, 2024  |  Industry News, News

The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) Educational Foundation announced that applications are now open for nine scholarships for design students. Applications are open until March 31, 2024. This year, the nine scholarships available total $20,500. “These scholarships confirm o…
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Accelerating Circularity and Performance Days partner to launch rPolyester database

March 4, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Accelerating Circularity, a nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling systems at commercial scale, and Performance Days are partnering to launch the Reality Zone™ rPolyester at Messe München on March 20– 21, 2024 in Munich, Germany, at the Performance Days Functional Fabric Fair. The Re…
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Manufacturing Solutions Center visited by Cabinet official

February 28, 2024  |  Industry News

On Wednesday, Feb. 21 Arati Prabhakar, Ph.D., director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, toured the Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C. and participated in a roundtable discussion about the future of textiles and the pos…
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Amy Bircher appointed to advisory committee by President Biden

February 26, 2024  |  ATA News, Industry News, News, People

President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint nine individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, including former Advanced Textiles Association chairman Amy Bircher Bruyn. The advisory committee provides overall policy advice to the U.S. Trade Representati…
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RISE 2024: Call for presentations and award nominations

February 23, 2024  |  Industry News, News

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) announced a call for presentations and award nominations for the RISE® (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics) Conference. RISE will be held October 1–2, 2024, at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State Univ…
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OFPANZ announces name change

February 21, 2024  |  Company News, Industry News, News

The Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand (OFPANZ) announced that the association’s name will gradually change to Advanced Textiles Association New Zealand (ATA NZ) over the next year. The executive board finalized the name change this month after it was initially approved by OFPANZ m…
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