Accelerating Circularity launches Cellulosic textile-to-textile trials in Europe

March 15, 2023  |  Company News, News

Accelerating Circularity is an action-oriented nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling at a commercial scale through a collaborative, stakeholder-led approach. In mid-2022, they launched Polyester textile-to-textile trials and have been working to define the products and value chains for c…
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Mezger Inc. becomes Reiners & Fürst distributor

March 13, 2023  |  Company News, News

Mezger Inc. announced that they are now the official distributor for Reiners + Fűrst rings and travellers in North America. R+F is a family-owned German company, now in its third generation. This allows them to plan for the long-term while enabling them to make important decisions in the short term…
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Nassimi announces PFAS-free fabrics

March 9, 2023  |  Company News, News

Nassimi – a textile manufacturer and pioneer in sustainable performance upholstery materials – continues to lead the industry toward higher product standards with a move to eradicate Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from all new production. As the first textile company to produce phtha…
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U.S. producers to plant 17% less cotton in 2023

March 8, 2023  |  Industry News, News

U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 11.4 million cotton acres this spring, down 17.0 percent from 2022, according to the National Cotton Council’s 42nd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. Upland cotton intentions are 11.2 million acres, down 17.3 percent from 2022, while extra-long s…
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Retold Recycling awarded $300,000

March 3, 2023  |  Industry News

 Retold Recycling – a convenient and sustainable textile recycling start-up – has received a $300,000 deal in exchange for a 25% stake in their company from famed Shark, Mark Cuban. Retold Recycling empowers consumers by making it easy and convenient to responsib…
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Manufacturing PMI at 47.7%

March 2, 2023  |  Industry News, News

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the fourth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Timothy R…
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Archroma acquires Huntsman Textile Effects

March 1, 2023  |  Company News, News

Archroma announced the closing of the acquisition of the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation. When the Huntsman Textile Effects acquisition was first announced in August 2022, Archroma Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Heike van de Kerkhof called the transaction a “merger of equal…
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Oritain, Cone Denim partner for traceable denim

February 24, 2023  |  Company News, News

Cone Denim, part of the Elevate Textiles group of companies, and Oritain use cutting-edge forensic science to detect naturally occurring trace elements and isotopes that are intrinsic properties of the fabric that can be verified back to its source. Cone Denim announced an extension of this world-le…
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