Trivantage®, Burlington, N.C., has expanded its product offerings for designers and workrooms to include: sewing machine accessories; hand tools; cutting tools; threads; invisible zippers; clasps, needles and pins; tapes; and fabrics.
Paris-based traceability platform TextileGenesis — a Lectra Group company — announced a partnership with the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), which will enable the traceability of cellulose fibers from responsibly managed forests.
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., reports its BAM-1 recombinant spider
silk hybrids are now in production after successful production trials.
Online visitor registration is open for ITMA Asia + CITME, which will take place October 14-18, 2024, at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai, China. Attendees that preregister can take advantage of an early bird rate until October 13. To register, visit itmaasia.com.
Avient Corp., Kennesaw, Ga., recently launched Rutland™ Evolve™ Bio Plastisol™ inks, which contain more than 50 percent bio-derived content, for the screen printing industry.
Eight students from North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles recently participated in a week-long tour of production sites in Vietnam. South Korea-based Hansae Co. Ltd. organized the “Summer Tour of Hansae” as part of an industry-academia collaboration between the company and the university.
Spartanburg, S.C.-based Milliken & Company was recognized as one of the 2024 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces, a list released by Newsweek in collaboration with the Best Practice Institute. Companies were evaluated based on a range of criteria including employee engagement, leadership, company values and the overall environment as assessed by polled employees.
IACMI — The Composites Institute has added a state-of-the-art fiber sizing line from Cincinnati-based Michelman Inc. at the IACMI Collaboration Facility in Knoxville, Tenn.
South Korea-based Hyosung TNC recently joined the Textile Exchange, Lamesa, Texas, as a partner-level member.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Lee® recently introduced its first golf collection for men.
Datacolor®, Lawrenceville, N.J., recently issued significant software portfolio updates including the integration of Colibri® support and enhancements to its color matching and quality control tools.
Registration is now open for the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) 2024 Textile Discovery Summit, which will be held in Savannah, Ga., October 6-8. For more information and to register, visit aatcc.org/summit/.
The Association of the Nonwovens Fabric Industry (INDA), Cary, N.C., recently released the 11th edition of its North American Nonwovens Supply Report. The 2024 report offers data on key metrics including capacity, production, operating rates and regional trade through 2023.
China-based FixDye selected a polycondensation system from Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering Co. Ltd. — a subsidiary of Germany-based Oerlikon Barmag — to expand its capacity for recycled dope-dyed filament yarns.
Portugal-based Tearfil Textile Yarns recently inaugurated a research and development line for Finland-based Spinnova Plc’s SPINNOVA® fiber. The spinning line was provided by Switzerland-based Rieter Group .In other Spinnova news, Luhta Sportswear Co.’s Rukka brand introduced a T-shirt made using 29-percent Spinnova fiber, 6-percent cotton and 3-percent elastane.
After four years of R&D efforts, Israel-based Sonovia Ltd. and Italy-based PureDenim S.r.l. have unveiled the first jeans collection made using Sonovia’s sustainable dyeing technology.
Cincinnati-based Standard Textile was named a 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company Gold Standard winner. The award recognizes the achievements of U.S.-based private companies and the successes of their management teams.
AmorSui, Philadelphia, has expanded its product line with the addition of lab coats in men’s and women’s sizes, fire-resistant clothing, and isolation gowns that are all reusable and recyclable.
2024 Quarterly Volume III
