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Una Terra invests $2 million in Another Tomorrow 

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 committed to scaling circular economy solutions addressing biodiversity loss and climate change. Luca Zerbini, [...]

By |2024-03-12T11:17:32-05:00March 12, 2024|

Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole launches

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.   The coalition was formed to amplify the urgent need to reform a loophole in federal [...]

By |2024-03-18T09:37:13-05:00March 11, 2024|

Lab registration open for AATCC 2024 Proficiency Testing Programs

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 improvement initiatives for textile laboratories and allow labs to compare results with hundreds of other labs [...]

By |2024-03-08T13:02:38-06:00March 8, 2024|

IFDA Educational Foundation announces design student scholarships for 2024

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 our belief in supporting today’s students and enhancing public awareness of design through educational and philanthropic [...]

By |2024-03-06T14:55:32-06:00March 6, 2024|

Accelerating Circularity and Performance Days partner to launch rPolyester database

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 Reality Zone™ rPolyester brings together the industry’s polyester recyclers and fabric producers capable [...]

By |2024-03-04T13:18:56-06:00March 4, 2024|

Manufacturing Solutions Center visited by Cabinet official

Arati Prabhakar, Ph.D., visits the Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC) in Hickory, N.C. Feb. 21, 2024. Image: MSC 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 [...]

By |2024-02-28T14:43:56-06:00February 28, 2024|

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announces new spider silk production facility in Vietnam

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc.'s Monster Silk®, which is spun by lines of transgenic silkworms and composed of a combination of spider silk protein and silkworm silk protein. Image: Kraig Labs Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. announced that it has taken possession of a new recombinant spider silk production center in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. The new [...]

By |2024-02-27T11:24:51-06:00February 27, 2024|

Amy Bircher appointed to advisory committee by President Biden

Amy Bircher at IFAI Expo 2021 in Nashville, Tenn. 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 Representative on matters in connection [...]

By |2024-02-28T10:28:11-06:00February 26, 2024|

RISE 2024: Call for presentations and award nominations

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 University in Raleigh, N.C. RISE is a two-day conference presenting [...]

By |2024-02-23T13:29:01-06:00February 23, 2024|

Milliken & Company names Bethany Smith chief human resources officer 

Bethany Smith, Milliken & Company's new senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Milliken & Company announced Bethany Smith as its senior vice president and chief human resources officer, overseeing all human resource matters on behalf of the global manufacturer. Smith has served as interim chief human resources officer since October 2023, stepping into the position upon [...]

By |2024-02-22T15:46:05-06:00February 22, 2024|
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