Image: Organic Cotton Accelerator The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has launched its Organic Cotton Training Curriculum (OCTC), a training resource for Turkish farmers and field teams. The OCA is a multi-stakeholder organization with a mission of creating a transparent organic cotton supply chain. The curriculum incorporates best practices in organic cotton farming and tailors them [...]
Katie Brinkman. Image: Hohenstein Medical Hohenstein Medical, a division of Hohenstein Laboratories and provider of testing, research and certification services for medical devices, has hired Katie Brinkman as its biocompatibility program manager. In this role, Brinkman will lead the development and strategic positioning of Hohenstein Medical’s device biocompatibility program, with a focus on chemical characterization, [...]
Julian Sponseller. Image: Herculite® Herculite® Products Inc. announced that Julian Sponseller has been hired as the western regional manager for the direct sales team. Sponseller will oversee the Midwest region of the direct sales team, engaging with clients in the automotive, custom-engineered solutions, health care, agriculture, and tent and structure industries. Sponseller graduated from the [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Aug. 29 that the tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by President Donald Trump are illegal. The court ruled in favor of a group of 12 other attorneys general from states including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New [...]
Image: The Look Company The Look Company, a visual branding provider for retail, sports and events, has completed the acquisition of OAI + Rainier, a visual branding and manufacturing company. The acquisition includes nearly all assets created by the 2022 merger of OAI and Rainier Industries, including two U.S.-based manufacturing facilities in Tampa, Fla., and Seattle, [...]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills into law Aug. 15 related to the phase-out of PFAS in a variety of products. These included the PFAS Reduction Act (HB 2516) and the Deputy Chief Pete Bendinelli PFAS PPE Act (HB 2409). The PFAS Reduction Act bans the sale, manufacture and distribution of intentionally added PFAS [...]
Image: Fisher Textiles Fisher Textiles, a digital printing fabric supplier and PRINTING United Alliance corporate supplier member, announced that the company has received three 2025 Pinnacle Awards, recognizing the company’s accomplishments in the Media—Textile— Canvas, Media—Textile—Flag, and Media—Textile—Framing Systems (Backlit) categories. The GF4303 Eco Canvas, winner of Media—Textile—Canvas, is a U.S.-made 65% polyester/35% cotton blend [...]
Image: Herculite® Herculite® Products Inc., a high-performance and custom fabrics manufacturer, announced the promotion of Mike Stephenson as the new director of manufacturing. Stephenson joined Herculite in 2010 and has worked within manufacturing for the past 15 years. In his most recent role as production manager at Herculite, he has played a key role in [...]
General Recycled® (GR) has announced that its patented aramid recycling technology played a pivotal role in the development of Monterey Textiles' new Eco-Fyre® fabric, which was honored with the Innovation Award for Sustainability at the 2025 Network Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) annual conference. "Monterey's success with Eco-Fyre underscores the value and potential [...]
Fabric Forge, a textile lab and entrepreneurship center, had its grand opening May 21 in Houston, Texas. Fabric Forge's mission is to help address challenges faced by residents of the Gulfton and Sharpstown neighborhoods.Connect Community, a non-profit organization working to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty in the Gulfton and Sharpstown neighborhoods, says the opening [...]
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