Textile News

• Rich Gojdics To Lead National Safety Apparel’s Industrial Sales Team
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — January 17, 2022 — Rich Gojdics has been named senior vice president of Industrial Sales at National Safety Apparel (NSA). Rich joined NSA through the recent acquisition of Enespro LLC where he held the position of vice president, Business Development. In his 27 years in the protective apparel industry, Gojdics has successfully […]
• Apparel Impact Institute Welcomes Senior Director Of Programs Tamara Wulf
  SAN FRANCISCO — January 20, 2022 — Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), an organization for driving scalable solutions for the apparel and footwear industry, welcomed Tamara Wulf as senior director of programs, effective January 16, 2022. At Aii, Wulf will oversee deployment of initiatives that deliver impact reductions from apparel and footwear production. In particular, she […]
• Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Closes Additional Funding Agreement
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. —  Jan. 20, 2022 — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. (Kraig Labs), the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, announces the completion of an additional $3 million funding agreement with Yorkville Advisors. These additional funds, together with those from the previously announced transactions, account for an $8 million […]
• Sateri Completes Higg Facility Social and Labor Module Assessment For Responsible Manufacturing
  SHANGHAI, China — January 24,  2022 — All of Sateri’s five viscose mills in China have undergone independent evaluation of their social and labour practices, having completed the Higg Facility Social and Labour Module (FSLM) audit and achieved a consistent high score of above 80%. A member of the RGE group of companies, Sateri is […]
• Asahi Kasei To Produce Acrylonitrile Using Biomass-Derived Raw Material; Subsidiary Tongsuh Petrochemical Becomes First Acrylonitrile Manufacturer In Asia To Acquire ISCC PLUS Certification
  DÜSSELDORF, Germany — January 25, 2022 — Asahi Kasei has announced that on October 21, 2021, Tong-suh Petrochemical Corp. Ltd. (TSPC), a wholly owned subsidiary in South Korea, acquired the widely recognized international certification ISCC PLUS for its acrylonitrile (AN) as a sustainable product, and production of AN using biomass propylene is scheduled to begin […]
• Yamazaki Home Launches Brand New Website Redesign
  NEW YORK CITY — January 25, 2022 — On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, Yamazaki Home launched a brand new, redesigned website. The new site elevates the user shopping experience. The refresh places particular emphasis on Yamazaki Home’s various collections, the breadth of its product assortment, customer reviews, and a blog, Yamazaki Stories, which has also […]
• Mannington Commercial Introduces New Director Of Sustainability
  CALHOUN, Ga. — January 24, 2022 — Mannington Commercial announces the hire of Shane Totten to the newly created role of director of sustainability. Totten will work with industry partners on sustainability initiatives, product research and design, and sales and marketing by facilitating transformative thinking to shape the built environment and its impact on people […]
• 2022 Marine Fabricators Conference: Energy, Excitement And Relief
  ROSEVILLE, Minn. — January 25, 2022 — After a year’s hiatus, the 2022 Marine Fabricators Conference that took place January 13-15, 2022, at Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms, S.C., came roaring back with laughter, learning and gratitude. With a total of 220 attendees, a record 90 first-time attendees and 46 exhibitors, conference-goers […]
• College Student Launches Better Place Brands — A Collection Of Coffee & Apparel Businesses Benefitting 130 Dog Rescue Organizations, Nationwide
  CLEVELAND — January 25, 2022 — Oliver Carson, a 2018 graduate of Cleveland’s Villa Angela-Saint Joseph’s High School and a Religious Scholar at Chaminade University of Honolulu, has announced the formation of Better Place Brands, a collection of 12 businesses supporting 130 dog shelters and rescue organizations across the United States. “Better Place Brands creates […]
• Retail Industry Legend Lisa Bougie Joins Makersights Board Of Directors
  SAN FRANCISCO — January 25, 2022 — MakerSights, a retail technology company empowering consumer-obsessed brands to deliver products people love while dramatically reducing waste, announced today that Lisa Bougie has joined its board of directors as the first independent board member alongside the company’s founders, Dan Leahy and Matt Field, as well as Monica Varman, […]