Textiles
The New School to Open ‘Making Center’ for Array of Design Disciplines
The plan was unveiled Monday at a press conference for the inaugural New York Textile Month.
Christy Turlington Burns Celebrates Minted Pop-up Opening
To inaugurate this week's opening of Minted's first foray into brick and mortar, founder Miriam Naficy…
Eastman Chemical Sells Interest in Acetate Joint Venture With Solvay
The transaction allows Eastman to eliminate costs associated with the excess cellulose acetate flake capacity…
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New York Textiles Month Planned for September to Boost Interest in an Ailing Industry
Li Edelkoort is doing what she can to try to help revive the textiles industry, which she sees as an…
Turkish Textile Industry Capitalizing on Syrian Refugee Crisis
Turkey's textile and apparel industry is capitalizing on the Syrian refugee crisis by employing — and often…
Delta Apparel to Shut Up Shop in North Carolina
North Carolina's economy got some bad news Thursday.
Lenzing Scores in First Quarter, Adds Denim Blog
Lenzing has launched Carved in Blue, a blog that delves into the inner workings and innovations of the denim…
Senate Passes Bill Reforming Tariff Relief Process, Sends to President
Bill will help U.S. brands, retailers and textile producers gain duty savings on imported products and inputs.
Unifi Hits the Road for Nationwide Recycling Effort
To increase understanding of what happens to plastic bottles and to empower individuals to choose the…
U.S., EU Negotiators Downplay Leaked T-TIP Documents
Leaked documents reveal that U.S. appears to be seeking longer duty phaseouts for some textiles, footwear and…
Eastman Fiber Unit Sales, Earnings Off in Quarter
In the fibers division, sales in the quarter fell 1.4 percent to $280 million from $284 million.
Sciessent Expands Bluesign Partnership
Furthering a mission toward environmental sustainability, Sciessent's PFC-free Curb durable water repellent…
House Passes Bill Reforming Tariff Relief Process
Textile producers, brands and retailers stand to benefit from the bill.
Area, Dropel Team Up on Hydrophobic T-Shirts
New York-based ready-to-wear label Area has teamed up with Dropel on a collection of unisex, liquid-repellent…
Obama Administration Considers Duty Benefits for Nepal
Nepal, devastated by a major earthquake last spring, could get assistance in the form of duty benefits from…