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Valcourt Group acquires AwnClean USA

February 1st, 2024

The Valcourt Group, a provider of window cleaning, waterproofing, and facade restoration services for commercial properties, announced its recent acquisition of woman-owned AwnClean USA, based in Tampa, Florida. This strategic move maintains the momentum Valcourt has been building to strengthen its position as an industry leader in exterior commercial building services while expanding its presence within […]

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Advanced Textiles Expo 2023 Show Stoppers

December 1st, 2023

The winners of the Advanced Textiles Expo 2023 Show Stoppers were announced today as the show kicked off in Orlando, FL. The Show Stopper Awards are designed to recognize the most popular new products each year from Advanced Textiles Expo (formerly IFAI Expo) exhibitors. The awards acknowledge the newest, most innovative, useful and exciting, effective, […]

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China Association for Spatial Structure of China Steel Construction Association celebrates 30th anniversary

December 1st, 2023

On October 13-16, 2023, the 8th National Member Congress and the 18th National Space Structure Technology Exchange Conference of China Association for Spatial Structure of China Steel Construction Association were successfully held in Shanghai, and the 30th anniversary celebration of China Association for Spatial Structure was grandly held. Nearly 600 delegates from universities, research institutes, […]

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Glen Raven announces new structure

July 1st, 2023

Photo: Glen Raven Custom Fabrics LLC Glen Raven recently introduced an updated operating structure that creates even greater focus on each of the key fabric markets it serves. The company has combined its fabric brands, including Sunbrella®, GlenGuard®, Dickson®, Sur Last® and others, under a new Glen Raven Material Solutions Group. Within the group, the […]

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Bio-tech dyes

March 1st, 2023

A technician blends bacterial strains that will create a dye. Upper right: Biological samples are grown in the laboratory and then fermented on a large scale in tanks. Photos: Colorifix Biological samples are grown in the laboratory and then fermented on a large scale in tanks. Fabric dyeing is one of the more polluting industrial […]

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USIFI, NFI to merge

March 1st, 2023

The U.S. Industrial Fabrics Institute and the Narrow Fabrics Institute, both divisions of the Advanced Textiles Association, are merging into one larger group. The new divisions will be known as the U.S. Industrial and Narrow Fabrics Institute (USINFI). NFI and USIFI have partnered in advocacy work and the Outlook Conference for more than 20 years, […]

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Accelerating Circularity launches textile recycling directory

March 1st, 2023

If they aren’t recycled, discarded textiles are often incinerated or end up in a landfill like this one. Photo: Creative Commons Accelerating Circularity is an action-oriented nonprofit focused on scaling textile-to-textile recycling through a collaborative approach. The mission is to create new supply chains and business models to turn spent textiles into mainstream raw materials […]

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Jennifer Knight named as deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods and materials

April 1st, 2022

The Biden Administration has appointed Jennifer Knight to the office of deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods and materials at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Knight will oversee the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), the Office of Materials Industries and the Office of Consumer Goods within the International Trade Administration’s Industry and Analysis […]

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From Bauhaus to your house

April 1st, 2020

Bauhaus designers Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers were masters of composition whose geometric designs are on trend in 2020. Photos: TOP: Gunta Stölzl: Design for a Wallhanging,” ca. 1920–1926; Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London watercolor, pencil, ink, Gouache. © Stölzl Estate. BOTTOM: Designtex. The Bauhaus was an art school founded in Germany in […]

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Textile origami for space habitats

April 1st, 2019

So, you move to Mars—now where are you going to live? As a matter of fact, there is innovative work being done on that subject. A design team is working on the MoonMars project—architecture plans for smart human habitats and research stations on other planets. They are experimenting with origami and high-performance textiles to create […]

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