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Sage Automotive Interiors, NFW partner

Sage Automotive Interiors has partnered with Peoria, Ill.-based startup, NFW, a producer of a plastic-free, plant-based leather alternative for car interiors. This strategic partnership between Sage Automotive Interiors, part of the Asahi Kasei Group, and NFW, a leading global provider of innovative and functional materials for the automotive interior — enables another major step to [...]

By |2023-10-24T14:39:37-05:00October 24, 2023|

Prestige Foam acquired by VPC Group

VPC Group, a leader in the production of both foam and fiber materials, has successfully acquired the assets of Klaussner's subsidiary, Prestige Foam, as part of Klaussner's asset liquidation. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in VPC Group's growth strategy, enabling them to expand their foam pouring and fabrication footprint beyond its historical origins of [...]

By |2023-10-23T05:52:18-05:00October 23, 2023|

HeiQ AeoniQ joins Canopy, commits to forest protection

HeiQ AeoniQ becomes an active brand partner of the Canopy initiative with eleven other companies to address the growing climate and biodiversity crises by committing to keep Ancient and Endangered Forests out of our man-made cellulosic fiber supply chain. The commitments that HeiQ AeoniQ™ is making are part of solutions-driven non-profit Canopy’s Pack4Good and CanopyStyle [...]

By |2023-10-20T07:03:04-05:00October 20, 2023|

Loomia Technologies joins Smart Textile Alliance Supplier Network

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Loomia creates innovation in smart products and related data services for the smart fabrics sector. Photo: Loomia. Loomia Technologies is now a trusted supplier in the Smart Textile Alliance Network. London-based Smart Textile Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with three core principles: Promoting Smart Textile innovation by sharing informative articles, interviews, webinars and [...]

By |2023-10-19T11:41:04-05:00October 19, 2023|

Sattler announces new sales manager

Sattler Outdura, a division of The Sattler Group, Austria, has hired Amy Smith as regional sales manager for the Casual Furniture division. Smith joins Outdura with a strong industry background working as senior sales manager, business development specialist and sales executive in previous positions with Outward, Inc., Culp and Vision Fabrics as a director of [...]

By |2023-10-16T10:39:50-05:00October 18, 2023|

MacFarlands Events opens new facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia

MacFarlands Events, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has opened a new facility at 461 Higney Ave. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to serve the Atlantic Canadian event community. Situated on a 5.8-acre lot, the 21,000-sq.-ft. facility features a showroom, offices and warehouse area. MacFarlands Events has serviced Atlantic Canada’s event industry for more than six decades with [...]

By |2023-10-18T06:07:50-05:00October 18, 2023|

Herculite Products named one of best places to work

Herculite Products Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced that it has been selected by the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business as one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2023. Best Places to Work in PA identifies, recognizes, and honors the best places of employment [...]

By |2023-10-10T06:27:07-05:00October 10, 2023|

Cotton Egypt Association, Better Cotton inaugurate renewed strategic partnership

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), the organisation responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide, inaugurated the launch of their renewed strategic partnership at a multi-stakeholder event in Cairo on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Uniting key stakeholders from across the cotton sector in Egypt and beyond, the [...]

By |2023-10-06T07:28:36-05:00October 6, 2023|

PEAK Event Services announces Events Unlimited as newest division

PEAK Event Services, an event and tent rental provider in the Northeast, announced that Events Unlimited, of Saugerties, N.Y., will now be a Division of PEAK Event Services. Events Unlimited is Hudson Valley’s premier tent and event rental since 2003. With 7 locations spanning across New England and Florida, this acquisition signifies our expansion to [...]

By |2023-10-05T06:07:53-05:00October 5, 2023|

FIBRE52 achieves ZDHC certification

After months of rigorous testing, the Fibre52™ cotton Prepare for Dye (PFD) and dye biochemistries have been certified by ZDHC and are now on the ZDHC list of approved chemistries. Established in 2015, ZDHC — which stands for Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals — is dedicated to working with brands, suppliers, solution providers and chemical [...]

By |2023-10-04T05:52:51-05:00October 4, 2023|
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