SUMMIT, N.J. — April 22, 2024 — Boll & Branch, a luxury bedding and home decor brand, introduces Origin Track, a revolutionary new technology platform allowing customers to trace the complete journey of their bedding from seed to sheet. Pioneering the bedding industry in innovation, Boll & Branch becomes the first to offer direct insight into its supply chain, showcasing every stage of production — from the farms where materials are sourced, to where the cotton is spun, ginned, dyed, cut, and constructed. Origin Track ensures that every item produced by Boll & Branch, past and ..read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — April 25, 2024 — Tradd Advisory Company (Tradd), a freight transportation services provider, today announced the expansion of its operations in Charleston County. The company’s $88,800 investment will create 100 new jobs in the next five years. Established in 2018, Tradd is a third-party logistics provider that advises agents, clients and carriers on the most effective strategies for handling freight transportation. The company works with a network of over 93,000 carriers and offers premium service options for moving all types of cargo. Tradd recently expanded into its fi ..read more

LONGLAVILLE, France — April 25, 2024 — CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, today celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the world’s first PET biorecycling plant in the presence of representatives of local authorities, partner brands and industrial partners who all make up CARBIOS’ ecosystem. Located in Longlaville, in the Grand-Est region of France, CARBIOS’ first commercial plant will play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution, offering an industrial-scale solution for t ..read more

SARCEDO, Italy — April 23, 2024 — Once again this year, we at Tonello are ready to play a leading role at the Kingpins Show in Amsterdam, with our flagship technologies and some prestigious collaborations to present new solutions and technological and process perspectives that design the present and future of garment finishing. INDIGO GARMENT DYEING, THE EVOLUTION CONTINUES – DyeMate, Tonello’s latest patented signature innovation, is already revolutionizing the traditional indigo garment dyeing process and is also suitable for VAT and sulfur dyes.  At Kingpins, we will especially p ..read more

GRAZ, Austria — April 23, 2024 — International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new nonwovens production line supplied to Teknomelt Teknik Mensucat San. ve Tic. A.S. in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye. The new neXline wetlace CCP (carded-carded-pulp) line produces nonwoven roll goods for biodegradable, plastic-free wet wipes. By combining the benefits of two technologies, spunlace and wetlaid, the line enables the use of bio-based fibers, like viscose and wood pulp, to produce a high-performance and sustainable wipe with the same technical product characteristics and performa ..read more

FRANKFURT, Germany — April 24, 2024 — The textile processing industry is looking to Frankfurt these days, where Texprocess, the leading international trade fair for the processing of textile and flexible materials, will once again open its doors from April 23 to 26. “The entire industry is facing enormous challenges, be it the manufacturers of sewing and garment technology and machines for processing technical textiles, or the customer sectors. The entire industry is not only affected by the shortage of labor but must also face the constantly changing demands of consumers and legislators ..read more

BRIXEN, Italy — April 24, 2024 — Durst Group, manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, announces the successful installation of two state-of-the-art P5 500 Wide-Format printing systems at Procedes locations in Lemwerder and Cologne (viabild GmbH). The investment enables Procedes Group to vary its trade fair projects and wide-format applications across locations according to workload and delivery date, while ensuring consistent workflow through the comprehensive use of Durst software. This strategic decision underscores the long-standing collaborative relationship ..read more

PARIS — April 23, 2024 — A Lectra Group company, TextileGenesis, the pioneering platform for the fashion and textile industries to ensure material traceability, today announced a transformative collaboration with EON, the leader in product digitization, enabling retail brands to turn products into traceable, valuable assets through the creation of Digital IDs. This collaboration will enable brands to create comprehensive Digital Product Passports (DPP) that connect the entire material and product life cycle, and leverage this intelligence to optimize supply chains, provide more transparen ..read more

HANNOVER, Germany — April 25, 2024 — The event, inaugurated by Dawood Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, attracted industry leaders and enthusiasts from around the globe. It showcased a diverse range of products and designs that highlight the future of flooring. The success of DOMOTEX Middle East 2024 is a testament to Dubai’s strategic importance in the global trade landscape and its ability to drive innovation and growth within the flooring industry. The event saw over 100 exhibitors converging to present the latest trends and shape the future of the industry. The top fiv ..read more

CHICAGO, IL — April 23, 2024 — At this year’s drupa trade fair (May 28 – June 7 in Düsseldorf, Germany) ), Messe Düsseldorf will present the drupa Imaging Summit for the first time as part of the special forum “drupa next age” (dna): Top-class speakers from renowned companies will give 20-minute keynote speeches and panels on the most important topics at the interface between imaging technologies and printing. This includes, in particular, the potential offered by the use of AI. The imaging industry has come a long way in the last few decades. First the transition  to digital photogr ..read more