Microban International, a global leader in antimicrobial and odor control solutions, has appointed Shermon McMillan as its new President. A seasoned executive with extensive experience at Fortune 500 companies, McMillan will lead the company’s strategy, operations and innovation initiatives to
Karl Mayer has appointed Giuseppe Tironi to its Warp Prep team as Area Sales Manager for the Indian market. Working closely with the company’s agency A.T.E., Tironi brings extensive global experience in weaving, textile production and supply chain management. Since beginning his career in 1995, Tironi has worked across Italy, Mexico, India and China, gaining […]
Recover and Intradeco have been honoured with the Climate and Nature Impact Award for Textile-to-Textile Partnership at the 2025 Textile Exchange Conference in Lisbon. The recognition celebrates their transformative collaboration driving circularity across the textile value chain in the Americas. The award highlights their joint venture, Recover Central America, a regional
A coalition of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers and academics from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America has raised concerns about the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) “Circularity and Used Textile Trade Project.” Led by the Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association (GUCDA) and including major trade bodies such as Recycling Europe and SMART,
Reju, along with 11 other companies across the textile value chain, has launched the European Circular Textile Coalition and unveiled a manifesto calling for a fully circular textile economy under the vision that “a world without waste is possible.” The coalition urges the European Union to transform post-consumer textile waste into a driver of green […]
Austrian recycling technology leader Erema Group has made a strategic investment in Brisbane-based startup BlockTexx, aiming to scale post-consumer textile-to-textile recycling to industrial levels. The announcement was made at the K fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 2018, BlockTexx has developed a world-first technique to convert mixed polyester-cotton fabrics into
Sun Chemical has partnered with Onlineprinters, one of Europe’s largest online print providers, to co-develop and optimise the SunLit ProPace ink range, the company’s latest vegetable oil-based, sheetfed process inks built on its innovative PACE technology platform. Designed to enhance productivity and sustainability in commercial publication and non-food packaging
Freudenberg Performance Materials has achieved a major sustainability milestone with the launch of its new 100% bio-based, binder-free PLA/wood pulp wetlaid nonwovens. The innovation combines the natural water absorption and biodegradability of wood pulp with the strength and hot-sealability of PLA, delivering both environmental and performance benefits. Developed using
The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a US$ 15 million contract with Infinity Fabric to establish a yarn and textile manufacturing facility in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, according to an official statement. The project will occupy 24,000 square metres within SCZONE’s development arm, Main Development Company (MDC), and will […]
Shoppers Stop Ltd., a leading department store chain, reported a 10% growth in Q2FY26 sales to Rs. 1,175 crore and an 11% rise in EBITDA to Rs. 173 crore, driven by strong performance across its core business, beauty and INTUNE segments. For H1FY26, sales grew 8% to Rs. 2,270 crore, with EBITDA up 16% to […]





















