Sustainability

Textile Renewal Alliance Unveils Brand And Website

Textile Insights November 11, 2025

Textile Renewal Alliance, a new 501(c)(3) organization formed to support producers in meeting their obligations under U.S. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, has unveiled its brand identity and launched its official website: textilerenewalalliance.org. The launch represents a major

Trade & Market

AAFA Warns New U.S. Port Fees Could Disrupt Trade, Urges Reconsideration

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has responded to the U.S. government’s new port-fee regime targeting Chinese-owned and operated carriers, as well as carriers with Chinese-built vessels calling at U.S. ports. The fees, effective today, aim to address China’s dominance in global shipbuilding, where it produced 53% of the world’s ships in 2024 and […]

Industry

AAFA Calls On Congress To Renew AGOA And Haiti Trade Programmes Before Expiration

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged Congress to immediately renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Haitian HOPE and HELP trade preference programmes ahead of their September 30, 2025 expiration. For more than two decades, AGOA has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access, strengthening U.S.

Industry

AAFA Honours American Textile Company With 2025 American Image Award

Textile Insights March 18, 2025

American Textile Company (ATC) has been honoured as the 2025 American Image Awards Company of the Year by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). The prestigious award, presented at the American Image Awards Gala on April 29, 2025, in New York City, recognizes exceptional leadership, achievement and innovation in the fashion, textile and footwear […]