Rheom Materials is moving deeper into footwear, targeting both the uppers shoppers see and the components beneath them. The Houston-based biomaterials company announced Oct. 1 that it is introducing its Benree resin for hard plastic shoe components and la... See more
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories’ spider silk yarn is headed into textile development with a sportswear customer. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based biotechnology company said Sept. 29 that it had shipped its first commercial order of recombinant spider silk yarn, ful... See more
Knowing a supplier doesn’t necessarily mean knowing who supplies it. Sedex is expanding its supply chain mapping and risk assessment tools to help businesses identify individual worksites beyond their direct vendors. The updates come alongside a company s... See more
Spinnova has signed a binding 1.5-million-euro ($1.7 million) loan agreement to provide bridge financing to Portuguese yarn spinner Tearfil , a longtime development partner the Finnish fiber technology company is considering acquiring. The agreement, anno... See more
YKK is expanding its manufacturing footprint in India with a $150 million plant near Chennai, adding capacity to supply customers producing for domestic and export markets. The Japanese fastening products manufacturer held a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. ... See more
