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ndorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, is accelerating the textile industry’s transition to lower-carbon materials with its scalable, high-performance bio-based PET fibers and yarns under the deja™ Bio portfolio.

At the upcoming Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress on September 10-12, Claire Mattelet, Global Sustainability Program Head for Indorama Ventures’ Fibers Business, will share the company’s experience in developing a fully certified, low-carbon supply chain at scale.

Her presentation will explore several challenges, such as

• Securing reliable sources of renewable feedstocks to produce bio-based PTA and MEG inhouse or sourcing bio-based chemicals such as bio-based MEG from trusted partners;

• Converting feedstock into PET chips, yarns, and fibers; and

• Navigating complex certification requirements.

As a result, Indorama Ventures is now able to offer customers and brand owners an integrated, fully certified supply chain through mass balance at scale.

Using a mass-balance approach means that renewable feedstocks, such as used cooking oil, are blended with fossil-based raw materials in existing production systems. The renewable content is then allocated to final products using certified methods like ISCC+, ensuring traceability throughout the value chain and compliance with chain-of-custody requirements.

By leveraging existing infrastructure, coupled with R&D capabilities and proven technologies, Indorama Ventures enables rapid market deployment of bio-based PET fibers and yarns that are chemically identical to their fossil counterparts. This ensures customer processes remain the same, performance metrics such as durability, dyeability, and strength are equal to virgin solutions, and brand owners and converters can speed up qualification lead times and immediately reduce Scope 3 emissions to seamlessly upgrade their existing product lines. www.indoramaventures.com

Milliken Acquires Highland Industries

Global diversified manufacturer Milliken & Company has acquired the assets of Highland Industries, Inc. in Cheraw, South Carolina. The transaction strengthens Milliken’s domestic operations and position in technical textiles.

“This acquisition bolsters the capabilities of Milliken’s technical textiles business to benefit our customers,” said Halsey Cook, president and CEO of Milliken. “We remain committed to the U.S. textile industry and grounded in our belief that precision manufacturing of innovative, high-performance materials is crucial for industrial resilience.”

The Highland facility will become a hub for Milliken’s technical textile weaving and knitting capabilities in the region.

“In addition to reinforcing current operations, acquiring Highland adds new offerings to the technical textiles portfolio,” said Allen Jacoby, EVP and president of Milliken’s technical textiles business. “Highland provides important assets to help us better serve our customers and opens the door to new growth opportunities.” www.milliken.com

American Textile Company’s Reid W. Ruttenberg Passes

Reid W. Ruttenberg, who steered family-owned American Textile Company from a regional manufacturer to a global utility bedding supplier, passed away peacefully on Aug. 7. He was 89.

Ruttenberg was the second generation to lead the business that had was founded in 1925 by his father and four uncles. During his life, he held numerous leadership roles, becoming President in 1964 and Chairman of the Board in 1991. From 2000 until his passing, he remained an active member of the board.

Ruttenberg was a lifelong Pittsburgher who never lived more than a mile from where he was born. Nonetheless, he had an expansive vision for the family business. Under his leadership, American Textile Company became one of the largest basic bedding companies in the United States and expanded its reach to more than 20 countries. Today, its products are carried in more than 40,000 stores and online retailers worldwide. www.americantextile.com

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Samsara Eco Opens Plant to Scale Circular Plastics

Biotech innovator Samsara Eco in Australia has opened its first plant to scale circular plastics, representing a significant milestone in the fight against plastic waste. The new plant will exponentially increase the company’s ability to produce virgin-identical, low-carbon circular materials like recycled nylon 6,6 and polyester with broad applications across apparel, packaging and automotives, at scale.

Located in Jerrabomberra, Australia, the new headquarters and plant houses EosEco, Samsara Eco’s breakthrough enzymatic recycling technology. The technology uses AI-crafted enzymes to break down mixed plastics destined for landfill into recycled raw materials, ready for brands to incorporate into their next product line. The facility also houses expanded enzyme production facilities, allowing Samsara Eco to further build out its proprietary AI-powered enzyme discovery and development platform to find recycling solutions for a broader range of plastics.

The circular materials made at Jerrabomberra will feature in upcoming product lines for global brands like lululemon, as well as pilot programs and trials with brands across textiles, automotive and packaging. The facility will also host world-first research including finding recycling solutions for the likes of spandex with The LYCRA Company, and their collaboration with Deakin University’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialization Hub, part of the Australian Government’s Trailblazer Universities Program.

Today, only 10% of plastics are recycled and less than 1% of textiles are recycled into new textiles, perpetuating a linear economy. Samsara Eco aims to rewrite those numbers by recycling the unrecyclable to keep high-value materials out of the landfill. www.samsaraeco.com

Navis TubeTex Partners with Mascoe Systems

Navis TubeTex, a global leader in dyeing and finishing machinery and technology for the textile industry, announced a strategic partnership with Mascoe Systems to manufacture, sell, and service Mascoe’s line of coaters across the industrial, upholstery, and apparel markets. This powerful alliance marks a major step forward in expanding Navis TubeTex’s already extensive portfolio of advanced coating technologies.

Mascoe Systems, a respected and trusted brand in the coating industry, brings decades of proven innovation and performance to the table. Through this partnership, the wellknown Mascoe coater designs will now be backed by the global reach, manufacturing excellence, and customer service strength of Navis TubeTex.

The Mascoe product line adds yet another dimension to the company’s offering that includes customized solutions in foam application, rotary spray, dry impregnation, slotdie, knife-over-roll, gravure, and other coating technologies. www.navisglobal.com

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