Tariffs, Trade, and Textiles
Uncertainty Surrounding Tariffs Affects Global Trade and Industry In March 19, 2025, Jerome Powell, Chair of the United States’ Federal Reserve indicated tariffs have partly played its role with the …
Advancements in Advanced Textiles Sector
Since COVID-19, manufacturing is receiving much needed attention as part of nations’ goals to have a good supply of life-saving materials, reviving their economy and generating highly skilled jobs. Funds …
Functional Advanced Textiles: Way Forward
What is the next phase for the advanced textiles sector? Functional textiles that provide added applications and at the same time support sustainability is the way forward for the sector. …
Size Matters: Opportunities for Tech Textiles
Manipulating materials and functionalization at the bottom of the size scale are two important tools that the textiles sector has at its disposal to develop advanced textiles. For six decades, …
Nonwoven Wipe Innovation for Global Security
Recent work by the U. S. Army has shown that FiberTect wipe can decontaminate biological toxin spores as well. With heightened political tensions in some regions of the world, high-tech …