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DFI announces President’s Awards
December 21st, 2023
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) President Gianfranco Di Cicco presented three President’s Awards recently during the DFI 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Seattle. Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the outstanding contributions and service of DFI members who advance the work of […]
AATCC announces 2024 Student Design Competition
December 20th, 2023
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to showcase their design talents to win cash and recognition by participating in the 2024 Concept 2 Consumer Student Design Competition. Entries are due April 11, 2024. This year’s theme, “Vibrant Vacation—Colorful Resort Wear," asks students to design a colorful resort wear apparel line that will include the use […]
MRAA Dealer Week Conference & Expo exceeds attendance records
December 20th, 2023
More than 1,500 marine industry professionals attended the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) 2023 Dealer Week Conference and Expo, held Dec. 4-7, in Tampa, Fla., establishing records for total registration, dealership attendance, number of exhibitors and expo hall floor space coverage. Dealership attendance set a new high-water mark at 721 dealership personnel, while […]
How geomembranes help improve water quality, lower costs and increase efficiencies in wastewater treatment – Part 4
December 20th, 2023
By Felon Wilson “While the environment is a very emotional and even moral issue for most of us, to be effective in the area, as one practitioner put it, you need a good engineer, not a poet.” - James W. Conrad, Counsel, American Chemistry Council In the final segment of our look at geomembrane uses in […]
Rheiazymes AG (Switzerland) joins ITMF as corporate member
December 19th, 2023
With its proprietary molecular bio recycling technology, Rheiazymes, based in Horgen, Switzerland, provides biotech solutions for recycling of functional fabrics. Rheiazymes’ first industry application, YARN-TO-YARN® is a commitment to closing the recycling gap for synthetic yarn blends and functional textiles, through using natural enzymes. "It is important to welcome start-up companies like Rheiazymes as new […]
Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 accepting speaker proposals
December 19th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Expo, formerly known as IFAI Expo, the premier industrial, specialty and advanced textiles event in the U.S., is now accepting presentation applications for the 2024 show. Organizers are looking for presenters to share their knowledge and market advice in the following categories: Advanced Textiles and Smart Fabrics Shade and Weather Protection Specialty Fabrics […]
FHWA issues final GHG measurement rule
December 19th, 2023
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently issued a finalized performance measurement rule to provide state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations with a “national framework” for tracking transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), along with the requirement to set their own targets for GHG reduction. Shailen Bhatt. Photo courtesy of AASHTO. Entitled “National Performance Management Measures; Assessing […]
NDAA to expand government procurement of American-made goods
December 18th, 2023
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), spanning the entire spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber to finished sewn products, commended Congress for passing the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that will help preserve the Berry Amendment supply chain and direct the Department of Defense to expand its procurement of domestically-made […]
Water-repellant recyclable zipper
December 18th, 2023
YKK’s new DynaPel™ water-repellant zipper is designed to be compatible with garment recycling systems. YKK’s new DynaPel™ water-repellant zipper is designed to be compatible with garment recycling systems by using GTT EMPEL® technology instead of the standard PU film to achieve its water repellency. The lack of a PU film helps remove one of the […]
$1.5 billion available through 2024 RAISE grant program
December 18th, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 2024. The popular program helps communities around the country carry out projects with significant local or regional impact. RAISE discretionary grants help […]