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Believe it or not (I can't), this is eTC's 400th week as a textile/sewn products/apparel news and information provider and industry partner. It's been an exhilarating and sometimes exhausting run, but because of your readership, sponsorship and advocacy that has led to exponential growth since March 2014, I believe we're just getting started. As we reach this mini-milestone, I ask that you to forward this newsletter to company and industry colleagues who may not be receiving this news repository weekly. From 400 subscribers on Day 1 to more than 6,300 today, I can't thank you enough for making eTC a go-to resource for information that impacts you and your businesses. As I've always said, we're all in this together, and let's use this platform to collaborate and continue to reach new heights as an industry. If you've been involved in textiles for an extended period of time like I have, you know this is one of the most exciting times we've experienced in the last three decades. And all the credit goes to you – the innovators, entrepreneurs, visionaries, industrialists, leaders and lovers of the world's oldest – and now one of the most progressive, sustainable and high-tech – industries. So keep calm and textile on!
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Zima Corporation, Spartanburg, S.C.-based custom equipment designer, manufacturer and fabricator, is seeking agents/representatives. Click here to learn more about these positions.
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As we continue to move past COVID-19, “Riding the Momentum” was an apropos theme for the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) annual Executive Conference, which took place recently in Boston, Mass.
Meeting for only the second time in person in two years – the first being at its Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference in Raleigh, N.C., in August – the organization brought in more than 20 speakers to review lessons learned from the pandemic and provide perspectives on where the sewn products, textile and apparel industry goes next.
“We have a very dynamic and changing industry right now, and it’s exciting to have one of the oldest industries in the world going through such changes,” said Michael McDonald, SPESA president, in kicking off the event.
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NCTO’s Glas testifies at U.S. House hearing on Chinese trade practices |
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas is testified Thursday at a hearing on “Supporting U.S. Workers, Businesses, and the Environment in the Face of Unfair Chinese Trade Practices” before the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee.
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Using technology to transform supply chains toward sustainability |
Connectivity is one of the most significant opportunities for brands, retailers and their supply chains to build more sustainable business ecosystems.
Shareholders and stakeholders gauge the positive and negative impacts a brand or retailer and its supporting commercial ecosystem have on the natural environment. Effects from resource use, chemicals, toxic substances, the management and treatment of effluents, emissions and waste, climate change risks and carbon availability are areas the industry is collecting data on, attempting to manage and making suitable changes around. The availability of valid and verified data supports effective management. Producers gather data throughout the supply chain.
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If you would like additional information on Federal Contracting Opportunities please contact the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) www.ncmbc.us
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