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Thread manufacturer Coats acquires Texon

Industrial thread manufacturer Coats has announced it has acquired Texon for an undisclosed sum. The company, which produces structural components to the global footwear market, has a long heritage, Coats said in a release, and is a proven supplier to leading brands. Centred around sustainable innovation, the manufacturing firm supplies the...

Business

Textile manufacturer Texon receives certification from The Vegan Society

Texon Vogue, a cellulose-based material used as an alternative to leather, has now been verified by The Vegan Society following a rigorous authentication process. The material, produced by textile manufacturer Texon, can be used for a wide variety of products, including bags and accessories and jeans labels. Its new certification enables the...

Fashion

Umbro announces ProWeave Boots

Sports brand Umbro has announced the integration of Texon’s newest jacquard weaving technology in its autumn/winter 2022 ranges. Texon, a manufacturer of performance fabric and structural components for the footwear industry has created the ProWeave fabric, which it claims creates “different elasticity, tenacity and abrasion zones within the...