National Council of Textile Organizations

10/30/2026

🚨Meet the Calko Group--NCTO's newest member specializing in high-performance textiles, with operations spanning the U.S., Canada, Dominican Republic & Europe.
Deeply engaged in North American supply chains, the company understands the importance of preserving the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
President Jeff Ayoub explains why USMCA is key to a strong North American textile & apparel coproduction chain that supports jobs and drives manufacturing growth.👇

10/26/2026

NCTO sincerely thanks Meridian Specialty Yarn Group for hosting Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) at a tour of Meridian’s advanced manufacturing plant in North Carolina, followed by a roundtable discussion hosted by Burke Development. The tour & roundtable gave the congressman a firsthand look at the importance of the industry to the state's economy & workforce. Thank you Congressman Moore for your efforts at the federal & state level to support domestic manufacturing!

10/23/2026

Earlier this week, NCTO President & CEO Kim Glas participated in a Department of Health & Human Services roundtable with HHS officials & industry leaders focused on the nation’s supply chain.
Since COVID-19, much of this important supply chain has shifted overseas, raising concerns for both public health and national security.
Strengthening America’s domestic PPE industrial base requires action. NCTO continues to advocate for the long-term contracts, market certainty and trade measures needed to support U.S. manufacturers.

10/16/2026

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group and Parkdale Mills each hosted Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) at state-of-the-art facilities in North Carolina & Georgia, followed by roundtable discussions highlighting the cutting-edge technology and efficiency that is the hallmark of the modern U.S. textile industry & the challenges it is facing.

NCTO and the U.S. textile industry sincerely thank Rep. Khanna for engaging directly with American textile manufacturers. We also commend his work as Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the CCP focused on identifying and investigating the multifaceted security and economic threats posed by China.

10/15/2026

Textile industry leaders and partners joined NCTO CEO Kim Glas in Spartanburg yesterday to host South Carolina Senator Darline Graham for a roundtable showcasing the importance of the domestic textile industry to the country’s economic and national security.

The industry sincerely thanks Sen. Graham for the opportunity to discuss policies important to U.S. manufacturing, jobs, innovation, and supply chain strength.

From supporting local communities to advancing American manufacturing, textiles remain vital to South Carolina and the nation!

10/13/2026

👏 Exciting to see industry collaboration in action! NCTO fully supports & applauds Unifi, Inc. and its industry partners for launching YarnProof™, an innovative initiative to strengthen supply chain transparency, verify yarn origin, and support compliance with regional trade deals like USMCA and CAFTA-DR. This is an important initiative in promoting trade integrity and strengthening our regional textile & apparel supply chain.

Learn more here:

YarnProof provides immediately-detectable verification of polyester filament yarn origin, transforming origin claims into provable facts.

10/07/2026

Made in AMERICA: For Joseph Guarini Jr., President of FlagZone, making the American flag in America is about pride, craftsmanship and carrying on a legacy.
Watch Joseph share what it means to make the flag—and see that American craftsmanship in action.

10/05/2026

American industry leaders joined NCTO CEO Kim Glas & staff in Washington for a high-level meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer & USTR officials today.
Industry leaders highlighted the importance of the industry to the U.S. economy as well as policies that will grow U.S. jobs, investment & manufacturing capacity.

09/24/2026

🚨Meet our new NCTO member: WTRLSS is bringing digital dyeing technology to —using proprietary biochemistry to dramatically reduce water and simplify the dyeing process. CEO Dustin White explains how the company started with denim and is now expanding its technology across cellulosic fibers.
We’re excited to welcome this innovative new member to NCTO!

09/23/2026

NCTO CEO Kim Glas, joined by Chair Amy Bircher Bruyn, led a town hall today in North Carolina with 30+ member companies, highlighting NCTO's accomplishments this year & the advocacy driving progress on important trade & defense procurement policies.
The discussion also focused on the challenges & opportunities facing a vibrant, innovative U.S. industry that employs 453,000 workers & generates $60.9 billion in output.