Established more than a decade ago in Shanghai, ARCH Textiles develops high-performance fabrics with sustainability built into the yarn, dyeing, spinning, and knitting work behind them. Its Shanghai laboratory tests textile performance against global standards, while the company serves customers through offices in Shanghai, New York, and Los Angeles. ARCH’s fabric range includes performance base layers and fleece alongside recycled and other environmentally oriented textile constructions.
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GreentexGreentex develops sustainable fabrics and pre-cut blanks for digital textile printing, serving fashion, home and sportswear makers. Its environmental focus includes textiles made from recycled PET bottles, with one meter of fabric using material from 12 bottles. Greentex is part of Sutex, a textile company founded in 1978, and operates through a global network spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia.New York, NY
Swavelle GroupFamily-owned Swavelle Group traces its roots to 1966, when Fred Thomases began selling Moire fabrics, and remains a multigenerational textile company under Thomases family leadership. With more than 50 years in the industry, the group designs and manufactures textiles for commercial and residential interiors, including performance fabrics made at its New Jersey mill. Its environmental focus is unusually tangible: Bella Dura uses a fiber that starts as a by-product and ends as a fully recyclable product.New York, NY
AKAS TexWith more than a century of textile experience, AKAS Tex designs and manufactures high-performance fabrics through an exclusively American supply chain. The Bensalem company develops both custom textiles and in-stock brands, including its notably absorbent Zorb fabrics, while serving demanding uses from athletic gear to military equipment. AKAS says its domestic sourcing and manufacturing have added more than 650 jobs to the American textile trade and helped restore production at partner mills.BENSALEM, PA
Cyberknit FabricsSince 1996, Cyberknit Fabrics has made fine-gauge performance knit fabrics in the United States for activewear, lifestyle and tactical apparel. Based in Forest Hills, the company develops fabrics with proprietary materials and finishes, including technologies for moisture management, odor control and thermal regulation. Cyberknit is also aligned with bluesign and other textile sustainability initiatives.FOREST HILLS, NY