Greentex 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.
Global Recycled Standard (GRS)
certification
OEKO-TEX Standard 100
certification
Copen United LimitedCopen United Limited traces its roots to Harry Copen’s New York City venture in 1945 and became a global enterprise when Avi Chamiel and Louis King formed the company in 2008. It is known for developing more sustainable textile components for apparel brands, including the Encore collection launched in 2013 and recognized recycled-fiber work. Today, Copen serves clothing manufacturers and major fashion brands through operations positioned across multiple continents.NEW YORK, NY
ARCH TextilesEstablished 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.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
Tat Fung Textile Co. LtdFounded by CY. Cheung in the 1980s, Tat Fung Textile Co. Ltd makes denim and other woven fabrics for the garment industry under the Panther Textiles umbrella. Its vertically integrated operation combines design in Hong Kong with production in Kaiping, Guangdong, and supports a workforce of about 2,000. Tat Fung is particularly notable for developing lower-impact textile technologies, including its C-ZERO waterless, salt-free denim dyeing process, alongside ongoing work in recycled and certified sustainable materials.New York, NY