Founded in 2001, Loftex makes towels and other home textiles for major retailers, pairing precise large-scale production with an unusually strong focus on recycled and lower-impact materials. Its innovation work includes towels made from recycled textiles, ocean plastics, and plant-based fibers, supported by digital sampling and a nationally accredited testing laboratory completed in 2007. Loftex also gives towels and financial support to community organizations through an employee-driven donation program.
OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
OEKO-TEX® STeP
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
CertainT® DNA Traceability
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Mix
Rifz Textiles IncFounded in 1967 as a small family-owned business, Rifz Textiles Inc. makes textile goods for homes, hospitality, healthcare, textile-rental and spa settings. Its Rochester-based operation is especially distinctive for pairing everyday bedding and bath essentials with commercial-use designs such as bleach-resistant, quick-drying pool towels. Rifz serves domestic and international customers while emphasizing tailored solutions, textile innovation and sustainable materials and processes.ROCHESTER, NY
Swavelle GroupFounded in 1966 from Fred Thomases’s sale of Moire fabrics, the family-owned Swavelle Group has grown into a designer, domestic manufacturer and convertor of textiles for residential, contract, outdoor and RV applications. Its six-brand portfolio ranges from decorative upholstery to performance fabrics, with custom design support and domestic production at its Garfield, New Jersey mill. Swavelle also builds sustainability into its textile work, including upcycled and recycled yarns, PFAS-free options and a Bella Dura fiber that begins as a by-product and ends as a fully recyclable product.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
American Recycling Technologies, IncFounded in 1993, family-owned American Recycling Technologies collects and recycles unwanted clothing and other textiles through community collection bins across the Northeast. The company diverts more than 90 million pounds of textiles from waste streams each year, while its program has kept over 1.2 billion pounds out of landfills and raised more than $25 million for charities and local public-service organizations.GREAT NECK, NY