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The 113-year-old Southern Textile Association (STA) cancelled its in-person annual meeting in June, and is holding its Board of Governors’ meeting in person this week. At that time, the board will elect new officers and governors, as well as handle other business. Rick Carpenter, sales manager at Conitex Sonoco USA, Gastonia, N.C., has served as STA president over the last year and is expected to be elected for a second term. In advance of the meeting, eTC Publisher Devin Steele posed the following questions to Carpenter.

TSG Finishing President Michael Goldman (R) discusses issues with U.S. House Rep. Patrick McHenry at the company's Synthetics Plant. Photo courtesy Hickory Daily Record

TSG Finishing President Michael Goldman (L) gives U.S. House Rep. Patrick McHenry at plant tour at the company's Synthetics Plant. Photo courtesy Hickory Daily Record

TSG Finishing President Michael Goldman (R) discusses issues with U.S. House Rep. Patrick McHenry at the company's Synthetics Plant. Photo courtesy Hickory Daily Record

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Rep. McHenry meets with TSG Finishing official to discuss labor, PFAS issue

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) met with TSG Finishing LLC President Michael Goldman on July 8 at the company’s Synthetics Plant in Hickory, N.C., to discuss the lingering labor shortage challenge and other areas of concern.

While having the ear of the congressman to address one of the company’s biggest issues – employee recruiting and retention – Goldman also brought up other legislative matters that would affect the U.S. and N.C. textile industry. Specifically, he provided an awareness overview of proposed chemical legislation in the U.S. House and a proposed energy bill in the N.C. Legislature.

And having Rep. McHenry’s undivided attention for an hour could have a meaningful impact going forward, Goldman said.

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MIDYEAR REPORT

Industry leaders divulge plans for balance of year, review lessons learned

With things beginning to reopen as the long pandemic wanes, the textile industry is beginning to stir, and is setting its sights on the second half of the year.

Among in-person events on the near horizon are INDA’s World of Wipes Conference in Atlanta next week, Sourcing at MAGIC in Las Vegas in August, Outdoor Retailer in Denver in August and Techtextil North America in Raleigh, N.C., in August and SEAMS’ Fall Networking – and numerous other conferences kick off in September.

As such, several industry representatives who responded to our request provided information about their plans for the balance of the year, where their businesses stand at the halfway point of 2021, some of the changes and challenges they faced during the pandemic, some of the lessons learned and prospects for U.S.-made Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) mandates. Read a wrap-up of their reports.

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N.C. textile execs mobilize, sound alarm on energy bill

Executives of textiles companies representing well over 500 years of collective history in North Carolina mobilized in front of the N.C. Legislature in Raleigh, N.C., on June 28 to rally against proposed energy legislation in the state’s General Assembly.

These leaders say House Bill 951, currently under strong consideration by the Republican Caucus for a vote to advance to the House floor, would result in much higher energy costs and harm business and electricity customers.

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