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Elevate Textiles Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

Shares progress on 2025 goals and announces new 2030 targets CHARLOTTE, NC (June 5, 2024) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is pleased to release its 2024 Sustainability Report. Elevate and its distinguished brands, American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann, and Safety Components, share …

A&E Recognized as One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Again

Mount Holly, NC (March 13, 2024) – This spring, Newsweek announced America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, and for the second year in a row, American & Efird (A&E) is honored to be ranked among the top companies. This award highlights large and mid-size companies recognized by their employees for genuinely respecting and valuing individuals from …

Aneflex™ ECO100

Aneflex™ ECO100 Sewing Thread Developed from 100% recycled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), A&E’s Aneflex™ ECO100 sewing thread adds sustainable stretch for highly elastic seams. An eco-friendly variant of A&E’s Aneflex™, this thread is engineered for sewing performance in stretch garments constructed with highly extensible fabrics without compromising seam strength. Aneflex™ ECO100 is produced in GRS SCOPE …

Wildcat®

Regularly used in the serging of knit fabrics, A&E’s Wildcat® provides very good seam elasticity and softness. Wildcat® is ideal for overedge, chain stitch, providing good strength and coverage for soft, longer lasting seams in a variety of apparel and home textile applications. Inquire with your sales representative for information on A&E’s 100% recycled option, …

Anefil Nylon® AB

Anefil Nylon® AB Superior Bond for Increased PLY SECURITY in Performance Seams Pushing the boundaries of innovation, we are committed to providing highly performing thread. Anefil Nylon® AB is a testament to this commitment, delivering a refined, precision twisted sewing thread, engineered for an excellent, consistent, and dependable sewing performance in airbag applications. Constructed with …

Anestrong™

Anestrong™ is a high tenacity sewing thread recommended for use in transparent blindstitching, basting, and felling apparel applications. Anestrong™ delivers a soft, smooth thread with exceptional strength versus other sewing threads of a comparable size, due to its twisted multifilament, polyester construction. PRODUCT INFORMATION  | DIGITAL COLOR REFERENCE

Wildcat® Kool™

Wildcat® Kool™ is a high-performance textured polyester sewing thread wound with an FR finish. This thread is ideal for the seaming and serging knit and woven fabrics is required providing for superior seam elasticity and strength for long lasting seams. PRODUCT INFORMATION – ENGLISH,  CHINESE,  OR  SPANISH  |  DIGITAL COLOR REFERENCE

Anecot Plus® SPC

Anecot Plus® SPC Sewing Thread Sustainable Cotton Sewing Thread Made with CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED™ Dyes and Chemicals A&E’s Anecot Plus® SPC is a long staple, spun cotton sewing thread, manufactured with Cradle to Cradle Certified™ compliant dyes and chemicals. Anecot Plus® SPC is excellent, sustainable choice for garment overdyeing and available in Soft, Gassed, …

Chroma™ SPC

Chroma™ SPC Sewing Thread Specially-treated under tension to provide excellent luster and increased strength, A&E’s Chroma™ SPC is engineered for higher tenacity and increased abrasion resistance versus traditional long staple cotton thread and is manufactured with Cradle to Cradle Certified™ compliant dyes and chemicals. Chroma™ SPC provides trouble free sewing due to its natural fiber, …

Perma Spun® SPC

Perma Spun® SPC Sewing Thread A&E’s Perma Spun® SPC is a 100% polyester staple spun sewing thread, manufactured with Cradle to Cradle Certified™ compliant dyes and chemicals. This thread provides excellent seam strength, softness, and sewing performance across multiple operations. Cradle to Cradle Certified™ is a globally recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made …