Karl Mayer will once again reinforce its position as a key partner to the Turkish textiles industry at ITM 2026 in Istanbul ...

The La Marzocco coffee maker has long been a sought-after classic. But used machines are now even more coveted by cafe owners and collectors. La Marzocco espresso machines have become a status symbol ...

ZHANGJIAGANG, China (AP) — In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China’s east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them. The novelty? It ...

Last year, Consumer Reports conducted a study that found carcinogens, a substance that can increase the risk of cancer, in 10 popular synthetic braiding hair brands. The study raised questions about ...

You’re reading Red Tape, a newsletter on the consequences of overregulation. Click here to get it in your inbox. Sarah Harbison is general counsel for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy. Ashley N ...

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Louisiana, a state notorious for high occupational licensing barriers and below-average household median income, may soon create one of the strictest hair braiding licensing requirements in the ...

In February 2025, Consumer Reports published a first-of-its-kind investigation into synthetic braiding hair, which is widely marketed to and used by millions of Black women and girls. We tested 10 ...

Circulose is doubling down. “The first decision when choosing where to place a recycling factory is always: do you place it in the consumer markets, where there is a lot of post-consumer waste, or in ...

When Consumer Reports published findings from tests conducted on several synthetic braiding hair products in 2025, we detected heavy metals like lead in 90 percent and volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...