AATCC is a textile technical and scientific society whose members live and work throughout the world. Since its inception in 1921, the Association has been dedicated to three objectives: education, technical applications and research, and communication. The association's 3,500 individual, corporate, and student members in more than 60 countries represent a broad spectrum of expertise in textile research, design, merchandising, manufacturing, and marketing.

Since 1935, the Fiber Economics Bureau has been the only source of direct statistics on the United States and global manufactured fiber industry and its products. Two publications - Fiber Organon, and Manufactured Fiber Review, present the latest information on industry trends in production, shipments, capacities, stocks, imports-exports with special features. One annual publication, the World Directory of Manufactured Fiber Producers, uniquely provides contact and product information on over 1,500 fiber producers in 72 countries.

International Fiber Journal has been the recognized leader in coverage of the manmade fiber industry worldwide for more than 25 years. Our quarterly supplement T3-Technical Textile Technology was launched in 2002 to focus on trends and developments in the commercialization of performance fibers, fabrics and manufacturing technologies for high-tech technical textiles and engineered nonwoven fabrics. 

The National Textile Center (NTC) is a research consortium of eight universities: Auburn, Clemson, Cornell, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Philadelphia, UC-Davis, and UMass-Dartmouth. The institutions share human resources, equipment and facilities to serve the US Fiber/Textile/Fiber Products/Retail Industry Sector. The NTC vision, mission and goals are realized through innovative basic research, education, and links to industrial partners, government agencies, and other universities. More information is available at www.ntcresearch.org.