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Summary
Reshoring Textiles is an American industrial holding company that acquires, builds, and modernizes U.S. textile and textile-adjacent manufacturers and runs them on one digital operating platform. On October 8, 2026 it announced the acquisition of Sans Technical Fibers, a North Carolina producer of high-tenacity nylon 6,6 and polyester yarns, which operates as a sister company to Spinnere.
Key Facts
- Type: company (holding company)
- Status: Active; acquiring
- HQ: not stated (the Sans release is datelined Stoneville, N.C.)
- Value-chain position: Owner-operator across yarn, fiber and filament, weaving, dyeing, finishing and printing, and technical textiles
- Leadership: Josh Nieuwsma, CEO; Robert Antoshak, Chief Marketing Officer
- Sans Technical Fibers: Stoneville, NC; high-tenacity LDI nylon 6.6 and polyester yarns; polyester added 2017, new equipment 2018 and 2024; ISO 9001; Berry Amendment and USMCA compliant; John Garner, CEO; products used in sewing thread, narrow fabrics, braided cords, and technical textiles
- Deal terms: not disclosed
What It Is / How It Works
The company’s site targets yarn spinning, weaving and knitting, nonwovens, dyeing/finishing/printing, technical textiles, fiber and filament, hosiery and home textiles, and restarts of idle plants, with financing via acquisitions, recapitalizations, and sale-leasebacks. It cites U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data that textile and apparel employment fell from about 1.61 million in 1990 to 243,000 in 2026. Planned moves with Sans include installing new extrusion equipment to offer more polymers. Spinnere’s operations were not verifiable from the sources reviewed.
Notable Developments
- 2026-10-08: Announced acquisition of Sans Technical Fibers.
Claim Verification
Claim: Sans products are made in North Carolina from U.S.-made raw materials
Status: Unverified
Supporting sources:
- Textile World — repeats the company release
Refuting / questioning sources:
- None found; no independent audit of raw-material origin was located.
Summary: The statement is a company release; certifications (ISO 9001, Berry) are claimed but not checked against registries.
Key People
- Josh Nieuwsma — CEO, Reshoring Textiles. LinkedIn: not yet researched.
- Robert Antoshak — Chief Marketing Officer. John Garner — CEO, Sans Technical Fibers.
People — Last Reviewed: 2026-10-21
Sources
- Reshoring Textiles — mission, targeted segments
- Textile World — Reshoring Textiles acquires Sans Fibers (October 2026)