Despite the push to bring manufacturing back to large consumer markets, dyeing and printing facilities in the US are still dying out, take Maine Dye & Textiles in Saco, Maine, for example. Until recently, the company saw steady growth and evolved into a dye house that mostly served technical textile markets. Subsequently, its founders invested a lot of money in new technologies in 2016, but from 1 May 2019 the company shut down and the business is up for sale. Problems related to an equipment upgrade and expansion effort were cited as the primary reasons for its downfall.
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