Swiss speciality chemicals marketer, Archroma said it has launched Smartrepel Hydro line, a water repellent agent for outdoor clothing for polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles. “Smartrepel Hydro water repellent agents ...
Considered a sunset industry, the Philippine textile sector is getting back on its feet, concluded stakeholders of the Philippine textile industry at a recent seminar. The conference ‘TELA Serye: ... kahapon, ngayon, bukas. ...
Tags: sunset industry, Philippine textile sector, textile industry
Tim Woods, managing director of IndustryEdge, knows that corrugated packaging is the powerhouse of Australasia’s paper industry. Here, he explains why. Australia and New Zealand use the full array of fibre packaging options, from ...
Tags: Virgin material, Virginity, Packaging
US based MetaWear has unveiled the first solar and geothermal-powered US operation, providing cutting, sewing, dyeing, and screen printing certified organic cotton t-shirts. MetaWear which uses seaweed-based inks with no toxic inputs, was ...
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More than 1,000 brands from 21 countries and regions will exhibit their latest designs at the upcoming 23rd edition of China International Fashion Fair (CHIC), due to take place from March 18th to 20th, 2015 at the newly built National ...
Leading global food ingredients manufacturer Tate & Lyle have launched Dolcia Prima, a low-calorie sugar for use in processed foods and beverages globally. Dolcia Prima is Tate & Lyle’s brand name for allulose, a low-calorie sugar ...
Outside of China, cotton stocks at the end of 2014/15 season are expected to increase for the second consecutive season from 7.5 million tons to 9.5 million tons, which is the largest volume of stocks in the last 35 years, says the ...
Tags: cotton stocks, cotton production
Thies Textilmaschinen, leading producers of high quality textile machineries, is set to display its latest collection of technical textile machineries at Techtextil fair taking place from May 4 to 7, 2015. The machines on display are ...
Food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for all of its converting plants and market companies, making it eligible to supply FSC labelled packages ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Custody Certification, Packaging
Respondents to survey reported a 14 per cent hike to 18,234 acres in US organic cotton acres planted in 2014 from 15,973 acres in 2013, representing the largest planted organic cotton acreage in almost 20 years. This happened, despite ...
Tags: Organic Cotton, Textile
Yarn Expo Spring 2015 which exhibits a wide range of fibre and yarn products returns to Shanghai from March 18–20, 2015 in Hall 7.2 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. Yarn Expo will showcase natural and blended yarns ...
Total apparel imports by the United States stood at $81.780 billion in 2014, showing an increase of 2.49 per cent over imports of $79.797 billion made in 2013, according to the latest Major Shippers Report, released by the US Department of ...
Tags: Apparel Imports, Apparel
Birla Cellulose, the cellulosic fibre producing division of Indian multinational conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, will exhibit its latest nature-themed Spring/Summer 2016 collection at the upcoming trade event Première Vision Yarns, ...
Bangladesh imports a major portion of the cotton that is consumed in the country from many sources. Sourcing raw material all over the globe means Bangladeshi spinners have to deal with wide variations in the type and degree of ...
Tags: Bangla Spinners, raw material
Denim brand Orta Anadolu has created a new line of super stretchable, technology integrated, jeans fabrics, titled Corepower, for both active and fashion-conscious people. Made using luxurious and advanced fibres like the extremely ...
Tags: Super-Stretchy Denim, Denim