The share of cotton from more sustainable sources used by furniture and home furnishings retailer, Ikea in its products reached 76 per cent and is on track to reach its goal of 100 per cent by August 2015. Sweden based Ikea Group released ...
Tags: Sustainable Cotton, Ikea Products
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company said its second unit to produce propylene, using its C3 Oleflex process technology has been commissioned in China. Zhejiang Shaoxing Sanjin Petrochemical Co., Ltd. became the second company in China to ...
Tags: propylene, Oleflex Technology
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials, and Aubade, the renowned French innerwear brand, have announced the results of the Lectra/Aubade 2014 De Monfort University innerwear ...
Tags: product design, streamline, Textile
Canadian Methanol producer, Methanex said its adjusted net income climbed 21.21 per cent from a year ago quarter for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. Methanex posted adjusted net income of $80 million or $0.85 per share on a ...
For the full year of 2014, sales at global specialty chemical company, Eastman Chemical grew by just 2 per cent over 2013 to $9.5 billion. Operating earnings for 2014 amounted to $1.6 billion, a slight increase compared with 2013, while ...
Tags: end-market demand, hygiene, Apparel
According to the organisers, Textile Forum which runs from March 4-5, 2015 at One Marylebone, London will be a riot of colour. They say the March edition will throw up more choices than ever for designers sourcing top end luxury fabrics ...
Tags: womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, lingerie, Textile
Encuentro Moda, a leading Spanish fashion brand, has implemented YuniquePLM solution by Gerber Technology, world leader in providing integrated solutions for manufacturing processes, to provide a centralised platform for its retail, design, ...
Tags: retail, design, manufacturing operations, Textile
Sympatex Technologies, one of the leading global suppliers of high tech functional materials in clothing, footwear, accessories, protective workwear, and technical applications, will highlight its new partnership with Lib Tech, an American ...
Tags: Sympatex Technologies, clothing, footwear, Textile
American bedding maker Tempur Sealy International has recently unveiled several new mattress lines under its three brands, Tempur-Pedic, Sealy Posturepedic and Stearns and Foster. Tempur-Pedic’s new Tempur-Flex Collection offers ...
Tags: mattress lines, hybrid construction, Textile
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) will be joining Inkjet India 2015, the fifth Digital Textile Conference being organised by Inkjet Forum India, as a knowledge partner. Mr Sumit Gupta, GOTS representative in India and Bangladesh ...
Oeko-Tex Association has named Georg Dieners as the new general secretary and he takes over from Dr. Jean-Pierre Haug. Jean-Pierre Haug will concentrate on professional cooperation in the technical committees within the Oeko-Tex ...
A Pakistani yarn merchants' body has demanded that the Pakistan government impose 15 per cent regulatory duty on cotton yarn imports from India on back of surge in imports. Addressing the media, senior office bearers at Pakistan Yarn ...
Tags: cotton yarn, raw materials, Textile
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved continuation of mandatory packaging of foodgrains and sugar in jute material to the minimum extent of 90 percent and 20 percent ...
Tags: foodgrains, sugar, Textile
Dutch textile and design company, Vlisco Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government of Nigeria, to invest in the Cotton, Textiles, and Garment (CTG) sector of Nigeria, Vanguard reported. The MoU ...
Biederlack displayed anti-allergy blankets featuring Amicor, an intelligent anti-microbial fibre from Thai Acrylic Fibre Limited which also has a built-in sanitized function at the recently held Heimtextil 2015. Known for manufacturing ...
Tags: blankets industry, Textile