Serge Piolat, co-owner of French producer of technical spun yarns - Schappe, has taken oath as the new president of EURATEX for a two year term and succeeds Alberto Paccanelli. Serge Piolat has extensive international experience in the ...
Tags: clothing manufacturing, Apparel
Confectionery manufacturers should promote chocolate products as an indulgent treat with natural ingredients and sustainable production in order to tap into the chocolate market, according to market research organisation Canadean. ...
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Testex, an official partner institute of the Oeko-Tex Association in China, participated in the recently concluded, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show. Over 3,500 international and national exhibitors took part in the autumn ...
Textile products of one of Europe's leading manufacturers of mattresses and bed accessories - The French Cofel Group, which retails its products under the brand ‘Bultex’, meet the human-ecological requirements of the OEKO-TEX ...
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Considering the heightened activity seen in environmental friendly textile production processes and activities like detox campaign and the resultant ZHDC initiative, the Oeko-Tex Association top brass confirmed their commitment to address ...
Tags: textile testing body, Made in Green, Apparel
Switzerland-based OEKO-TEX has introduced a new certificate for textiles– ‘Made in Green by OEKO-TEX’, which proves that the textiles are safe in terms of human ecology and are additionally produced in a sustainable and ...
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Premium sportswear maker Loffler GmbH became the first company in Austria to be awarded with the STeP OEKO-TEX certificate for its sustainable textile production initiatives. “Since the last 18 years, raw materials used to produce ...
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The New Fiber Fabric Workshop textile division of the Shenghong Group has become one of the first companies in China to be awarded STeP by OEKO-TEX certification for its environmentally friendly and socially responsible production ...
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Jeanologia, a Spanish company specializing in developing sustainable technologies for garment finishing, will showcase an exhibition of 10 pieces of vintage denim clothing at SOURCING AT MAGIC to be held in Las Vegas from August 18 to 20. ...
Tags: Jeanologia, Apparel, Accessories
Evonik Industries and AkzoNobel have entered into negotiations to build a membrane electrolysis facility at AkzoNobel's site in Ibbenbüren (Germany). The objective of the negotiations is to establish a joint venture for the new ...
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Texprocess is a magnet for the international textile and garment industry: almost three quarters of the available exhibition space has already been booked with nine months still to go before the fair begins. This clearly exceeds the ...
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The International OEKO-TEX Association, a global leader in textile product and facility certifications, announced at TexWorld USA the introduction of MySTeP, a robust, secure database application that houses a textile product ...
UTZ Certified has expanded its sustainable farming initiatives with a new program in Turkey that will focus on hazelnut farming. The three-year initiative will implement a pilot project across hazelnut producing regions, including Trabzon ...
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The Government of Peru has made it clear that it is not in favour of giving subsidies for cotton farming, and instead it is willing to promote growing of other crops to remain competitive in the market. The Government cannot persist ...
Tags: Peruvian Govt, Cotton Farming, Subsidies
H&M is committed to ensure that its fabrics are not coming from the worlds remaining ancient and endangered forest. H&M to together with the not-for-profit environmental organization Canopy by June 2014 put a plan in place to avoid ...
Tags: Fabrics, H&M, alternate fibres