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 ...
Hanesbrands Vietnam, a subsidiary of the US-based manufacturer and marketer of everyday basic apparel Hanesbrands Inc, has opened a new garment factory in Kim Dong district of northern Vietnamese province of Hung Yen, last week. The new ...
Tags: Garment Unit, Apparel
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) signed an agreement to implement sustainable processes in cotton production in Pakistan. APTMA will be the implementing agency within Pakistan to ...
The Vidarbha unit of the Textile Association India (TAI) is hosting the 12th International & 70th All India Textile Conference on January 17 and 18, 2015 at Nagpur. The theme of the conference is ‘Cotton, textile & apparel value & ...
Tags: textile industry, clothing industry, Apparel
US based, Huntsman Corp, a global producer of specialist chemicals said it is investing RM 275 million in upgrading its titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing facilities in Terengganu, Malaysia. "This investment includes introducing new ...
Tags: titanium dioxide, energy-efficient technology, zero-waste, Textile
In response to the Greenpeace Detox campaign, German sports brand Puma has unveiled an action plan for the elimination of polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its supply chain. Alongside, Puma which also retails sportswear has set key ...
Tags: Detox campaign, polyfluorinated chemicals, supply chain, Apparel
Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute and the Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI), both from Germany, have developed an antimicrobial treatment for wool and other textiles containing wool. Many of the antimicrobial ...
Tags: antimicrobial treatment, textiles containing wool, Textile
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) unveiled the World Cotton Calendar, at its 73rd plenary meeting held in Thessaloniki, Greece, this month. The World Cotton Calendar is a huge database maintained by the ICAC and it ...
Tags: World Cotton Calendar, Textile, Apparel
The Pakistan Textiles Summit, 2014 will be held on 26th and 27th of November, 2014, at Lahore. The summit is being organized by the ministry of textile industry, Pakistan, in collaboration with All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ...
Tags: Textiles Summit, Textile
Huntsman Corporation has inaugurated its new India corporate office, in Andheri, Mumbai. The 220,000 square feet, seven story building will initially house 300 Huntsman associates, including more than 100 technical staff spread across three ...
Chairman of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) has welcomed the enhancement of duty drawback rates on textiles, by calling them positive and growth oriented. The government had earlier announced the new rates of duty ...
Tags: Cotton Textiles Export, Textile
Maersk Line, the containerized division of the Maersk Group said it will introduce a new Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), to offset the additional cost incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas, as required by the new ...
Tags: Low Sulphur Surcharge, Textile
Vietnam’s garment maker Garment 10 Corporation (Garco 10) has offered Tanzania the opportunity to export unspecified quantity of cotton to the firm, according to the president of the company Giang Duc Vu, Tanzania DailyNews reported. ...
Tags: cotton market, Textile
The Indian retail chain Shoppers Stop has joined forces with the Australian-based international wool textile organisation The Woolmark Company to promote finest quality wool and woollen apparels in India. Scheduled to run till December ...
Tags: wool textile organisation, retail chain Shoppers, Apparel
YKK Fastening, the fastening products group of Japan-based YKK Corporation, is working toward a sustainable society in cooperation with customers, employees and local communities. To achieve the goal, YKK divides its focus on ...
Tags: YKK, sustainability, Apparel