All Trade & Sourcing articles – Page 14
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News briefsBetter Cotton to trial traceability solutions in India
Better Cotton is piloting digital and physical traceability solutions to determine the best way to boost transparency across India’s cotton supply chains. The traceability technologies from two digital platforms, Retraced and TextileGenesis, and two additive tracers, Haelixa and Tailorlux, are being deployed in discrete cotton supply chains to assess their ...
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News briefsEvent in Milan celebrates textile supply chain
Both the Südwolle Group and The Woolmark Company, as well as Santoni will be taking part in a supply chain exhibition during the Milan Week of Design. “The Elephant in the Room” exhibition and experience grants access to and shows the various steps involved in the textile supply chain, from ...
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News briefsAMSilk raises additional €25m for production of bio-engineered silk protein materials
AMSilk GmbH, a Munich-based industrial supplier of and pioneer in bio-engineered silk protein materials, announced that it has raised an additional €25 million in an extended Series C financing led by existing investor ATHOS (AT Newtec) and with participation from Novo Holdings, Cargill and MIG Capital. AMSilk’s technology platform, based ...
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News briefsChina announces new sustainability platform for textiles
A new sustainable platform for textile products, supervised by the Chinese Ministry, was launched on April 4, according to ChinaDaily.com. The Reborn – China Fiber Zero Carbon Action 2023 – Sustainable Textiles Credible Platform is supervised by the Department of Consumer Goods Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information ...
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News briefsIndian government supports technology development for fibers made from hemp waste
As reported by Hemp Today, the Technology Development Board of India (TDB) has pledged 1.4 crores Indian rupees (€154,000) to support the development of technologies for processing bast fibers from industrial hemp, flax, nettle and other plants. The project cost is set to total ₹2.08 crores (€232,000). The TDB, part ...
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News briefsVentile partners with Nordshield on nature-based technology
Ventile, a Swiss producer of high-performance functional fabric, has teamed up with Finnish biotechnology company Nordshield to produce fabrics treated with nature-based technology. NordShield has developed a wood-based technology that creates an ultrathin barrier on the surface of fibers that physically inhibits microorganisms. This technology is said to form a ...
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ArticlePerformance Days enjoys big league status
The major European ingredient sourcing show for the sports industry, Performance Days, has been constantly growing since it started 15 years ago. Just before the Covid-related lockdowns, it transferred to its new venue, Messe Munich, to meet the demand for an even larger exhibition area. This season’s Functional Fabric Fair ...
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News briefsHohenstein uses 3D scanning to improve garment sizing for children
The Germany-based Hohenstein Institute, specializing in testing, certification and research of textile products, has been taking body measurements for all target groups since 1957. Data is continuously updated, based on regular serial measurements taken with 3D body scans. Hohenstein has now conducted the first measurement series on babies and toddlers ...
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News briefsAATCC introduces new test method to measure condensation on textiles
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has introduced a new test method to measure accumulated condensation on a fabric. AATCC TM214 applies to clothing systems, tenting fabrics, and medical and technical temporary shelters. Several existing test methods already measure the effectiveness of moisture transport mechanisms through fabric. ...
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News briefsChemical company Erca adds new business unit for circular textile solutions
Italian chemical specialist Erca, who runs six plants in Europe, Latin America and Asia, will launch a new sub-company for circular chemical solutions, especially for the textile industry. The new business unit named Erca TCS (Textile Chemical Solutions) aims to provide products and services designed specifically for the textile industry, ...
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ArticleWinners of the Performance Forum announced
The jury of Performance Days’ Performance Forum has announced two award winners for the Spring/Summer 2025 season. The Performance Award went to Japanese-based Green Threads Inc. for its recycled down-proof ripstop, and the Eco Performance Award to Taiwan-based Chia Her Industrial Co. Ltd. for its banana hemp. ...
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News briefsTexworld Evolution Paris returns to pre-covid levels of attendance
The latest edition of Texworld Evolution Paris, which took place at Le Bourget Exhibition Centre on Feb. 6-8, welcomed nearly 8,000 visitors from around 20 countries, a level of attendance comparable to the pre-pandemic editions of the show – nearly thrice the number of professional buyers when compared to February ...
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News briefsFiloFlow and C.L.A.S.S to curate a new sustainability service
At the 59th edition of the Filo international exhibition of yarns and fibers for woven and knitted fabrics for apparel, furnishings and technical textiles, FiloFlow and C.L.A.S.S will together curate a “Sustainability from A-Z” desk, designed to orientate companies in matters of sustainability in textiles. Topics covered include certifications for ...
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ArticleWhat can we expect at the next Performance Days?
Our fabric expert Charles Ross discusses the main trends and issues likely to affect the content of the next Performance Days in Munich.
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ArticleSRAM Group commits to building a new plant
Source: SRAM Group According to the plan, the new modern SRAM Group production facility in Taichung should start in 2024. For more than three decades, US component supplier SRAM Group has relied on Taiwan for its production. After all, the island nation committed itself many years ago ...
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News briefsMunich Fabric Start “well attended”
The latest edition of Munich Fabric Start, which was held at MOC Ordercenter München on Jan. 24-26, attracted around 14,000 professional visitors from 58 countries. Most visitors were from the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), but many also came from Scandinavia, Benelux, the U.K. and Turkey. Given the current ...
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ArticleReview: Slide/OTS Winter 2023
With the flip of ISPO to before Christmas and much nearer the opening of the Fall/Winter 23/24 buying window, the British show acted more as a way to wrap up order-taking for retailers. ISPO also was reorganized to have Hall B2 as the center of conversations and thinking. Munich saw ...
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News briefsBangladesh posts 15% increase in garment exports
Bangladesh has registered a 15.56 percent increase in ready-made garment exports for the six-month period from July to December 2022 as compared to the same half a year earlier, the Exports Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh has reported. Bangladesh boasts more than 3,500 garment factories that export goods to overall 167 ...
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ArticleTextile waste handling: the invisible part of global circular supply chains
It’s no secret that waste represents a huge problem in the apparel industry, but what is less understood is the potential untapped resource such waste represents. SaaS technologies are looking to digitize, connect, and scale global textile-to-textile recycling, connecting fashion brands and manufacturers with waste handlers and recyclers and build ...
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News briefsPETA announces $1m “Vegan Wool” prize
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched the “Vegan Wool Challenge Award” competition to find a vegan alternative to wool. The animal rights group said that the organization would award $1 million to the first person or small business to develop a valid animal-free alternative to wool, ...
