All Trade & Sourcing articles – Page 5

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    Hohenstein uses 3D scanning to improve garment sizing for children

    2023-03-21T08:46:00Z

    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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    AATCC introduces new test method to measure condensation on textiles

    2023-03-21T08:45:00Z

    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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    Chemical company Erca adds new business unit for circular textile solutions

    2023-03-16T15:34:00Z

    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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    Winners of the Performance Forum announced

    2023-02-23T15:42:00Z

    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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    Texworld Evolution Paris returns to pre-covid levels of attendance

    2023-02-22T14:35:00Z

    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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    FiloFlow and C.L.A.S.S to curate a new sustainability service

    2023-02-19T09:10:00Z

    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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    What can we expect at the next Performance Days?

    2023-02-17T08:37:00Z

    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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    SRAM Group commits to building a new plant

    2023-02-14T09:41:00Z

    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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    Munich Fabric Start “well attended”

    2023-02-02T11:41:00Z

    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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    Review: Slide/ Winter OTS Winter Trade Show 2023

    2023-01-30T09:46:00Z

    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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    Bangladesh posts 15% increase in garment exports

    2023-01-09T14:57:00Z

    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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    Textile waste handling: the invisible part of global circular supply chains

    2022-11-24T14:10:00Z

    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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    PETA announces $1m “Vegan Wool” prize

    2022-11-20T09:04:00Z

    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, ...

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    Renewcell partners with Eastman

    2022-11-20T08:55:00Z

    Swedish recycling firm Renewcell has signed a letter of intent to collaborate with Eastman to develop Naia Renew ES yarns sourced from Circulose, Renewcell’s 100 percent recycled textile raw material. This is Renewcell’s first agreement with a U.S.-based fiber producer. Renewcell has described the deal as “an important step in ...

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    IndustriALL joins garment brands in advocacy to phase out production in Myanmar

    2022-11-11T12:53:00Z

    In September 2022, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) had released its independent report on the current situation of the garment sector in Myanmar. The paper found that due diligence is no longer possible in the country, which has lived under a military regime for more than a year. Now the ...

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    AF+D launches recycled down that is traceable to animal welfare

    2022-10-15T07:24:00Z

    Duck and goose down processor Allied Feather and Down (AF+D) is introducing Renu:Trace, described as “the world’s first recycled down traceable for animal welfare.” Current recycled down offerings do not necessarily comply with the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) protocol, making it impossible to know how ethically the geese and ducks ...

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    Performance Days: Performance Award winners announced

    2022-10-13T13:32:00Z

    In the run-up to the winter season’s Performance Days and Functional Fabric Fair, the winners of the 2024/25 Performance Awards were announced this week. This year, two prizes were awarded, with the Performance Award going to Long Advance for its fabric, LPD-22015- Y4E, and the new Eco Performance Award going ...

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    Cotton prices are dropping

    2022-10-10T15:33:00Z

    Cotton prices are dropping amid economic concerns and weak demand as fears of a global economic slowdown might negatively impact demand for apparel and other goods. In its report for September, cotton market information resource Cotlook said that international cotton prices “reversed direction in dramatic fashion” during the month, registering ...

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    ICC calls on businesses to pilot new sustainability framework

    2022-10-10T13:40:00Z

    The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched a call to banks, corporates and tech companies to take part in piloting a framework to grade the sustainability profile of individual trade transactions. In the project’s first phase, the piloting of the new Sustainable Trade Framework will focus on the textile ...

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    New ePE Gore-Tex membrane goes to market with major partner brands

    2022-10-10T11:21:00Z

    W.L. Gore introduces its new PFC-free membrane concept together with some of its major partners in the outdoor and snowsports industries. Launching brands are Adidas, Arc’teryx, Dakine, Patagonia, Reusch, Salomon and Ziener. Several products equipped with the new type of membrane made of expanded polyethylene (ePE) have received advance praise ...