Scientists in China have developed a material that cools the wearer without using any electricity. The fabric transfers heat, allows moisture to evaporate from the skin and repels water. Thermal conductivity of the new fabric is higher than that of many other conventional or high-tech fabrics. The research is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.Pic: ACSCooling off a person’s body is much more efficient than cooling an entire room or building. Various clothing and textiles have be

Kleinert’s, a division of Hygienics Industries, unveils Fabrapel!Image Courtesy: www.schwing-technologies.comWhat’s Fabrapel all about? It’s a technical textile facial mask with two-way, two-layer protection, wherein the multilayered cotton mask ensures fluid-repellency, stain-repellency, and stops bacterial growth.The mask has been evaluated by Northeastern University College of Engineering ensuring its resistance to penetration by aerosols of virus-like nanoparticles.The comfortable mask provi

Andritz , an Austrian-based international technology group, has reported 5.7 per cent sales growth to €1,662.8 million in its second quarter (Q2) FY20 ended on June 30, 2020 compared to sales of €1,573.2 million in same period last year. However, order intake during the quarter were down 42.2 per cent to €1,183.8 million (Q2 FY19: €2,047.1 million).“All of our business areas have been and still are being affected by the weakness of the global economy albeit to different extents. We introduced co

Due to a change in marketing strategy, khadi sales figures have jumped from ₹1,070 crore in 2014-15 to ₹3,215 crore in 2018-19—a quantum jump of over 200 per cent, according to Vinai Kumar Saxena, chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), who said the total turnover of khadi and village industries products last year was ₹74,315 crore.Pic: ShutterstockSimilarly, in the village industries sector, sales increased from ₹31,965 crore in 2014-15 to ₹71,100 crore-a growth of over

LONDON – The newly relaunched Good Work Investor Coalition (GWC), the worker rights arm of responsible investment charity, ShareAction, says it’s exploring ways to influence privately owned companies to engage more openly in tackling poor employment practices and lack of transparency in the textile sector.Martin Buttle, head of the GWC, toldEcotextile News: “Scrutiny of the investment chain up from the private equity funds to theinstitutional investors who invest in them, would be a key componen

A sharp fall in both domestic and exports demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic, lower profitability and elongation of working capital cycle are expected to impair the credit profiles of Indian readymade garment (RMG) makers this fiscal, according to CRISIL Ratings, which recently said the impact will be felt more by exporters owing to higher revenue de-growth and stretched receivables.Pic: ShutterstockThe company analysed over 180 RMG manufacturers.The prolonged lockdown and lower discretiona

Austria based family-run footwear brand Giesswein has claimed to have launched the world’s lightest merino wool sneaker with its latest product launch.The brand said the new ‘Wool Sneaker’ is only 160g, almost half the weight of an average running shoe, and the equivalent to 100 paper clips, 150 jelly beans, or even 65 pennies.Figure:Giesswein has claimed to have launched the world’s lightest merino wool sneaker with its latest product launch.The purpose of the new unisex sneaker is to revolutio

Intertek has formed a strategic partnership with Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited (BEXIMCO). Under it, Intertek will have exclusive rights to operate & manage the new PPE quality assurance laboratory of BEXIMCO in planning and set-up, providing guidelines on equipment, managing daily operations, provision of technical experts, delivering accreditations.The operational lab will cater to all customers across the PPE ecosystem in Bangladesh including the Government of Bangladesh (Minist

Needless to say, how this COVID-19 became a game-changer in every aspect pushing for a new global order. In the first quarter of 2020, this pandemic led to a 3% drop in global trade values. Other forecasts from various agencies earmarked: trade volumes decreasing between 13% and 32% in 2020 (WTO, 2020), global growth falling to -3% (IMF, 2020) and different maritime seaborne scenarios ranging from a return to sector average (around 3% p.a.) after 2022 to growth rates falling by 17% by 2024.Figur

As the global coronavirus pandemic keeps worsening, the organisers of Garment Machinery and Textile trade fair (GT Korea) have decided to cancel the event and hold it in May 2022. The event was to be held from November 26-28 this year, but now stands cancelled. GT Korea is held every 2 years, so next exhibition is to be held at KINTEX, South Korea in 2022.The worldwide sewing and textile industry is closely interrelated. So, the organisers made a decision that it will not be possible to hold the