The Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF), an organisation coordinating an industry of multiple markets and end uses, has highlighted the latest developments and collections by Taiwanese companies at last month’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, held in Shanghai from 25-27 September.The booth featured 91 companies. © TTFThe booth, organised by TTF, featured 91 companies, exhibiting their innovations in functional and fashion textiles. “Taiwan’s textiles industry is renowned for its integral supp

A trend of increasing import of metallised yarn by developing nations like Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Turkey is being observed, according to data of last two years. Global metallised yarn import increased from $197.39 million in 2017 to $203.58 million in 2018 with a CAGR of 3.13 per cent, and is anticipated to reach $219.55 million in 2021.Pic: ShutterstockIn terms of volume, the global metallised yarn import was 20.65 thousand tonnes in 2017 and increased to 21.60 thousand tonnes in 2018 w

Amidst concerns over use of toxic chemicals to make textiles waterproof, scientists from Aalto University have used an ecological method to make garments water-resistant with wax obtained from Brazilian palm tree leaves. The treatment is non-toxic and doesn't impair breathability. There is demand for sustainable ways to give water resistance to clothes.Pic: Aalto UniversityThere is a growing concern over the environmental impact of textile production and many waterproof products on the marke

Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) is helping to promote sustainable purchasing practices in collaboration with the German Textile Partnership and ACT on Living Wage. The AGT gives value to purchasing practices of signatory companies. Sustainable purchasing practices should enable suppliers work towards pay workers a living wage.Pic: Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile/ShutterstockIn contrast, conventional purchasing practices, including aggressive price ne

A five-year intervention campaign backed by UK-based Freedom Fund to protect workers in India was effective in reducing debt bondage and other forms of exploitation, cutting the percentage of families in bondage from 56 per cent to 11 per cent in focus areas, says a new report. The interventions were reviewed by five reputed external evaluators.Pic: Freedom FundThe review found that the interventions helped stop labour abuses, protect workers and change the structural conditions that enable forc

Luxury apparels are the symbol of class and only people with a good financial background can afford luxury apparels. The global market for luxury apparel is growing due to the increase in disposable incomes. The global luxury apparel market is expanding by 13.2 per cent. Brands are offering numerous growth opportunities, be it in branding of products or investing huge sums of money on research and development strategies.Luxury apparels are in demand among the young generation. Another factor env

Primark currently uses sustainable cotton in women’s pajamas, denim, towels and bedding. Men’s wear and T-shirts are next in line. As a part of this program, the fast fashion retailer has set a new target of training 1,60,000 farmers in India, Pakistan and China in eco-friendly farming methods by 2022. Different farming methods being taught include efficient irrigation, planting in rows with trenches to maximise drainage and introducing pesticides and fertilizers such as cow dung to reduce the u

OnPoint Manufacturing's Kirby Best and Gerber's Karsten Newbury. © Gerber TechnologyOnPoint Manufacturing, a leader in on-demand personalised apparel manufacturing, has announced the arrival and installation of Gerber Technology’s newGERBERcutter Z1cutter and theAccuMarksuite of products at OnPoint’s headquarters in Florence, AL.The software and Industry 4.0 cutter installation is the next phase of a larger strategic partnership between OnPoint and Gerber Technology that was first announ

Eighteen months ago, dye sublimation didn’t even register on the dial at Manchester Print Services, the wide-format digital printing company set-up by Lee Egan and Andy Lambert in 2010. Sixteen months ago, aMimaki JV5 320-DSdye sublimation printer bought through CMYUK, the UK’s largest independent supplier of digital wide format printers, cutters and materials, paved the way.Today the company is the owner of the UK’s firstHP Stitch S1000dye sub printer installed at its Manchester-based premises

This year’s Techtextil and Texprocess were the biggest editions ever. Messe Frankfurt GmbH / Pietro SuteraExhibitors can now register immediately for the two leading international trade fairs Techtextil and Texprocess 2021. Once again, from 4-7 May 2021, Techtextil and Texprocess, the leading international trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens and for the processing of textile and flexible materials, will be attracting exhibitors and visitors from all over the world to Frankfurt.Compa