Trevira, the specialist for functional fibres and yarns, will be exhibiting at the Techtextil 2019, in hall 4.2, stand D19. The leading expo for technical textiles and nonwovens will be held from May 14-17, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Trevira will present its products for a wide range of applications in the area of technical and functional textiles.Pic: TreviraTrevira will appear at Techtextil 2019 together with other exhibitors owned by parent company Indorama Ventures. Sustainability will pla

Gerber has announced the release of a major update to Design Suite, its Adobe Illustrator Plug-in, to support its users in the race to keep up with what’s now trending. The company is a leading developer of industry-leading software and automation solutions that help apparel and industrial customers improve their manufacturing and design processes.Pic: Gerber Technology“We know our customers are looking for ways to improve speed and connectivity to support their creative process. Adobe Illustrat

This is the last year of TexSelect (previously called Texprint), which aims to select, mentor and promote the UK’s most talented newly graduated textile designers, providing an opportunity for realistic development, and a vital bridge between higher education and the real, commercial world.TexSelect’s London Preview will take place at Chelsea College of Arts in July. © TexSelectOver 50 years, TexSelect has interviewed more than 10,000 young textile designers and supported more than 1,250 of them

The idea is by experience from a company in Bangladesh when last year, altogether 11 persons, starting with the CEO, IT manager and down to the line supervisor, we started to search out the cut pieces data of a section for the day before.integrated data management systemIt took more than one hour to find out that man who had searched the data and written with a pencil in a booklet.Immediately that person was fired.At that moment, my feelings from the position of a simple observer, an innocent qu

PARIS – International luxury group Kering has published a new set of animal welfare standards, with detailed requirements for the treatment of cattle, calves, sheep and goats throughout their entire lives, along with guidelines for abattoirs.Kering says that these are the first-ever set of full standards covering animal welfare for luxury and fashion, and with them it hopes to drive positive change in industry practices, ensuring and verifying the humane treatment of animals across the its suppl

Beginning May 14, the biggest ever editions of the world’s leading international trade fairs for the sector, Techtextil and Texprocess, will spotlight the functions of textiles, especially technical textiles. The four-day trade shows in Germany will reveal where technical textiles are to be found in everyday settings and how textiles are processed.The leading international trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens and for the processing of textile and flexible materials will bring togethe

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele recently flagged off the distribution of cotton seeds and other inputs to 100,000 farmers in Katsina state for the 2019 farming season. This is part of the plan to revive the country’s cotton, textiles and garments sector and improve cotton production from 80,000 tonnes in 2018 to over 300,000 tonnes by 2020.CBN had identified insufficient cotton seeds as one of the major challenges being faced by cotton farmers, Nigerian media reports quote

An exciting and diverse panel of industry experts has been invited to share future trends, rare insights and strategic solutions at the ITMA Speakers Platform. This is the first time that experts from non-exhibiting commercial organisations have been invited to participate. The event will be conducted between June 21 and 25 2019. It will also feature panel discussions.The Speakers Platform is part of the ITMA Innovation Lab, a special feature launched to promote innovation excellence in the text

Elleti recently manufactured a selection of Berto Industria Tessile premium fabrics according to Braves&Company’ designs for B2, an exclusive capsule collection enhancing the traditional craftsmanship and beauty of Made in Italy in the era of mass production. Elleti offers a complete range of services to cover the whole garment production system.Pic: ElletiThe result of the prestigious collaboration was presented on May 3-4, 2019, in Hamburg. B2 includes four chino pants and four different j

Ethiopian garment industry workers are, on an average, the lowest paid in any major garment-producing company worldwide today, according to a report by the New York University Stern Centre for Business and Human Rights that says eager to attract foreign investment, the government promoted the lowest base wage—$26 a month—in any garment-producing country.In comparison, Chinese garment workers earn $340 a month, those in Kenya earn $207 and those in Bangladesh earn $95, say Paul M. Barrett and Dor