Myanmar’s ministry of labour, immigration and population has asked garment units in the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone to set up assessment centres so that workers can receive skill certificates from the National Skills Standards Authority. Skill assessment will improve the quality of factory products and brands, authority president U Win Shein said. Out of the estimated 500,000 garment workers, only 1,831 have skill certificates from the authorit, according to a report in a Myanmarese newsp

Courtesy: Lenzing Lenzing has announced the launch of the new Veocel Lyocell fibre with eco disperse technology which is designed for use in flushable wipes. This new fibre demonstrates enhanced biological disintegration performance. The inclusion of the fibre enables more diverse design opportunities while providing exemplary wet strength and disintegration performance. Versatile and tailor-made for daily care routines, the new Veocel Lyocell fibre with Lenzing’s eco disperse technology of

Courtesy: Amazon Amazon has announced an initiative to generate renewable energy by installing solar panels on its fulfilment centres across the UK, with an installed capacity of 20MW. Amazon expects the solar panels to generate the equivalent amount of electricity required to power over 4500 UK homes and will reduce its carbon footprint by 6000 tonnes of CO2 annually. Amazon has also signed a deal for 100 per cent renewable electricity to power its UK buildings. The electricity will be fully

Courtesy: Made-By A buyer is being sought for the intellectual property assets of Made-By Label UK Limited, by liquidator Brian Baker of Kingston Smith & Partners LLP, the corporate recovery and insolvency arm of top 20 accountants Kingston Smith LLP. Made-By has worked with many of the top fashion brands including Hugo Boss, Ted Baker, Tommy Hilfiger, G-Star and others. The award-winning global not-for-profit organisation, Made-By, which acts to improve environmental and social conditio

Courtesy: Pexels In the six-month April -September mini budget this year, earnings from export of cut-make-pack (CMP) garments in Myanmar was around $2.2 billion, which was around $1 billion more than the figure in the same period last year, according to the commerce ministry. The European Union (EU) had doubled its order for Myanmar's CMP garments this year. The EU order was worth about $90 million last year compared to $180 million this year, said Khaing Khaing Nwe, secretary of Myanmar G

Kornit Digital, a manufacturer and marketer of industrial digital printing technologies for the apparel and textile industries, head quartered at Israel, is going to host a webinar along with Fibre2Fashion.com to let garment makers know how they can meet their customers’ demand in the most cost-effective manner. The webinar will be conducted by Sharon Donovich, the company’s senior product marketing manager, Direct-to-Fabric.Titled ‘Shorter run times, zero inventory and on-demand production is t

Courtesy: Haggar Haggar, a US based apparel brand established in 1926, has recycled over 130 million water bottles since it began using the Repreve fibre, which is partly made from recycled bottles. Unifi, which produces Repreve, recently recognised it for its commitment to prioritising environmental conservation with its inaugural Repreve Champions of Sustainability award. “We first introduced Repreve into our collections with our E-CLO dress pant line, which has several styles of poly dre

Courtesy: ATS Miami Following the enormous success of its inaugural show this past spring, the Apparel Textile Sourcing (ATS) has announced its return to Miami in 2019, double in size and bringing thousands of domestic as well as international visitors. The three-day exhibition beginning May 20, 2019, has a $2 million investment infusion to support its growth. The financial assistance from organisers JP Communications and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and App

Courtesy: Vardhman India’s Future Group recently partnered with fabric brand Vardhman to jointly develop products for its apparel business and plans to launch six to seven products every year. The group will use Vardhman fabric for products sold across its formats like Central, Brand Factory and FBB. The financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. The strategic partnership will enable Future Group to make quality fashion more affordable, its joint managing director Rakesh Biyani

Methanex Corporation has successfully restarted and produced first methanol from its 0.8 million tonne Chile IV plant that has been idle since 2007. In addition, the Argentine Government recently granted permits to allow for the export of natural gas from Argentina to Chile and Methanex has begun to receive natural gas from Argentine suppliers. “We are thrilled to announce the successful restart of our Chile IV plant. Our team in Chile did an outstanding job in completing this project with ex