Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), a leading sports manufacturer adidas, and The Woolmark Company have announced their partnership to create and gift the first Best in Class tee, which will be reserved only for the top 20 2018 Boston Marathon finishers per 13 age groups. Adidas and The Woolmark Company are partnering to develop innovative new product applications within the sports and performance market by applying the science and performance benefits of biodegradable Australian Merino woo

According to provisional figures provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, forecasted cotton supply in Benin this market year is projected to expand 9.4% year-on-year due to an increase in initial reserves and domestic production. Demand on the other hand is expected to fall 13.3% year-on-year due to weaker exports. Domestic producers make up the bulk of the overall cotton supply in Benin, accounting for more than two-thirds (68%) of total cotton supply. Beginning stocks ar

The Government Work Report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on Monday reflected both the rosy and not-so-rosy sides of China's economic and social development. On the rosy side, China's GDP has risen from 54 trillion yuan ($8.52 trillion) to 82.7 trillion yuan over the past five years, with its share in the global economy growing to roughly 15 percent and its contribution to global growth exceeding 30 percent. China's economic activities with other economies last year showed the country's g

Initiative has yielded positive results since it was first proposed in 2013 It is a misinterpretation to regard the country's Belt and Road Initiative as China's geostrategic tool, as the initiative is aimed at pursuing shared benefits for all parties involved, a spokesman said at a National People's Congress news conference on Sunday. "The Belt and Road Initiative is a proposal for economic cooperation, it focuses on interconnectivity and aims to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes," sai

Polymer Solutions Group, a leading developer of specialty polymers and additives headquartered in the US, has announced that the company has acquired the assets of Phoenix Chemical Company, Inc., a specialty chemical manufacturer and distributor focused on the carpet, textile, water treatment, and household, industrial, and institutional chemicals markets. Phoenix Chemical brings to PSG significant market expansion, technical, and manufacturing capabilities, and enhanced logistics that compl

Scientists from Zhejiang University have developed a cloak that makes a bunny almost invisible to infrared cameras, thanks to fibres that mimic the structure of polar bear hairs. The hairs of a polar bear have a hollow core, which reflects back IR emissions from the body. This structure helps prevent heat loss and keeps the bears warm in Arctic environments. But the hairs have an added advantage: They can conceal the bears from thermal imaging cameras used in many night-vision devices. Texti

UBM Fashion, a leader in fashion tradeshows, will host the third edition of MAGIC Japan, the premier trade event that connects contemporary apparel, footwear, and accessory brands, as well as sourcing suppliers, to the leading retail buyers in around the globe. The show will be held from April 25 to 27, 2018, at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Centre, Japan. MAGIC Japan will be co-located with UBM produced Licensing Expo Japan, which is the most-attended international licensing event in japan

A US yarn manufacturer is hoping to ‘push the envelope’ in the burgeoning smart textiles category. Volt Smart Yarns, officially unveiled last September by Hickory, the North Carolina-based Supreme Corporation, drew accolades that same month when the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) bestowed its Show Stopper award on the new product in the Fabrics, Fibers & Films category. Supreme will observe its 54th anniversary in July. The company, which specialises in covering yarns

The ratio of female workers to male in the country’s readymade garments sector has decreased as the number of new entry of female workers was lagging behind their male counterpart because of automation, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue, which was released on Saturday. The ratio of female workers to their male workers now stood at 60.80 per cent against 65 per cent (as per a study conducted in 2015) as the introduction of new technologies and machineries squeez

China's economy will grow by over 6.5 percent this year and next with deleveraging and risk prevention as priorities of macro-economic policy, a report has said. Released at a meeting co-hosted by the Xinhua-run Economic Information Daily and Xiamen University, the report said steady and slower growth will continue in 2018 and 2019. With an annual average growth of 6.3 percent from 2018 to 2020, China will double GDP from the 2010 level, said Zhang Ping, deputy director of the National Ins