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China International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories will be held from March 17th to March 19nd at National Exhibition and Convention Center (shanghai) .Exhibition area of Globaltextiles invites you to come and purchase.There will be more than 10strong Keqiao textile enterprises and more than 5000 new fabrics. And the exhibition area will show markets,e-commerce,logistics,andfinance of China Textile City.You can enter a prize drawevery day on the Wechat public account of Globaltext
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In recent years, a host of fibre-related innovations have come up which sometimes lead to confusion among both brands and end-consumers. However, according to industry professionals, the abundance and choice is necessary for progress, and companies should continue working on different research and development initiatives. This is because innovating new products and materials and scaling them up for commercial use take time.Pic: Shutterstock"While there may be a host of different innovations
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Teijin Frontier, the Teijin group’s fibres and products converting company, has announced that it will merge its subsidiary companies Teijin Modern Yarn and Shinwa, to develop, manufacture, sell, and specially process yarns as Teijin Frontier Knitting, on April 1, 2021. Teijin is a Japanese chemical, pharmaceutical, and information technology company.Pic: Teijin FrontierThe establishment of Teijin Frontier Knitting is meant to combine the variations of its two predecessors’ knitting machines wit
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Lindex, one of Europe's leading fashion companies, increased the share of organic cotton to 80 per cent of its total cotton use, and share of recycled or more sustainably sourced materials to 68 per cent in the year 2020. This is detailed in the Lindex’s sustainability report for 2020, in which it summarises the year which was defined by the pandemic.Pic: LindexIn the report, the fashion company summarises about a year defined by the global corona situation, the health and safety of people a
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BEAVERTON - Sportswear giant Nike has published its FY20 Impact Report in which it reveals its progress against sustainability - and other - targets and sets ambitious new ones to achieve by 2025.Entitled 'Breaking Barriers', it reveals mixed progress on sustainability with the company meeting its target to source 100 per cent of its cotton more sustainably but failing to reduce its average product carbon footprint.Nike also reduced freshwater use in textile dyeing and finishing by 30 pe
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IFF’s Health & Biosciences division announced the selection of Polyorganic Tecnologia Ltd as the distribution partner for the enzyme portfolio for textile processing in Brazil. The enzymatic solutions from IFF’s Health & Biosciences division are used in a large variety of textile processes, including desizing, biopolishing, bleaching and finishing of fabrics and garments.“With the help of Polyorganic, we will be able to provide better service and support to customers in Brazil,” says Ela
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SAN FRANCISCO – Almost a year since launching its #PayUp campaign, workers’ rights NGO Remake has embarked on a ‘Week of Action’, focusing on educating consumers on the plights of garment workers and rallying more people around its cause.Image credit: RemakeIt was the 30thMarch 2020 that Remake kick-started its campaign, demanding that fashion brands commit to paying those in their supply chain for orders they’d retracted upon the global outbreak of COVID-19.Though it’s helped generate upwards o
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LOS ANGELES - Denim manufacturer Saitex - which claims to operate the "cleanest denim factories in the world" - has opened its first factory outside Vietnam - in Los Angeles.The company says the factory is a "first-of-its-kind" facility featuring laser cutting, semi-automated sewing, robotic spraying, 3D laser detailing, and one-step wash machines connected to a state-of-the-art water recycling system.Saitex wanted to open a factory in Los Angeles - which it regards as the he
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AMSTERDAM - The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which runs certification schemes for products - such as man-made cellulosic fibres - to promote responsible management of the world's forests, is under fire from Greenpeace.The environmental movement has launched a new campaign - entitled 'Destruction: Certified' - which accuses forestry certification schemes, including the FSC, of "greenwashing" the destruction of ecosystems.However, the FSC immediately responded by accusin