The American Apparel & Footwear Association, the National Retail Federation, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the United States Fashion Industry Association have praised welcomed the recent blanket government withhold release order (WRO) affecting all cotton and cotton products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).Pic: Shutterstock“The companies we represent remain outraged by the reports of forced labor in the XUAR—and reports that Uyghurs are being trafficked to oth

DHAKA - The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been criticised after requesting 10,000 priority COVID-19 vaccinations for factory owners and their families - but none for their 4.1 million workers.The BGMEA has reportedly written to Beximco Pharmaceuticals appealing for priority vaccines, saying that factory owners are risking their lives by keeping open their factories which are vital to the country's economy.Many factory owners in the garment industry ha

A roadmap setting out the European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable textiles was published early this month. The initiative, launched by the European Commission, notes that the strategy is aimed at shifting the EU to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient.Pic: ShutterstockThe strategy’s focus is the textile industry and its recovery from the pandemic-induced crisis in a sustainable way, and also

AMSTERDAM - Dutch retailer Hema has reportedly cancelled all orders with its suppliers with immediate effect and extended its payment terms for orders which have already been delivered.The move led to the company being added to the Worker Rights Consortium's (WRC) tracker of companies which it accuses of acting irresponsibly to garment suppliers and their workers during the pandemic.Source:Eco Textile

NEW YORK – Accelerating Circularity has bagged a US$1.2 million research grant from the Walmart Foundation to explore circular textile-to-textile systems generated from fabric waste on the East Coast of the USA.The award follows on from theon spent textiles, collectors, sorters, pre-processors and recyclers which identified various opportunities and gaps to create improved circular business models.Source:Eco Textile

Karl Mayer has launched the new HKS 3-M ON tricot machine with a new patterning concept and even greater output. The innovative model works with data loaded directly from KM.ON’s secure cloud rather than pattern disks. The HKS 3-M ON offers the simple, fast pattern change of EL gears, while doing so at the speed of machines with N pattern drives.Pic: Karl Mayer“The new HKS 3-M ON 280” is even faster than its predecessor, up to 15 per cent, and with a completely new multi-model concept, it offers

Yanhuiping majored intextile engineering at Donghua University. He is a teacher at Xuancai Textile Training Center now, and will give a lecturefrom15:30 to 16:30 on January 20th. He will teach professional knowledge of fabric and answer questions fromaudiences in the live stream chatting room.

KeqiaoShaoxingLight Textile Industrial CityAssociationFor Promotion Of Overseas Markets held its first offline exchange conference on the afternoon of January 15th at Yinan Center.Association For Promotion Of Overseas Markets will set up a number of overseas branches in the countries along theBelt and Road. It isexpected to cover global mainstream textile markets in 3 years, and help textile enterprises in Keqiao expand overseas markets.

A bar on all the import of all resources classified by the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment as ‘solid waste’ – including recovered fibre – came into effect on 1 January 2021. Industry advisors dread this may end imports of high-end recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flakes, which are mainly valuable to make functional fabrics and footwear, as well as stuffed toys, pillows and cushions.A fractional import ban on solid waste was implemented in January 2018 and has previously cong

GREENSBORO – US manufacturer Cone Denim has completed its first verification of origin audit through traceability solutions specialist Oritain, and says all samples examined posed zero risk or affiliation with restricted zones around the world, such as China’s Xinjiang region.“We are very pleased to have completed our first Oritain audit and are able to provide scientific certainty of Cone Denim’s commitment to responsible and transparent sourcing,” said Steve Maggard, Cone Denim’s president.Sou