The European textile industry is renowned for high-quality products and a front runner in the shift to circularity. Companies have already been investing and introduced circularity in both production and products. Now Euratex, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, has proposed the development and set up of European Textile Recycling Hubs (ReHubs).Pic: EuratexAccording to Euratex’s release, the traditional linear textile business model (from virgin materials to products and then waste),

Kelheim Fibres, the Bavarian viscose speciality fibres manufacturer, has partnered with the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP) in two strategic programmes: Bio- Based Fibres and Circular Economy. Bringing together over 200 members, ETP is the largest European network for promotion of textile research and innovation.Pic: Kelheim FibresAgainst the backdrop of the increasingly important sustainability debate, fundamental changes inside the textile supply chai

On the morning of December 3rd: 1.New materials×New fashion Textile and Garment Summit Forum 2.Acrylic Industry ForumOn the afternoon of December 3rd:1.2020 National Chemical Fiber And Filament Product Development Annual Conference & Functional Fabric Seminar 2.Rayon industry ForumOn the Evening of December 3rd: China Tanboocel Union Award CeremonyOn the morning of December 4th: 1.The 16th China Tanboocel Union Congress

This year, Hangzhou Tianen Textile will bring its new products toChina textile Material Exhibition,Keqiao Shaoxing 2020.Hangzhou Tianen Textile was founded in 1983.It has more than 160 setsimported looms and supporting facilities, and produce more than 20 million metersfabrics.It is a professional export enterprisespecializedinproducing all kinds of high-grade textile fabrics .The company embracesdevelopment, production, sale and service.Its main products-- polyester garment cloth, spandex fabri

Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute (ETIDI) and Texcoms Textile Solutions (TTS), a Singapore-based consulting firm for the textile industry, signed a strategic agreement recently to upgrade Ethiopia’s textile and apparel manufacturing sector.It’s worth mentioning here that textile and apparel export of Ethiopia has been on the rise continuously for last 5 years and the country is emerging as a strong player in the global market.Sensing the same, the Ethiopian Government and the rele

The United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) recently announced five new centres as part of a £22-5 million government investment to explore how reusing waste materials in the textiles, construction, chemical and metal industries that could deliver huge environmental benefits. The interdisciplinary centres will help move the country towards a circular economy.Pic: UKRIUKRI is a non-departmental public body of the UK government that directs research and innovation funding, funded through the

The Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA) and Far East Textiles are urging more entrepreneurs to increase their participation in the textile industry. The two organisations recently hosted interested parties at a factory visit where visitors toured the factory production line and given pointers on how to open and run financially-viable textile businesses.Pic: ShutterstockBased in Matsapha, Far East Textiles is one of the biggest textile firms in Eswatini (formerly called Swaziland) and

India's annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), for October 2020, stood at 1.48 per cent over October 2019. The index for textiles incrased by 1.15 per cent and for apparel by 0.07 per cent in October, according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, ministry of commerce and industry.Pic: ShutterstockThe official WPI for all commodities (Base: 2011-12 = 100) for the month of October 2020 increased by 1.48 per cent to 123.8, sho

IBM and Kaya&Kato have developed a blockchain network for the fashion industry, with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development. The network is designed to create transparency about the origin of garments, from the fibre used to the completion of the final product, and to provide knowledge that the clothes are sustainably produced.Pic: Kaya&KatoThe new application of blockchain technology to document and trace the supply chain for textiles will allow suppliers of

AMSTERDAM - The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) workers' rights group has launched a global week of action to pressure brands into signing up to a wage assurance scheme that guarantees supply chain workers are paid in full during the pandemic.The CCC says its Pay Your Workers campaign is targeted particularly at H&M, Primark and Nike - all of which it says recently returned to profit - and calls on brands to take responsibility for the vulnerable workers who make their clothes.During the we