Apparel manufacturing in Vietnam is facing mammoth challenges as the coronavirus outbreak hampers material imports from China – from where 60% of textile materials are sourced.Figure:Many medium to small textile producers will expire of feedstock by the end of this month and may have to close down next month. Courtesy: Collected“Many medium to small textile producers will expire of feedstock by the end of this month and may have to close down next month,” said Truong Van Cam, Deputy Chairman of

Sustainable cottonThe 2020 ‘Sustainable cotton ranking’ was published by PAN UK,and WWF recently. As per their ranking, Adidas ranked the top, IKEA and H&M became 2ndand 3rdrespectively.Figure: All the sustainable initiatives on cotton are positively contributing to ecology, economy and society one way or the other.It was reported that the global production of sustainable cotton in 2017-2018 was 21%. Quite an improvement as it was only 12% in 2015-2016. But in 2017-2018, only 25% of the sust

In recent months H&C Whitehead has successfully commissioned several Bruckner machines. Next to investment into new Bruckner machines and washing range, H&C has got a new production building built to house these new lines. H&C founded in 1925 by Harold and Carl Whitehead, is a recognised world class textile finisher for an extensive range of textiles.Pic: Thomas Wiederer, Brückner (left) and David Whitehead, H&C Whitehead (right)David Whitehead, owner and CEO, H&C Whitehead,

AbstractResearch – ‘Re-to do again’, ‘search-to look for–and Development–growth, progress and positive change in RMG– work directed towards the novelty, presenting new styles and improvement of garment styles. Readymade Garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh was glowing competent with exceptional growth since 1995. It contributes 84% to the country’s net exports, which is more than 20% of GDP growth. But it gets declined to the contribution of GDP from 14.17% to 11.17% for the past five years. Be

The 1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres attracted some 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries. The conference focused on markets, technologies and sustainability. Entire value chain from the lignocellulosic feedstock, dissolving pulp, cellulose fibres to applications, woven textiles and non-wovens were covered.Pic: ShutterstockThe conference was held during February 11-12 in Cologne, Germany.The conference covered the entire value chain from the lignocellulos

The Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Dhaka recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany’s Engelbert Strauss and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to enhance cooperation among the institutions. Engelbert Strauss will help AUST in establishing a chair on sustainability in the textile sector and fund a teaching post.AUST vice chancellor Muhammad Fazli Ilahi, Engelbert Strauss owner Steffen Strauss and GIZ’s Werner Lange signed

Crafted Society, a luxury goods brand whose mission is to use luxury for good, has secured more than €1 million in external capital from a selection of business angels to support its international growth strategy. The founders have solely financed their business from its inception but have now sold just over 25 per cent of the company to fuel future growth.Pic: Crafted SocietyThe new working capital has been earmarked to broaden the brand’s digital presence through their strategic alliance with

L Brands, a US based fashion retailer, reported a marginal 1 per cent reduction in net sales to $12.914 billion in fiscal 2019, that ended on February 1, 2020. Net sales in the Q4 FY19 fell 2 per cent to $4.707 billion compared to $4.852 billion in the same period prior year. The Bath & Body Works business reported record results in Q4 and full FY19.Pic: L BrandsCompany's operating income in Q4 FY19 was $81.7 million compared to $799.4 million same period prior year. L Brand reported net

In the early days of the garments manufacturing industry in Bangladesh, very few factories used to work on All Over Printing (AOP). During the time, printed fabrics were made only for the local market, not for the global market.In the 80s when the Readymade Garments (RMG) manufacturing in Bangladesh was getting bigger step-by-step, at the same time printing projects were also gaining momentum. When the rolling printing technology became extinct, printing technologies like flatbed machines for fa

The first Cradle to Cradle Certified Platinum denim fabric introduced C&A has. The denim was created in partnership with Rajby Textiles and Eco Intelligent Growth. This is the first fabric worldwide to be certified at the Platinum level by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, a global non-profit dedicated to transforming the safety, health and sustainability of products through the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard.C&A is the first fashion brand to achieve the hi