Sri Lanka's Hirdaramani Group recently joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Make Fashion Circular initiative, which aims to create a new textiles economy in line with the principles of circular economy. The core partners of the initiative, launched in 2017 at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, include Burberry, Gap, H&M, NIKE and Stella McCartney. Pic: Hirdaramani Group Hirdaramani's infrastructure powers end-to-end supply chain solutions to the industry via factories in Sri Lanka, Bangl

Crossbred sector continued to post new all-time highs at the Australian wool auctions this week. However, the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) lost 7ac or 0.36 per cent to close at 1937ac clean/kg. The EMI when expressed in USD was actually stronger by 5usc or 0.37 per cent to see that indicator close at 1387usc clean/kg. Pic: Skitterphoto from Pexels “A strengthening Australian dollar (AUD) was a factor in the diminishing prices of the Merino sector, but the qu

Alchemie Technology, a UK-based digital materials science company that bridges the gap between the digital world and the physical domain, has launched a breakthrough new technology in textile dyeing: The Alchemie Endeavour waterless smart dyeing process, at Interdye in Shanghai, delivering a step change in sustainability at a radically lower cost. Pic: Alchemie Technology The Alchemie Endeavour waterless smart dyeing process is capable of throughputs of over 2,000 square metre per hour and w

NSC (N. Schlumberger) will display latest core machines at ITMA 2019, in hall 6-A107. The textile and garment technology expo will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from June 20-26, 2019. Designer of textile machinery and complete fibre-to-yarn lines, NSC is a leader in combing/recombing, spinning preparation, tow to top, and semi-worsting of long staple fibres. Pic: NSC The ERA combing machine will be presented in a multi-servomotor drive design. With this new drive, most of the settings will b

Since decades machine supplier answered requirements on enhanced product quality, better line efficiency and higher productivity with new concepts and innovative processes. Now we see a new dimension rising. As a supplier of complete production lines, Truetzschler Nonwovens offers machinery, service and know-how out of one hand – everything from implementing product ideas to enabling new businesses. From May 14th to 17thTruetzschler Nonwovens presents production lines for “green” nonwovens

In the area of Knitting, Groz-Beckert is exhibiting its portfolio for the product areas of circular knit, legwear, knitwear and flat knitwear. The focus is on system solutions – precisely coordinated system components enable smooth interaction and thus ensure uniform appearance of the goods and increased process reliability. Research, development, production, planning and consulting – experts from all sectors will come together at the Techtextil and Texprocess Fair, Frankfurt Trade Fair Cente

BENTONVILLE – US retail giant Walmart says it’s set three new textile sustainability goals as part of its on-going efforts to reduce the environmental impact of textiles and clothing it sells. This includes, by 2022, a committment to source only from suppliers working with textile mills that use the Higg Index FEM for products sold in its US stores. The company says this new focus has been informed by research from the Sustainability Consortium, of which Walmart was a founder member back in

Garmon Chemicals has launched its white&green line at the Amsterdam Kingpins trade show that took place this week. “The Dutch show is the ideal stage to present a preview of the latest innovation born out of Garmon’s volcanic R&D department,” the company explains. “It is Avol Lime, the revolutionary and ecologically advanced neutralising agent. Used in combination with Avol Oxy White, the bleaching agent that represents the safe alternative to potassium permanganate, it allows to obta

The global smart textiles market size is expected to reach US$ 5.55 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 30.4% over the forecast period, according to the latest report by Research and Markets. Global demand for smart textiles is mainly driven by increasing penetration of smartphones and other high-tech or smart devices, such as iPods. Majority of new smartphones and laptops are equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. This enables the connection of sensor-based devices to the

A couple of denim fabric makers have introduced the latest technology mainly to cater to the growing demands and earn more through value addition, industry people said. Figure 1: Bangladeshi denim manufacturers are installing rope dyeing technology to meet increasing demand as well as value addition.Rope dyeing is one such technology that local denim fabric makers are installing in their units in recent years, they added. Moreover, denim makers are now expanding their capacity to sustain i