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Fifteen million items of clothing are dumped in Ghana every week, the vast majority of which is unusable and therefore thrown away. That is about to change. © Jeanette Dietl/stock.adobe.com

01/09/2022 – Africa

Africa

Project will revolutionise West Africa’s textile industry

A large-scale project in Ghana aims to produce and recycle fabrics and finished garments locally, offering environmental as well as economic benefits. By Sibylle Michel

Faruque Hassan, president of the BGMEA: “We believe that sustainability is not only about fulfilling social, ecological and community obligations; it is also about building a strategic coalition among the broader stakeholders toward a sustainable, resilient, modern, fair and equitable supply chain.” © Yvonne Heinen-Foudeh

29/08/2022 – Apparel Manufacturing Hub

Apparel Manufacturing Hub

Made in Bangladesh Week

A week-long event from 12 to 18 November 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will showcase sustainability strides being made by Bangladesh garment makers. By Editorial staff

“We are delighted to welcome a team of highly talented people”, says Heike van de Kerkhof, CEO of Archroma. © Archroma

26/08/2022 – Acquisition

Acquisition

Archroma to acquire textile effects business of Huntsman

Archroma has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business (“Textile Effects”) from Huntsman Corporation. By Sibylle Michel

EU exports to India reached just half a billion in 2021 – the 20th place in the European export markets. © Travel mania/stock.adobe.com

23/08/2022 – EU-India Free Trade negotiation

EU-India Free Trade negotiation

An opportunity for a more sustainable and fair trading system

Euratex sees the EU-India Free Trade negotiations as an opportunity to rebalance trade relations and promote a global sustainable textile industry. By Editorial staff

22/08/2022 – textile network 3/2022

textile network 3/2022

The new issue is available now!

In our summer edition, we show what is achievable where sustainability is concerned – notably in the supply chain and through digitalisation. By Sibylle Michel

AEI has made the decision to exit the tension control market and focus on its patented broken and tight yarn monitoring technology. Picture: YTC yarn tensioner © Karl Mayer

17/08/2022 – Transfer

Transfer

Karl Mayer acquires yarn tensioner technology from AEI

Appalachian Electronic Instruments and Karl Mayer Group agreed on August 2nd, 2022 that AEI will transfer their YTC yarn tensioner technology to Karl Mayer. By Sibylle Michel

17/08/2022 – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo

Autumn editions rescheduled to October

In view of the evolving pandemic situation in Shanghai, the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo Autumn fairs will now take place from 21 ... By Sibylle Michel