Fasern/Garne

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Making the origin of clothing more transparent to the consumer © Bremer Baumwollbörse

 
11/10/2018 – Traceability

Traceability

Following cotton through the supply chain

Under the label “traceability” different methods and systems for tracking and tracing information from the field to the stores are discussed. By  Editorial staff
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Although the volume of Fairtrade cotton sold from India has grown, demand for African Fairtrade cotton has shrunk. Fairtrade wants to change this © Fairtrade/Sean Hawkey

 
22/08/2018 – Africa

Africa

Fairtrade strengthens cotton growers

“Fairtrade means that small farmers can actually live off the hard work that they put in,” explains cotton farmer Titambé Diallo from Senegal, describing ... By  Editorial staff
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17/08/2018 – Cordura

Cordura

New Cordura Truelock fiber

The expansion represents a significant commitment to SDN technology and supports the company’s Cordura Cares sustainability program. By  Editorial staff
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The event's speakers from left to right: Eric Schöller, Member of the Board of Groz-Beckert, Dr Josef Braml, German Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Davide Bonassi, Italian Hosiery Association, Gail Strickler, President of Global Trade Brookfield Associates • Andreas Engelhardt, Product Marketing and Innovation at Groz-Beckert, Martin Weiler, Groz-Beckert Market Research © Groz-Beckert

 
09/08/2018 – Groz-Beckert

Groz-Beckert

A clarion call for the industry

About 150 guests from over 20 Asian, American and European countries met to exchange ideas at Groz-Beckert's textiles symposium titled The Fabric Year. By  Editorial staff
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The Lenzing Group, producer of botanic fibers from wood, expands its environmental leadership commitment © Lenzing AG Fotograf: Markus Renner / Electric Arts

 
27/07/2018

Lenzing continues to raise the bar in sustainability

More than EUR 100 mn investment in sustainable production technology until 2022 By  Editorial staff
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Xin chào! Amann is expanding to Vietnam. German thread manufacturer opens one more new production site © Amann / Victory Event Joint Stock Company

 
06/08/2018 – Amann

Amann

Amann opens one more new production site

Amann Group, one of the worldwide leading producers of high-quality sewing and embroidery threads, is expanding to Vietnam. By  Editorial staff
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Phil McDivitt, CEO (left) and Andrew Leigh (right) director of compounding technology at Ascend Performance Materials © Ascend Performance Materials

 
01/08/2018 – Ascend Performance Materials

Ascend Performance Materials

Britannia Techno Polymer acquired

Ascend Performance Materials announced the purchase of Britannia Techno Polymer (BTP), an engineering plastics compounder based in the Netherlands. By  Editorial staff