The cape is made from 2.5 layers of extremely lightweight mtex 20,000 material and is connected to the jacket at four points Photo: Maier Sports
Sustainability
23/07/2015 – Yarns
Yarns
Polartec has used one billion’s worth of clear plastic bottles, destined for landfill, in the production of high quality fabric used by major brands in ...
The German Pavilion at the Expo 2015 in Milan Photos: Messe Frankfurt
29/06/2015 – “Fields of Ideas”
“Fields of Ideas”
Pleasant colours, organic shapes and sustainable production - the clothing donned by the staff manning the German Pavilion at the Expo 2015 in Milan reflects ...
Coconut Photo: fotolia
14/06/2015 – 37.5 fibres
37.5 fibres
The Research and Testing Establishment of the Hohenstein Institute has certified that fibres with 37.5 Technology are ‘kind to the skin`and ‘hypoallergenic`.
(Picture 1-5) With around 1,000 employees and a capacity of five million metres of fabric per month, Covolan is one of the leading companies in the Brazilian textile industry. All processing steps from yarn to finished fabrics are carried out in-house. Photos: Covolan Indústria Têxtil Ltda.
25/05/2015 – Covolan Indústria Têxtil Ltda
Covolan Indústria Têxtil Ltda
Originally conceived as hard-wearing work trousers, jeans have become a real cult object of the fashion industry over recent decades. Whether young or ...
Photo: adpic
19/05/2015 – Sustainability 2015
Sustainability 2015
The “Sustainability 2015” survey recently conducted and published by defacto research & consulting GmbH, Erlangen, and the magazine “absatzwirtschaft”, ...
A good atmosphere at the workplace: an auditor and a worker in conversation at a Jack Wolfskin factory Photo: Jack Wolfskin
08/05/2015
Alternative raw materials, environmentally friendly processes, the living wage – there are many facets to the subject of sustainability. Textile Network ...