Cotton Australia and Australian Cotton Shippers Association, have announced that Australian cotton industry is working to understand apparent changes for cotton export conditions to China. It has become clear to the industry that National Development Reform Commission in China has been discouraging their spinning mills using Australian cotton.Pic: Cotton Australia“Our industry is working with the Australian Government, including the trade and agriculture ministers’ offices, to investigate the si

Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University, USAPorous cotton substrates are better in destabilizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With global COVID-19 cases over 37 million and deaths crossing one million, medical and nonmedical countermeasures such as masks are critically needed.Recent study by Australian scientists show that material characteristics and temperature play important roles in the survival of the coronavirus. The work focused on the survival rate of SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces li

USTER’s newest launch allows spinners to react flexibly to shifting business conditionsUster Technologies launches a new standalone version of USTER®QUALITY EXPERT which leverages the value of USTER®instruments to significant profitability gains.Connecting to USTER®QUALITY EXPERTenables flexible and fact-based responses to the changing business environment. With the new standalone version, a relatively small investment means cotton spinners can optimize costs in tougher times – and maximize prof

Delta Apparel, a vertically integrated apparel company, has launched its first ‘On Demand DC’ fulfillment programme, expanding its digital print business.Image Courtesy: printify.comWith this, the company will be opening its 9th DTG2Go print and fulfillment centre integrated with apparel retailer Hot Topic’s distribution centre located in Nashville, USA.The partnership will allow the retailer to deliver a seamless shopping experience to the consumers with reduced shipping costs, as on-demand, di

YKK, world’s largest zipper manufacturer, unveils its Sustainability Vision 2050 – a five-prong strategy that addresses climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management and human rights as well as 10 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Image Courtesy: afterglowlondon.comThe announcement was made during the digital Copenhagen Fashion Summit.The new sustainability goal has been developed around the company’s prior environmental commitments like wat

MADHYA PRADESH - The Laudes Foundation, the IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and WWF India have launched a regenerative farming programme in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.Entitled 'Regenerative Production Landscape: People, Nature, Economy', the landscape programme aims to promote regenerative and restorative farming principles for cotton, and also food crops.It hopes to develop business models that work on conserving natural resources such as soil, water, biodiversity, as wel

Once the board of directors of a large local conglomerate or company realizes the necessity to transform from a traditional management system to a professional management system, the first question that comes up is how to do that and who should do that.Figure: it’s teamwork and it needs a core strategic team to assess, design, execute, evaluate outcomes and re-design or adjust.There is no doubt that this job is the job of the leader; the managing director who is the leader of the company. But it

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed recently inaugurated the Bahir Dar Industrial Park, expected to boost the expansion of the textile industry in the capital of Amhara state. Textile, garment, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment are some of the products that would be manufactured there. The park has been constructed with an outlay of over $53 million.Pic: ShutterstockAhmed said enhancing the manufacturing sector is one of the key pillars of his Home Grown Economic agenda unveiled in 2019.The

LONDON - The Labour Behind the Label campaign has written to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to put pressure on UK brands and retailers to compensate workers in garment supply chains for the money they have lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.In an open letter to Johnson, and also Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and International Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss, Labour Behind the Label's advocacy director Anna Bryher says garment workers are owed billions in unpaid wages or sever

Looking at the new Fall-Winter 2021-2022 collection of the Riri Group, an Italian-Swiss company, has introduced a wide range of heterogeneous creations, intended to cover different aesthetic and functional requirements on the market. This collection has been divided into three macro-topics; it is a new chapter in the history of the group.Pic: Riri GroupFrom the use of materials produced using organic waste and recycled plastics to actual destocking, the re-introduction on the market of unsold it