The Lenzing Group’s flagship textile brand Tencel has introduced Tencel eShop which is the first ever e-commerce platform created by a sustainable fibre producer.The eShop bridges the divide between manufacturers and the end-consumer by curating a diverse mix of apparel and home goods made of Tencel-branded fibres.This debut marks a new milestone in Lenzing’s ongoing digitalisation and mission to educate and encourage consumers to make informed purchases.With the eShop, the Tencel brand will pro

Supply chain issues fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic have alerted brands to the risks with overseas suppliers.The company can produce complete garments, knit-to-shape, fully fashioned knits and complex shapes.© Evolution St. LouisAs the most technologically advanced flatbed knitting facility in the USA, Evolution St. Louis is re-energizing domestic knit manufacturing and throughout the pandemic has helped American fashion brands and retailers bring production back to the USA.“The dynamic shift i

The stretch yarn is able to break down without releasing harmful substances into the environment at end of life.© Asahi KaseiTokyo-headquartered Asahi Kasei has received the 2021 Synthetic Fibre Prize fromSenken Shimbun, the Japanese daily fashion newspaper, for its Roica V550 stretch yarn.Roica V550 is a significant development, having achieved a Gold Material Health Certificate from Cradle-to-Cradle Product Innovation Institute, as well as Hohenstein Environment Compatibility Certification, pr

Aries, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is launching the Aries Work Week Barrier Face Covering, which meets the newly released ASTM standard F3502-21 at Level 2 (high performance) for both filtration and breathability.The Aries Work Week Barrier Face Covering provides business operators with a third-party tested and verified barrier face covering that can protect workforces for an entire 40-hour work week.“Companies want to return to work, and employees want to be able to breathe freely and be

VALENCIA - Spanish textile business Jeanologia has launched a new technology which it says enables two people with two robots and eight lasers to sustainably produce 10,000 pairs of jeans a day.Jeanologia says its 'Handman' production system will changes the relationship between brands, retailers and producers, allowing them to be more strategic and interconnected."With Handman, the company achieves a new milestone by making sustainable production scalable. This technology is the be

Textile production has decreased in India's textile city of Surat due to the onset of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to various associations. Restriction of working hours, migration of workers, and textile traders testing positive are among the factors adversely affecting textile production and trade in manmade textile hub.Pic: azadjain1 / Shutterstock.com“In the last one-and-a-half months, the fabric production has been reduced by one crore metre per day. Usually, we pr

Bestseller, a clothing and accessories company founded in Denmark, has urged the European Union (EU) to develop clear guidelines for how companies should conduct themselves when economic sanctions are imposed. The company has suspended its collaboration with suppliers in Myanmar since March 19 this year and will present a report on its work in Myanmar.Pic: Shutterstock“We cannot imagine anything worse than if our company, in any way possible, should contribute to the situation Myanmar now finds

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The fallouts of the pandemic COVID-19 have an unprecedented impact on the global economy and very badly impacted the price level of apparel items to the US markets, the world’s largest garment importing nation. The apparel exporting countries to the USA like Bangladesh, China, Egypt and Pakistan have been facing a stiff price war to the American markets in the time of the pandemic.The supplying countries have been witnessing a drastic price fall in the US markets and also a drop in the import of

Egypt is going full throttle with the construction of a textiles factory in the city of El-Mahalla that is slated to become the world's largest. The factory, which would be inaugurated in March 2022, spans over 62,000 sq m and will have a daily production capacity of 30 tonnes, news reports said. The plans for the factory were announced in September 2019.Pic: ShutterstockThe country's prime minister, Mostafa Madbouli, held a meeting last week in this regard with ministers of trade and pu