Wrangler, a global icon in jeanswear and casual apparel, has announced the launch of its WeCare Wrangler sustainability platform, building off the brand’s long-standing commitment to protecting the planet. The brand has also launched the new Retro Green Jean assortment made of a variety of natural fibres, recycled hardware and eco-friendly materials.Pic: WranglerWeCare Wrangler unites the brand’s legacy of sustainability with measurable goals designed to bring consumers the apparel they know and

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the special loan rescheduling facility by three months for leather sector units relocated in the Savar Leather Industrial Park on the outskirts of Dhaka. A BB circular on April 12 extended the application submission deadline to June 30. The bank has allowed the facility in wake of the second wave of the pandemic.Pic: ShutterstockEarlier, on January 6, the central bank had set March 31 as the deadline. "The fresh wave of coronavirus has raised concern am

FC Index of Keqiao’s textile on April 19th was 107.80, down 0.02% from the prior week, up 3.21% compared with the beginning of 2021, and up 3.42% compared with the same period last year.Marketing of spring market of China Textile City falls this week. Amount price of raw material market drops slightly compared with last week, amount price of grey cloth market falls slightly compared with last week, amount price of garment fabric market’s cloth rises slightly, transaction amount price of home tex

KOBE – Sportswear brand Asics has launched a new collection of footwear and apparel which it says uses a circular manufacturing approach to reduce its environmental impact.Asics' Earth Day Pack includes trainers created from around five tonnes of recycled textile waste - the equivalent of 25,000 t-shirts - as well as a wide range of clothing.Source:Eco Textile

PERTH – Australian textile innovator Nanollose has raised US$2.85 million from investors to underpin pilot production of its environmentally-friendly tree-free lyocell fibres and fabrics.The company says the offer was over subscribed and will allow it to further develop its Nullarbor fibre for clothing and textiles, and also Nufolium for nonwoven applications.The capital raised will help Nanollose to begin the pilot production phase which will generate up to five tonnes a month of lyocell.Source

The Economic Coordination Committee of Pakistan’s cabinet has withdrawn customs duty on the import of cotton yarn. The customs duty will remain zero till June and is subject to the approval of the cabinet. The decision was taken on April 14 during a meeting presided over by federal minister for finance, revenue, industries and production Hammad Azhar.Pic: ShutterstockThe withdrawal of customs duty is meant to ensure smooth supply of cotton and cotton yarn and bridge the gap between domestic prod

According to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the Chinese sewing machinery industry filed 7,326 patent applications in 2020, up 29.77 percent year over year. Patents for innovation accounted for 25.39 percent of the total, patents for novel accounted for 60.66 percent, and patents for appearance design accounted for 13.95 percent. In 2020, the CNIPA will award 518 new patent patients. The Chinese sewing machinery industry applied for 25,835 patents during the 13th

Before going to the details of the topics under the caption “Industry 4.0: A typical discussion and recommendation for the spinning industry in Bangladesh”, we need to understand Industry 4.0 and why this industry 4.0 is a concern for the industrial sectors (the writer covers the spinning sectors). Presently we are living in a digital world and digitization is ongoing throughout Bangladesh.We can say that the world is becoming smaller day by day but it does not mean that the word ‘smaller’ conce

Exports of apparel and fabric from the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia are expected to decline during the first seven months of this year, mainly on account of the continuing impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the country as well as major regions of the world. Around 70 per cent of textiles produced in Indonesia are exported to the US, EU and Middle East.In 2019, Indonesia exported apparel and fabric worth $9,172.36 million, with a monthly average export of $764.36 million. Last year, the value

Texon’s ProWeave – a patented, jacquard weaving technology - has opened up new design possibilities, by enabling the production of continuous woven substrates with the zonal features product designers want, exactly where they want them. The technology makes it possible to seamlessly integrate functional and design weaving into a single sheet of material.Pic: TexonReimagining fabrics for the footwear, apparel, fashion and luxury goods industries, ProWeave transforms the way performance fabrics ar