MASSACHUSETTS - Researchers have produced a new textile from polyethylene (PE) which they say could make the fashion industry more sustainable and reduce the world’s plastic waste mountain.Scientists involved in the project say the easily-recyclable fabric offers superior cooling properties to cotton or linen, while being more stain resistant than polyester.Their study, published in the peer-reviewed Nature Sustainability journal, says PE - commonly used in plastic bags - has been overlooked by

MUNICH – The team behind the Performance Days trade fair has cancelled its May showcase over lingering travel concerns related to COVID-19.Organisers say the ongoing pandemic makes it “difficult or even impossible for many manufacturers and trade fair visitors to participate”. It will subsequently be replaced by a digital event to be held across the week starting May 17th.Marco Weichert, founder and general manager of Performance Days, says the elongated digital showcase will “provide the indust

FC Index of Keqiao’s textile on March 15th was 107.27, up 0.15% from the prior week, up 2.7% compared with the beginning of 2021, and up 2.51% compared with the same period last year.Marketing of spring market of China Textile City continues to rise slightly recently. Amount price of raw material market rises obviously, amount price of grey cloth market falls obviously, amount price of garment fabric market’s cloth rises slightly, transaction amount price of home textile products falls slightly,

IMA Spa, a leading Italian cutting room technology provider for fashion, textile, automotive and aligned industries, has announced to launch a webinar series from 26 March – “IMA Webinars 2021”.The webinars are aimed at focusing on Textile & Clothing Industry and beyond wherein the company will present its proposal for the various types of production models to its customers and collaborators.According to IMA spa, there will be at least one testimony/case study from its customers who are usin

OAKLAND - The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has released the fourth version of its Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard which it claims is its most ambitious to date.The institute will begin accepting new applications to certify safe, circular and responsibly-made products to Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4.0 in July this year.Institute president and CEO Peter Templeton said: “Cradle to Cradle Certified has long been regarded as the most trusted and advanced science-

Following the recent sale of Christopher & Banks’ e-commerce business to Hilco Merchant Resources, the company’s President and CEO Keri Jones has, reportedly, submitted her resignation.Also Read: Court approves Christopher & Banks’ sale of its online businessEver since Keri joined Christopher & Banks in 2018, the effort was to help the retailer consistently make profits and even during the start of 2020, the retailer was recording good sales numbers.However, as it happened with most

Voxel8, a multi-material digital manufacturing company, andEddy Ricami, a leading Italian manufacturer to the fashion industry, have announced an agreement on an exclusive arrangement for Eddy Ricami to produce and sell high-fashion accessories using Voxel8 ActiveLab technology.ActiveLabenables manufacturers to offer unique design embellishments to their customers with shorter design cycle and manufacturing lead times.According to a recent press release, ActiveLabsystem also offers a complete tu

India’s e-commerce industry will grow by 84 per cent to $111 billion by 2024 as it gains from demand created by the coronavirus pandemic’s impact, according to the 2021 Global Payments Report by Worldpay from FIS, a financial technology product and services provider. The report tracked trends in 41 countries and found e-commerce accelerated during the pandemic.Pic: ShutterstockThere is substantial room for future growth of the Indian e-commerce industry, said Phil Pomford, managing director of A

HONG KONG – Environmental charity Redress has forged a partnership with Spanish fashion conglomerate Inditex to promote its clothing takeback initiative across Hong Kong and Macau.As a strategic partner, Inditex – which owns Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Oysho – will implement collection boxes within all stores, incentivising shoppers to donate their unwanted apparel.Redress says that by making its service more accessible, it gives people an easy and transparent way of offeri

A three-day virtual exposition of textile fabrics will begin on March 22, aiming to create a matchmaking platform for Bangladeshi and international traders. Titled '17th Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric Show 2021-Winter Edition (Virtual Expo)', the event is expected to facilitate the recovery of the textile sector from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact.Pic: ShutterstockCEMS-Global, a US-based event organising firm, the Sub-Council of Textile Industry and the China Council for the Promoti